The Maryland/Northern Virginia Floor Covering Association (MDNVAFCA) will be holding an industry-wide conference call regarding the Maryland Workplace Fraud Act of 2009, on Friday, March 30 at 10 a.m.
Forbo Holding AG, the Swiss maker of floor coverings and conveyor belts, said it will have 600 million Swiss francs ($660 million) available for share buybacks and acquisitions by the end of this year after selling an industrial adhesives unit.
As reported yesterday, nationwide housing starts edged down 1.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 698,000 units in February, according to newly released figures from the U.S. Commerce Department.
Laminate
flooring manufacturer Kronotex USA has announced its product line has earned
GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certification issued by the GREENGUARD
Environmental Institute (GEI).
Permits for U.S. homebuilding neared a 3-1/2 year high in February, even as groundbreaking activity slipped, suggesting a nascent recovery in the housing market was still on track.