The Fall High Point Market Opens Tomorrow
High Point, NC, October 21, 2016—The Fall High Point Market opens tomorrow in High Point, North Carolina and runs through Wednesday, October 26.
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Conference Board LEI Increased 0.2% in September to 124.4
Washington, DC, October 21, 2016—The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.2% in September to 124.4, following a 0.2% decline in August, and a 0.5% increase in July.
I4F Wins Court Case Against Dutch Unilin Beheer B.V.
Willemstad, Curaçao, October 20, 2016—Innovations4Flooring (I4F), a technology company providing flooring installation solutions, has announced a historic court case win against Unilin Beheer B.V. to nullify the Dutch part of Unilin’s base pretension pate
September Existing-Home Sales Rose 3.2%
Washington, DC, October 20, 2016—Total existing-home sales hiked 3.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.47 million in September from a downwardly revised 5.30 million in August, according to the National Association of Realtors.
NAHB Remodeling Market Index Rose Four Points in Q3
Washington, DC, October 20, 2016—The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Remodeling Market Index (RMI) posted a reading of 57 in the third quarter of 2016, an increase of four points from the previous quarter and also a return to levels seen con
Engineered Floors Plant to be Second Largest Building in Georgia
Dalton, GA, October 20, 2016—When Engineered Floors completes the expansion of a plant to two million square feet, it will have the second largest manufacturing facility in Georgia, reports the Times Free Press, and the world's largest carpet plant.
Russian Police Seize Laminate Infringing Unilin Patent
Bertrange, Luxembourg, October 20, 2016—Russian police raided Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Novosibirsk warehouses of Russian distributors Profpostavka and Opt-trading, which import and sell laminate flooring products under brands including Westerhof and M
U.S. Timber Harvests Up 10% in '15, Says Wood Resource Quarterly
Seattle, WA, October 20, 2016—According to official statistics, the U.S. timber harvests were practically the same in 2015 as in 2011, coming in at 355 million m3, but analysis by Wood Resources International based on derived log consumption by the forest
The Rug Market America Launches Custom Rug Program
Los Angeles, CA, October 20, 2016—The Rug Market America announces the debut of its new Custom Rug Program that enables customers to create one-of-a-kind rugs through personal selections of color, design, size and construction without minimums.
Milliken Names J. Harold Chandler as Chairman, President & CEO
Spartanburg, SC, October 18, 2016—J. Harold Chandler was elected chairman, president and CEO of Milliken & Co., effective immediately, following the resignation of Joseph M. Salley as president and CEO and as a member of the board of directors.