San Francisco, CA, May 4, 2009--Bamboo flooring and plywood firm Smith & Fong Co. said it is launching its first line of hardwood flooring.
Named Sideways, the new line comes in engineered click-lock planks, featuring a rotary-cut hardwood veneer face.
"Sideways takes a whole new approach to hardwood flooring on many levels," Smith & Fong president and founder Dan Smith said.
Developed for both commercial and residential applications, the entire line is urea formaldehyde-free and FSC-certified, enabling it to help earn points in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program.
Sideways is manufactured in America from indigenous hardwood species, maple, beech, birch, cherry and hackberry.
Founded in 1989 and headquartered in San Francisco, Smith & Fong Co. was the first U.S. company to manufacture bamboo flooring in China for sale in North America, offering its initial product under the brand name Plyboo in 1993.
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Pfleiderer Revenues Fall in First Quarter
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| Neumarkt, Germany, May 21, 2009--Pfleiderer AG, parent of laminate firm Pergo, in the first quarter posted revenue of 358.0 million euros $489.2 million), 23.5 percent below the level posted in the first quarter of last year. |
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Home Building Getting Greener
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| Washington, DC, May 20, 2009--As builders and remodelers retool their businesses in a tight credit market and recapture the interest of jittery consumers, this spring is the greenest yet for the nation's home building industry.
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