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This new benefit is available for any business that makes an investment in the interior of its building space before Dec. 31, 2022.

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased seven points to 37 in May, according to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

Despite the exceptional situation caused by COVID-19 and the restrictions set in Spain, the Spanish ceramic tile manufacturers will continue to meet their customers' needs and international orders dispatch times. 

According to a recent industry report, despite many states issuing shelter-in-place orders in March, radiant heating sales in the first quarter of 2020 were buoyed by growth in both electric floor heating cables and insulating underlayments.

Kitchen and bath professionals list economic uncertainty and fear of recession as their current primary challenges, demoting cost of materials, availability of skilled labor and labor costs — the top three concerns last quarter — to seventh, eighth and 11th on the list, respectively.

The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) released volume one of a new member offering, the Quarterly Economic Advisor. 

Mohawk Industries is donating personal protective equipment (PPE) to the ASPCA (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) to ensure the safety of their staff working in communities greatly impacted by COVID-19.

In order to keep employees safe, businesses need to set up processes, procedures and risk mitigation techniques to combat the novel Coronavirus.

The worldwide association of wholesalers and distributors of flooring Global Flooring Alliance (GFA) has made an online review of the current situation regarding Covid-19 and its consequences.