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Intertech Flooring Named Central Texas’ 
Green Building Large Business of Year

(March 31, 2008 – AUSTIN, Texas) -

The Austin Business Journal has awarded commercial flooring specialist Intertech Flooring with its 2008 Going Green Award in the Large Business category. Intertech was one of 57 Central Texas businesses nominated for the awards.

In announcing the awards March 28, Austin Business Journal Publisher Lyn Chasteen said, “It is impossible not to notice that Austin-area businesses have embraced the green movement. From the way we build structures to the way we recycle coffee cups, everyone has a chance to get involved.”

About one-third of Intertech Flooring’s total revenue last year was devoted to LEED projects. The Journal noted that Intertech was the flooring contractor on nearly every LEED project in Central Texas in 2007, including high profile projects like the Dell Children’s Medical Center and Advanced Micro Devices’ Lone Star campus.

In making Intertech’s selection, the Journal recognized Intertech’s commitment to promoting the use of access flooring for energy savings, and its carpet recycling services. Noted Journal Editor Lance Williams, “In 1995, Intertech began offering carpet recycling on a project-by-project basis. Since that time, the company has worked to educate customers on the importance of the concept and now sends all removed carpet for recycling at no additional cost to its customers.”

In addition, Intertech has invested thousands of marketing dollars in maintaining an online green flooring resource through its website, www.intertechflooring.com, and has promoted green flooring through articles in national publications. Intertech also employs one of the only LEED accredited flooring contractor professionals in the nation.

“To be selected for an award like this in a community where there are many green business innovators is humbling and quite an honor,” said Bill Imhoff. “We really credit our end users in driving a lot of the emphasis toward more earth-friendly construction,” said Intertech CEO Bill Imhoff. “They want leading-edge, environmentally friendly flooring options. They turn to us for our extensive knowledge of the products available, and our experience in environmentally sound installation techniques.”

LEED is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. Flooring can contribute to gaining LEED points in several categories. Intertech Flooring is one of the country’s leading providers of commercial flooring products, installation, maintenance and design consultation services to clients throughout Texas and the Southwest. The company was established in 1988 in Austin, and opened a San Antonio location in 1992. Intertech expanded again in 2007 with the opening of a third location, in Mission, Texas.

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Intertech Flooring (www.intertechflooring.com) is one of the country’s leading providers of commercial flooring products, installation, maintenance and design consultation services to clients throughout Texas and the Southwest. The company was established in 1988 in Austin, and opened a San Antonio location in 1992. Intertech expanded again in 2007 with the opening of a third location, in Mission, Texas.