Laticrete has promoted Eric Pucilowski, Robert Smith and Brett Spencer to regional vice president of sales, allowing each to serve their respective region with greater authority and deliver tailored customer service to their clients.
Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, announced that Commercial Interior Contractors Corporation has joined the network as a new member.
In a strong signal that the housing market is ready to lead a post-COVID economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes jumped 14 points to 72 in July.
The American Society of Interior Designers is leading the profession in the fight against COVID-19, using the rich experience and knowledge of its membership and other stake holders to form two new task forces: the ASID Adaptive Living Task Force and the ASID IMPACT Review Task Force.
The overall drop in the Index stemmed in part from the fact that very few contractors (16%) now express high confidence in the market’s ability to provide new business opportunities in the next 12 months, and there was a 30 percentage point drop in contractors expecting their revenues to increase.
In a further sign that the housing market is rebounding from the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 16.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 units in May from a downwardly revised reading in April.
Existing-home sales fell in May, marking a three-month decline in sales as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to the National Association of Realtors.
In a sign that the housing market continues to show forward momentum, single-family permits posted an 11.9 percent gain in May, while total housing starts increased 4.3 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 974,000 units.
