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The recent Mohawk Solutions convention in Nashville included a wide range of new products and programs for Mohawk aligned dealers. Click on the full story to access a 27-minute interview with svp marketing David Duncan.

Cobble’s Colortec tufting machine can now be equipped with an advanced Level-Cut-Loop (LCL) attachment to produce patterns in cut and loop.

Salesmaster Flooring Solutions has announced an expanded partnership with Mannington in the New England region.

Custom Building Products will be demonstrating its tile and stone installation products and technology at Surfaces 2012, Jan. 24-26 in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

Investment growth in Chinese real estate cooled sharply in the final month of the year, while sales activity was also downbeat, spurring concerns of a deepening correction ahead in the nation’s housing market.

Unilin, a leading flooring manufacturer and patent owner of a glue-less locking technology for flooring, said it has achieved cooperation with over 100 major Chinese flooring firms, after constant disputes with Chinese firms since 2005.

For its upcoming joint conference with the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA), the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) will streamline its meeting with a new focus and a new name.

Shaw has announced the company will again be the exclusive flooring provider and sponsor for the HGTV Green Home Giveaway set for spring 2012.

U.S. retail industry sales growth will shrink to 3.4 percent this year, hampered by the lingering housing slump, a trade group forecast.

Mohawk has hired Jeff Meadows, a 30-year veteran of the flooring industry, as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Home Centers and Aligned Groups (such as CCA Global, Abbey, Carpets Plus, Empire and Floors2Ceilings).