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IndoTeak Receives Rain Forest Alliance Sustainable Standard Setter Award

WFB Editors
May 15, 2013

Frank and Amy Ragen of IndoTeak Designs (San Diego, Calif.) will receive a 2013 Rain Forest Alliance Sustainable Standard Setter Award at a gala event today at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

The award honors businesses and individuals that champion conservation, protect the environment and support local communities. IndoTeak reclaims teak from historic buildings slated for demolition in Indonesia, crafting the rescued wood into 100 percent teak engineered flooring and providing jobs to Indonesian workers.

More information on the awards event can be found here.

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