{"id":29884,"date":"2023-03-22T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/?page_id=29884"},"modified":"2023-06-16T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:00:00","slug":"become-a-cri-member","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/about-us\/become-a-cri-member\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a CRI Member"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29884\" class=\"elementor elementor-29884\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8bc4ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e8bc4ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214ecca e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"214ecca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd1a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fd1a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Benefits of CRI Membership<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9520393 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9520393\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Carpet and Rug Institute actively monitors and engages on issues related to the carpet industry through integrated communications, government relations and advocacy, regulatory systems participation, research funding, and standards development.<\/p><ul><li>Opportunity for networking within the industry and with industry allies<\/li><li>Platform for shaping public policy through state, local, national and international advocacy<\/li><li>Extensive technical coordination and information about changes in regulatory requirements<\/li><li>Technical resources to help your company face the challenges of an ever-changing environment<\/li><li>Member rates for Green Label Plus and Seal of Approval testing<\/li><li>Unified communication on behalf of the industry about the benefits of carpet and rugs<\/li><li>Promotion in CRI communications<\/li><li>Access to statistical reporting<\/li><li>Strict maintenance of member confidentiality<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ff968 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ff968\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Membership Categories<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77643a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77643a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CRI has five categories of membership:<\/p><ul><li>Carpet Manufacturer \u2013 Soft Floor Covering<\/li><li>Associate Manufacturer \u2013 Carpet Industry (fiber, backing, adhesive, etc)<\/li><li>Associate \u2013 Carpet Industry (cushion, vacuums, banks, insurance, etc)<\/li><li>Associate \u2013 Seal of Approval Service Provider (CRI SOA participants only)<\/li><li>Non-US Non-Voting<\/li><\/ul><p>To learn more about CRI membership, download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/CRI-Membership-Benefits-Brochure.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">CRI Membership Benefits Brochure<\/a>, <a title=\"Contact Us\" href=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/about-us\/contact-us\/\">Contact Us<\/a>, or call Membership Services\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:7064282114\">(706) 428-2114<\/a>.<\/p><p>If your company is interested in becoming a member, download the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/carpet-rug.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CRI-Membership-Application.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\">CRI Membership Application<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benefits of CRI Membership The Carpet and Rug Institute actively monitors and engages on issues related to the carpet industry through integrated communications, government relations and advocacy, regulatory systems participation, research funding, and standards development. 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