Breaking Flooring News

RSS

Pergo AB parent company Pleiderer Aktiengesellschaft, which purchased the laminate maker earlier this year, said it has launched an Intellectual Property Business Unit to manage Pergo’s intellectual assets. This includes more than 450 granted patents and pending patents, 300 registered trademarks and trademark applications, and an extensive list of copyrights and designs, according to the company. Pergo locking systems, its embossed in register texturing and end block matching and 4in1 molding technologies are also protected.

Alan Greenberg, industry pioneer and co-founder and co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, died Aug. 28 after a long battle with cancer. He was 63.

Mannington Commercial said it will increase prices by 3 to 5 percent on its line of Nature’s Path luxury vinyl flooring beginning Oct. 1.

Mohawk Industries has brought its environmental efforts together under one name: Greenworks. Projects including the SmartStrand fiber made using DuPont Sorona derived from corn to a wide-scale recycling project aimed at converting nearly 25 percent of all soft drink bottles in the U.S. to carpet fiber are under the Greenworks umbrella. The program is aimed at helping “customers, dealers, employees and others to better understand the full scope of Mohawk’s environmental efforts,” according to the company.

John F. Morgan, a respected and admired figure in the flooring industry for more than 30 years, died unexpectedly August 15. He was 68 years old.

With an eye toward significantly increasing production of its signature laminate flooring lines, Faus Group said it is investing $20 million into its Calhoun, Ga., plant. Plans call for the company to add a second milling line designed to expand production by 100 million square feet a year. Additionally, the company notes that four presses will be added. The planned additions are expected to be up and running by 2008.

Invista Interiors is seeking entries for the 23rd annual Antron carpet fiber Design Award, including consideration for Product Innovation and Sustainable Flooring Performance honors. Deadline for entries is Sept. 14.

Carpet industry pioneer M.B. “Bud” Seretean died Aug. 13 in London, England, after suffering an aneurysm. He was 83. Remembered by colleagues as a giant in the industry, Seretean was also a noted philanthropist and sat on the board of three professional sports teams.

With an eye toward better serving growing markets throughout Asia, Milliken Floor Covering said it is launching a commercial carpet plant in the Zhangjiagang province of China. Slated to open by the end of this year, the plant is part of the company’s new wholly owned subsidiary Milliken Textile (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd.

British Columbia-based distributor Erv Parent has added Johnsonite’s Linoleum XF line. Erv Parent, which also carries Johnsonite’s homogeneous and heterogeneous lines, serves the provinces of British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.