With the appointment of Mohawk as a national distributor of Congoleum vinyl still very much a high-profile topic of discussion around the industry, NFT approached the heads of both companies, Congoleum Chairman and CEO Roger Marcus and Mohawk Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Lorberbaum, to obtain their personal insights on their new alliance.

Mohawk, Lorberbaum said, intends to generate strong firepower for its hard surface division, which is separate from its carpet division and made up of vinyl, wood, ceramics and laminate floor products. Heading up the hard surface business is David Polley, president of Mohawk residential sales and marketing. Reporting to him is Bob Weseman, vice president of Hard Surfaces. Also being distributed are the required sundries for these products.