NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association has announced the latest four graduates of its Certified Wood Flooring Inspectors (CWFI) course. They are: David Barkstedt, Elite Consultants, Saugerties, N.Y.; Mike Harde, Northeast Flooring Inspection & Consulting Services, Marlborough, N.H.; Richard Kass, Master Flooring Inspectors, Inc., Fruita, Colo.; and John Wabeke, Valley Flooring Inspectors, Cottonwood, Ariz.
Faus has welcomed Cerritos, Calif.-based The Roane Co. to its family of Fausfloor distributors. Established in 1947, The Roane Co. serves California, Arizona and Nevada through four branches.
Armstrong Holdings Inc. has reported first quarter net sales of $876.6 million, 4 percent higher than last year's first quarter net sales of $840.7 million. Excluding the effects of high foreign exchange rates totaling $19.7 million, consolidated net sales increased by 7 percent.
USG Corp. announced it has joined the Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments, a three-year-old group of international companies that has been working to educate the industry on the benefits of operating "green" facilities and offering environmentally sustainable products.
In a move aimed at expanding its North American distributor network, Waterloo, Ontario-based Kraus Carpet Mills announced that it has purchased Orders Distributing Co. of Greenville, S.C.
Attributing their growth to the purchase of laminate maker Quick-Step and price increases across all product lines, Mohawk Industries announced first quarter net sales totaling $1,925,106,000, an increase of 29 percent over last year's first quarter.
Carpet One is doing its part to raise breast cancer awareness with this year's Carpet One Welcomes Your Support campaign. Participating Carpet One stores throughout the U.S. and Canada are selling specially designed welcome mats featuring depictions of the famous "pink ribbon" signifying breast cancer awareness.
Congoleum Corp. announced that it has received a letter from the American Stock Exchange (the Amex) warning the company that it does not meet minimum income and stockholders' equity requirements to stay listed.
The Federal Trade Commission reported that it has granted Mohawk Industries, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., and PTT Poly Canada a temporary fiber designation for a new generic fiber name and definition under the Rules and Regulations Under the Textile Fiber Products Identification Act.
Anso nylon, a Shaw Industries External Fiber Sales and Marketing brand, is urging qualified Anso Advantage Account dealers to register for the fifth annual Anso Nylon National Carpet Sale. The event, to be held Sept. 1 through Oct. 6, is named "Sense the Season" to evoke pleasant autumn memories such as changing foliage, crackling fires and warm, soft carpet underfoot.