DuChâteau Names Tawnya Arteaga Director of Talent & Culture
San Diego, CA, August 15, 2018-DuChâteau has named Tawnya Arteaga as its first director of talent and culture.
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Belknap White Distributing Crossville's Convergence
Mansfield, MA, August 15, 2018—The Belknap White Group will now be distributing Crossville Convergence glass tile collection throughout all of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and parts of upstate New York.
Small Business Optimism Hit 2nd Highest Level on Record in July
Washington, DC, August 14, 2018—The Small Business Optimism Index marked its second highest level in the survey’s 45-year history at 107.9, rising to within 0.1 point of the July 1983 record-high of 108.
NAFCD + NBMDA Announce Details of 2018 Conference
Chicago, IL, August 14, 2018—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) have extended their partnership in 2018.
Home Depot (HD) Increased Earnings by 31.2% YOY in Q2
Atlanta, GA, August 14, 2018-The Home Depot reported a Q2 net sales increase of 8.4% year over year (YOY) and 6.6% increase for the first half.
Kährs Acquires Distributor Ehrenborg & Co
Malmö, Sweden, October 13, 2016—Kährs Group, a Swedish Europe-leading manufacturer of wood flooring and PVC-free resilient flooring, has acquired flooring distributor Ehrenborg & Co, which is a leader in the Swedish flooring market for public areas.
Import Prices Flat, Export Prices Down in July
Washington, DC, August 14, 2018—Prices for U.S. imports recorded no change in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, after edging down 0.1% in June.
Moench Tufting Apparatus Earns Historical Landmark Designation
Dalton, GA, August 14, 2018--The original Moench tufting apparatus, located in a gallery of significant industry artifacts at Shaw’s Dalton, Georgia, headquarters, was designated as a historic mechanical engineering landmark due to the mechanization and speed it brought to the early fabric tufting process.
Mohawk Unveils Comml. Flooring Adhesive with No Moisture Limits
Calhoun, GA, August 14, 2018—Mohawk Group now offers a patented waterproof flooring installation system with the addition of Aquaflex M100Plus. Aquaflex is a simple, cost-effective system of products developed specifically for commercial customers designing, upgrading or repairing installations based on concrete subfloors.
Jeremy Whipple Named VP of Commercial Business Dev. for Novalis
Toronto, ON, August 13, 2018—Novalis Innovative Flooring announced that industry veteran Jeremy Whipple has joined its North American operations as vice president of commercial business development.