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Crossville, TN, April 22, 2019—Officials with domestic tile manufacturer Crossville Inc. have announced the company recycled 11,872,394 pounds of fired porcelain in 2018, bringing the company’s cumulative recycling total to nearly 126 million pounds since the 2009 launch of the Tile Take-Back program and subsequent Toto USA recycling partnership.
St. Louis, MO, April 22, 2019-Regarding floorcovering industry performance, Stifel reports that, “recent results seemed to have picked up on a seasonal basis...the normal seasonal pick-up in business that typically begins in late March/early April does seem to be unfolding, including carpet.”
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2019 were $514.1 billion, an increase of 1.6% from the previous month, and 3.6% above March 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019-Following consistently increasing demand for design services for over two years, the Architecture Billings Index dipped into negative territory in March with a score of 47.8, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Cambridge, MA, April 18, 2019—Annual gains in improvement and repair spending on the owner-occupied housing stock are projected to continue decelerating through early next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Coral Springs, FL, April 18, 2019-Emser Tile opened its fourth distribution center in North America.
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,446.8 billion, up 0.1% from January 2019 and was up 2.4% from February 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Dalton, GA, April 17, 2019-Shaw has announced the appointment of Tim Baucom as president of the company.
Paris, France, April 17, 2019—Tarkett is transitioning all manufacturing activities from Waterloo, Ontario and Truro, Nova Scotia in Canada to manufacturing locations in the U.S., resulting in the closure of both the Waterloo plant, which produces flooring accessories, and the Truro plant, which produces commercial carpet rolls.
Orlando, FL, April 17, 2019—Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition.