Johnsonite, the commercial arm of Tarkett, has formed a partnership with Texas Carpet Recycling and Corporate Floors, a Texas commercial carpet landfill diversion company.
Laticrete has hired Dave Anzaldo for the position of contractor sales representative for the North Carolina Region, which includes North and South Carolina, Northern Georgia and Eastern Tennessee.
Flooring mill Ribadao - Industria de Madeiras S.A. of Portugal is acquiring a portion of BR-111's exotic hardwood flooring business, and in exchange will "substantially increase its support in the BR-111 supply chain including flooring product, lumber acquisition and quality control," BR-111 said.
The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is reaching out to its members this summer via a survey to find out their most pressing issues and needs.
Trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. has reported that U.S. import shipment volume for June, measured in TEUs, decreased 4.57% from May and 7.38% from June 2010.
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has sent out questionnaires to retailers, distributors, manufacturers and other flooring industry companies in connection with the ongoing investigation into Chinese engineered hardwood flooring.