Breaking Flooring News

RSS

Existing home sales rose again in September, pointing to signs that a sales recovery may have begun, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Surfaces 2011, set for Jan. 25-27, 2011, is issuing a call for presentations to all 2011 exhibitors for the show's On-Floor Education Stages.

Bona US has appointed Mike Overy as the new territory manager in the Northeast region.

Walk-On Products of Salisbury, N.C. has launched Curebond, a carpet pad designed to raise awareness of breast cancer research.

A new research study from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and the University of British Columbia suggests that the comfort of a store's flooring underfoot may help influence consumers' decision to buy products, whether those products are flooring or not.

David Duncan has been promoted to president of Invista's Performance Surfaces & Materials (PS&M) business.

With an eye toward streamlining its residential marketing and product management structure, Shaw has appointed Steve Sieracki to vp residential marketing and product management and Kathy Young to director of residential marketing.

The U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) as its plenary keynote speaker for the upcoming Greenbuild 2010 event November 17-19 in Chicago.

USFContract, the commercial flooring division of USFloors Inc., has appointed EcoBuild, Red 8 Interior Products and Spartan Surfaces as commercial sales and specifications representatives.

Townsend Flooring, a manufacturer that will offer a line of 5/8” unfinished, sawn-faced engineered hardwood flooring, will launch next January.