Joe Yarbrough, president of the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), traveled to Washington, D.C., for two days of back-to-back meetings with congressional representatives and the presidents of two allied trade associations.
Surya is set to introduce a line of rugs and coordinating pillows from home furnishings and decor brand Bobby Berk Home at the Fall High Point Market in High Point, N.C., Oct. 18 to 23.
Despite all these challenges the carpet industry still managed to divert a record amount of product from going to the landfill in 2013—534 million pounds, or 14% of the 3.7 billion pounds of total discarded carpet.
The Mohawk Group recently funded “The Influence of Flooring on Environmental Stressors: A Comparative Study of Three Flooring Materials in a Healthcare Setting."
Invista is awarding $1,000 each to nine retail sales associates (RSAs) in North America who participated in its aligned retailer Stainmaster PetProtect photo contest.
Beaulieu America has expanded its super-soft category with Bliss Vivid and Bliss Hypnotic. Both products are companion textures made of Tryelle, the super-soft PET filament fiber that is made by Beaulieu.