The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), which serves as the purchasing arm of the U.S. government and oversees more than $60 billion in purchased goods and services annually, now requires Gold Level certification to NSF/ANSI 140 Sustainability Assessment for Carpet for all broadloom (wall-to-wall) carpet and carpet tile purchased through the GSA.
Members of The Alliance for Free Choice & Jobs in Flooring (AFCJF), who oppose the petition to increase U.S. duties on Chinese imported engineered wood flooring, will attend the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) annual convention and expo in San Diego, April 27-29.
Simple Marketing Now LLC’s April 2011 update to the Social Flooring Index analyzes the flooring industry’s involvement with social media marketing tools, with particular emphasis on blogs.
Georgina Sikorski, executive director of Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), presented a free, hour-long webinar to retailers April 21 on California’s AB 2398 bill.
Shaw Floors is the flooring sponsor for House Beautiful magazine's fourth annual “Kitchen of the Year,” which will feature Shaw’s Grand Canyon hardwood flooring.