News item #1.
Pergo, a subsidiary of Pfleiderer AG, was nominated for the Danish “Environmental Award.” The Swedish company’s “Nordic Swan,” is the official seal that guarantees adherence to green standards. The topper to this award is that the Danish architect group, Presens, chose a Pergo floor for the World Climate Summit in Copenhagen last year.
News item #2.
Pfleiderer AG, the parent company of Pergo posted a net loss of 69.8 million euros (US $95.3M) compared with a profit of 5.8 million euros (US$7.9M) a year ago. Revenue was off 20.4% to 1.38 billion euros (US$1.9B) in the financial year 2009 from 1.74 billion euros (US$2.4MM) in 2008. The company said it sees no improvement in business this year compared with 2009.
You remember Copenhagen? That's where they talked about the world overheating. Even with all that hot air from the conference, Europe and most of the USA have just experienced one of the coldest winters on record. Could the Danish/Swedish hypothesis be a money loser? Maybe the "Hot" world is catching on that we're really into a global cooling period which is cyclical.
The junk science being used in the carpet cleaning industry for testing and approving equipment and chemicals reminds me a little of the big green movement. Maybe those supporting and promoting it will meet the same fate as the Danish/Swedish masquerade when people wise up.
The good news for carpet cleaners is that less Pergo flooring is being sold.
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