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Four members of the American A&D community will be chosen for a free, week-long architectural junket to Spain in 2011 as part of Tile of Spain’s “Reign in Spain A&D Tour” program.

Porcelanosa USA has entered the engineered hardwood flooring category, launching a new line of  7” width and 7’ long planks from Europe.

Pinnacle Interior Elements is extending the finish warranty coverage on hand-scraped products in its Classics collections from 10 to 25 years.

Recently, the ASTM committee changed the F1869 Calcium Chloride standard to specifically disallow Calcium Chloride testing for all lightweight aggregate concrete.

At its board of directors meeting in Sept., the NWFA approved the leasing of a new training center in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Teragren has signed an agreement with Abbey Carpet Co. -- which includes Abbey Carpet & Floor, Floors to Go and The Floor Club -- to provide Teragren bamboo flooring and countertop products to Abbey’s participating retailers.

Bona US recently opened the Bona Midwest Regional Training Center in Skokie, Illinois.

Summer Turner, president of House of Carpets in Murfreesboro, Tenn., has been appointed to fill an unexpired vacancy on the Board of Directors of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA).

NEW YORK – As younger people move into the workplace, their attitudes about flooring will begin to differ dramatically from what homeowners demand today, a panel of designers said at a recent forum exploring the industry's future.

The executive and supervisory boards of Pfleiderer AG have approved the permanent closing of the company's particleboard production plant in Gschwend, Germany.