HOUSTON—Flooring distributor Swiff-Train has announced the promotion of Joe Reddington to chief operating officer, effective immediately. In his new role, Reddington will be responsible for operations, sourcing, supply chain and customer service, as well as product management and IT initiatives.

CORDOVA, TENN.—Stauf USA has entered into a distribution agreement with C&C Wholesale, based in Dallas. C&C will carry the Stauf product line throughout Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, and will extend Stauf’s distribution network further south.

Mercier Wood Flooring recently announced its partnership with JJ Haines.

Floor Trends recently sat down with distributors from the southeast market to learn more about the positive outlook they share for business, the market and their customers in 2019.

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AHF Products announced that Derr Flooring has been named the 2018 Hardwood Distributor of the Year.

Metroflor announced that Tri-West will assume the distribution of Metroflor’s flooring portfolio in the Northwest region.

Armstrong Flooring presented the 2018 Thomas Armstrong Awards honoring its distributors during a ceremony at TISE.

Teknoflor announced that it has extended Spartan Surfaces distribution to Connecticut.

Metroflor Corp. acknowledged the performance of its distribution partners in 2018 by bestowing its annual performance awards.