Larry Cooper President of Textile Consultants Leaving the IICRC ...

Larry Cooper President of Textile Consultants Leaving the IICRC after 27 Years of Service(VANCOUVER, WA.) June 16, 2011 – The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification(IICRC) announced today that Larry Cooper, president of Textile Consultants, will leave the IICRC after27 years of service and contracting at the end of 2011.Cooper served as vice president of IICUC, the former name of the IICRC, in 1984 and president from1985 to 1988. He served on the IICRC Board of Directors for 19 years and provided leadership during themajor growth and development years of the organization. When Cooper took over as president therewere 300 Certified Technicians and today there are more than 54,000. Cooper, serving as the firstchairman of the Instructors and Schools Committee, helped write the first IICRC carpet inspector courseand test; he also worked to develop curriculum and the platform for the format of the IICRC today.Cooper’s wife, Tryna, also served on the IICUC/IICRC board for 10 years as secretary from 1984 to 1994.Cooper recruited many of the association shareholder organizations to the IICRC and has worked closelywith them over the years. He has represented the IICUC and IICRC worldwide giving more than 500presentations representing the organization and the cleaning and restoration industry.Cooper served as chairman of the IICRC Standards Committee from 1990 until he was hired as aconsultant for the organization in 2003 to oversee the writing of standards for the IICRC. He wasresponsible for implementing the accreditation of the IICRC with the American National StandardsInstitute (ANSI). Since 1990, Larry has been directly in charge of the development, committeeorganization and approval process for the IICRC S100 Carpet Cleaning Standard and Reference Guide,the IICRC S300 Upholstery Cleaning Standard and Reference Guide, the IICRC S500 Water DamageRestoration Standard and Reference Guide, and the IICRC S520 Mold Remediation Standard andReference Guide. Currently, the standards committee is working to complete an IICRC S600 CarpetInstallation Standard and Reference Guide and the IICRC S800 Carpet Inspector Standard andReference Guide. Cooper will continue to work through 2012 to complete the IICRC S600 Standard underan agreement with the IICRC.“I have had an amazing opportunity to serve with some great people building an industry. I worked withten presidents of IICRC including: Eric Rottmeiser, Mike West, Bob Wittkamp, Mike Lynch, DanBernazzani, Dane Gregory, Lee Zimmerman, Carey Vermeulen, Ruth Travis, and Paul Pearce. I was alsoable to work with two great executive directors, Kenway Mead and Tom Hill and their staffs,” said LarryCooper. “Working with all of these great industry leaders and two amazing standard chairman, BarryCosta and Jim Holland, has been an amazing journey that contributed to my lifetime goal of growing anduplifting the cleaning and restoration Industry.”Larry Cooper currently owns/partners in Textile Consultants, Meetings and Events, LLC (manages theConnections Conventions and Trade Shows), Restoration Journeys and Journeys for Conscious Living.Recently, Cooper started the Professional Cleaning and Restoration Network to provide operational,sales training and technical support in the commercial floor covering maintenance industry and the waterdamage restoration industry. He will spend his future time and efforts continuing to work in his currentbusinesses and working to improve and uplift the world, one person at a time. Cooper stated that “thegreatest honor in my life has been getting the opportunity to work with my family and friends every dayand seeing them grow to become leaders and huge contributors in their own personal endeavors.”About the IICRCThe Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is an ANSIaccreditedstandards setting body for the flooring inspection, floor covering and specialized fabriccleaning and disaster restoration industries. Organized in 1972, the IICRC currently represents morethan 5,700 Certified Firms and 54,000 Certified Technicians in 22 countries. The IICRC, with participationfrom the entire industry, sets standards for inspection, cleaning and disaster restoration. IICRC does not

own schools, employ instructors, produce training materials, or promote specific product brands, cleaningmethods or systems. It approves schools and instructors that meet the criteria established by theIICRC. IICRC also serves as a consumer referral source for Certified Firms and Inspectors.###