Today's Flooring News

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Consumer Spending & Income Up in November

Washington, DC, December 23--Consumer spending rose 0.2% in November, according to Commerce Department. In October the category saw an increase of 0.8%, according to revised figures.

Home Depot Realigns Divisions

Atlanta, GA, December 23-- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has reported that Home Depot is reorganizing its store divisions, following similar moves last year.

Carpet One and The Marine Toys for Tots Team Up

Manchester, NH, December 23--This holiday season, Carpet One will partner for the seventh consecutive year with The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation.

2.6 Million Child Workers Reported in Nepal, Many

Katmandu, Nepal, December 22--Nepal plans to unveil a program to eliminate all forms of child labor by 2014, a senior official said here Tuesday, according to a report from Indo-Asian News Service.

Mannington Awarded ISO 9001 & 14001 Certification

Salem, NJ, December 22--Mannington Mills announced that their Commercial Inlaid Flooring Operation has been certified to the ISO 9001 Quality Standard, and the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard by registrars Deloitte & Touche LLP.

TORLYS Flooring Supplier for New HGTV Show

Mississauga, Ontario, December 22--TORLYS has signed an agreement with Big Coat Productions of Toronto to be the preferred flooring supplier for "My Parents’ House," a new make over program being produced for HGTV Canada.

Monsanto to Set Aside $285M for Solutia

St. Louis, MO, December 22--Monsanto Co. said it would set aside $285 million to cover liabilities tied to its former affiliate Solutia Inc. in an initial move to define the cost of a tangle of legal problems stemming from the bankrupt chemical company.