RIA Announces 2009 Golden Quill Award Winner

Columbia, Maryland – The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) has announced that Bill Foulds, CRS, CMH, of Deep Eddy Rug & Carpet Cleaners in Austin, Texas, won the 2009 Golden Award for his article, “Rainwater Harvesting: Green Cleaning Done Right.”   

Presented annually at the RIA Convention and Exhibition, articles are judged by a panel based on the degree of usefulness of the information to readers;the composition and clarity of the article; and the style or personality conveyed by the author. Only articles written by RIA members and submitted to RIA’s Cleaning & Restoration (C&R) magazine during the previous year are eligible for award consideration.“RIA is fortunate to have many extremely knowledgeable members who are willing to share their expertise with our readers,” said Editor-in-Chief Patricia Harman. “C&R is unique in the respect that 95 percent of our articles are written by experts in their fields who aren’t professional writers.”

For more information on the Restoration Industry Association, visit www.restorationindustry.org.

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The Restoration Industry Association (formerly the Association of Specialists in Cleaning & Restoration) has member firms worldwide. RIA provides industry leadership, supports science, and promotes best practices for cleaning and restoration. More information is available on the RIA website: www.restorationindustry.org.