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Wholesaler Sales Rose 2.3% in March

Washington, DC, May 9, 2019—March 2019 sales of merchant wholesalers were $507.4 billion, up 2.3% from the revised February level and were up 3.9% from the March 2018 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

MFA & RFCI Merge

LaGrange, Georgia, May 8, 2019—Following approval by the Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA), and the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) boards of directors, Harlan Stone, MFA president and Dean Thompson RFCI president/CEO signed an Asset Transfer Agreement, a legal document designed to combine the two organizations under the RFCI umbrella.

AHF Products Relocating to New Headquarters

Lancaster, PA, May 8, 2019-AHF Products announced a moved to a new headquarters location in Lancaster County, where all of its 126 Lancaster County corporate employees will be located.

Starnet Elects 2019-2020 Board of Directors

Darien, CT, May 8, 2019- Starnet Commercial Flooring announced today the appointments of two new board directors and reelection of Les Lippert, Lippert Flooring and Tile.

Metroflor's Routman Wins ILFI's Living Future Hero Award

Norwalk, CT, May 8, 2019-Metroflor/Aspecta is pleased to announce that Rochelle Routman, the company’s chief sustainability officer, is the first person from the manufacturing sector to receive the Living Future Hero Award by the International Living Future Institute (ILFI).

Milestone Products Earn Greenguard Certification

Clarksville, TN, May 8, 2019—Milestone was awarded UL Greenguard and UL Greenguard Gold Certifications from the UL Environments Greenguard Certification Program on April 30.

Unilin Patent 311 Confirmed by EPO; Windmöller to Appeal

Wielsbeke, Belgium, May 8, 2019-On May 6, the European Patent Office (EPO) confirmed the validity of European patent No. 2 588 311 (EP 311) owned by Unilin BVBA in opposition proceedings filed by Windmöller GmbH; Windmöller will appeal the EPO decision, believing it has strong non-infringement arguments against this patent.