LG Hausys Floors, along with its Midwestern sales organization E.J. Welch Co., recently hosted a hospitality event during NeoCon 2009 in Chicago.

Gary DuBoff has been named president of Arrow Fastener Company, located in Saddle Brook, NJ.

Välinge said Kährs is the first wood flooring licensee using Välinge’s latest technology, 5G-S. Välinge and Kährs have signed a global license agreement which gives Kährs the right to produce and sell wood floor featuring the 5G-S fold down locking system.

Crossville is in the process of launching a tile take-back program later this summer that will produce new tile with “verifiable recycled content,” the company says.

CA International, a building materials company and the primary supplier of Pinnacle Interior Elements' hardwood flooring products, has bought Pinnacle.

Masland Contract, Atlas Carpet Mills and Lees were the top winners in the ninth Antron Carpet Fiber Product Innovation Awards, held recently at NeoCon in Chicago.

After more than 35 years in the flooring industry, Wayne Wenger has announced his retirement from the Preferred Brands/Floor To Ceiling group, based in Burnsville, Minn.

The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) has named Patrick Winters its first, full-time paid president effective August 1, 2009. Winters will report to the IICRC board of directors and its chairman.

Invista said it is seeking entries for the new Antron Carpet Fiber Designed to Perform Award, which recognizes commercial interiors designed with long-term performance in mind. The deadline for entries is Thursday, September 10, 2009.

Cikel America LLC has announced a new wholesale distribution partnership with Southern Wholesale Flooring Co.