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Glassboro, NJ, January 24, 2017—Install, the International Standards and Training Alliance, collaborated with nine industry leading substrate and underlayment manufacturers on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
Export, PA, January 24, 2017—Karndean Designflooring has been awarded two Good Design Awards from The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design, for its Da Vinci and Kaleidoscope flooring collections.
Mooresville, NC, January 23, 2017—Lowe’s has announced that Jocelyn Wong has been appointed to the position of chief marketing officer, effective immediately. Wong most recently served as senior vice president and general merchandising manager for the seasonal business.
Washington, DC, January 23, 2017—The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in December on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported.
Wyandotte, MI, January 23, 2017—BASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide (PA) polymer by $0.12 per pound in North America.
Dallas, TX, January 23, 2017—Quick-Step recently named BPI as winner of its Distributor Of The Year award.
Las Vegas, NV, January 23, 2017—Metroflor Corporation celebrated the 2016 sales performance of its distribution partners across the entire brand portfolio by bestowing its performance awards during a reception at Caesars Palace hotel, coinciding with The International Surface Event (Surfaces) 2017.
Lancaster, PA, January 23, 2017—Ecore has petitioned the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), in an effort to establish a committee to review the lack of and need for focused testing protocol that will address the issues of patient safety related to injury from falls in the healthcare environment.
Lancaster, PA, January 23, 2017—Armstrong Flooring has announced that two of its products—Vivero Luxury Flooring with patent-pending Diamond 10 Technology and Performance Plus hardwood—were awarded the prestigious Good Design 2016 Award.
Dalton, GA, January 23, 2017—In partnership with The Center for Health Design, J+J Flooring Group announced that four elements to the Center’s new “Impact for Aging” Toolbox are now available for public use at the Center’s website: www.healthdesign.org.