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London, England, February 24--British Wool has introduced a cartoon creation called "Farmer Tom" to highlight the connection between the British sheep farmer and the finished British Wool carpet, according to the Journal.
Chattanooga, TN, February 24--The Dixie Group reported income from continuing operations of $5,024,000, or $0.40 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter.
Oroville, CA, February 24--When Chico residents Bryan and Ray Hobbs began looking for satellite locations for their successfully expanding floor coverings business Floors by Ray, the natural choice they found for a location was the city of gold.
Horsham, PA, February 23—-Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers reported quarterly earnings that were up 120 percent, boosted by continued demand for high-end homes.
Wellington, New Zealand, February 23--Carpet maker Feltex Carpets Ltd. reported a 7.1% rise in net profit for the first half of its fiscal year despite a fall in revenue, and said the lift came as it shifted its product mix toward higher margin carpets.
Eglisau, Switzerland, February 23--The purchase of a 25% stake in Swiss flooring group Forbo by a former executive appears to be part of a mutiny that will likely scuttle takeover talks sparked by private equity interest, according to The Deal.com.
New York, NY, February 24—-In an earnings report released yesterday, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. revealed that the company has received unspecified revenues as a result of the dissolution of its Martha Stewart Signature flooring program with Shaw
Saint-Georges, Quebec, February 22--Mirage, a leader in prefinished hardwood flooring, today announced that Hoboken Floors will distribute the full Mirage product line from a new distribution facility scheduled to open in Dallas, Texas during the first qu
Grand Junction, CO, February 23--JNK Products, LLC, an online retailer of garage flooring products, announced today the release of its new Heavy Duty Special Edition Park Smart Clean Park Containment Mat.
Barnwell, SC, February 23—-Norm Voss, president of laminate producer Kronotex USA, recently took South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford on a tour of the company's new 360,000-square-foot building.