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Atlanta, GA, May 24, 2017—With its PetProtect flooring, Stainmaster makes an emotional appeal to the country’s nearly 85 million families with pets, hoping to eliminate the fear of occasional pet messes and enable pet owners to feel that no room in the house needs to be off limits. This is important to pet parents, who consider their pets part of the family.
London, UK, May 24, 2017—Italian brand Marazzi will launch its first showroom in London at the end of May 2017, in the heart of Clerkenwell, one of the most renowned design hubs worldwide.
Norcross, GA, May 24, 2017—This summer will see Jaipur Living relocate to its new home in Acworth, Georgia—a $12 million, 180,000-square-foot facility housing the company’s headquarters and distribution center.
Horsham, PA, May 23, 2017—For its second quarter of FY 2017, Toll Brothers reports net income of $124.6 million, compared to net income of $89.1 million, in FY 2016’s second quarter.
New York, NY, May 23, 2017—Mohawk Group captured two product design awards during NYCxDESIGN; Moonscapes broadloom carpet product captured the NYCxDESIGN award in the flooring category, and Homegrown received a #metropolislikes award.
Washington, DC, May 23, 2017—Sales of new single-family houses in April 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 569,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 11.4% below the revised March rate of 642,000, but is 0.5% above the April 2016 estimate of 566,000.
High Point, NC, May 23, 2017—At last month’s High Point Market, Amazon was on site recruiting furniture manufacturers to its platform, reports Furniture Today.
Philadelphia, PA, May 22, 2017—Arkema announces the acquisition by Bostik of CMP Specialty Products, the flooring and floor preparation business of U.S. based specialist CGM.
Wyandotte, MI, May 22, 2017—BASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide (PA) polymer by $0.07 per pound in North America, effective June 1, or as contracts allow.
Seattle, WA, May 22, 2017—Mohawk Group has become the first flooring manufacturer to achieve Living Product Challenge Petal certification for the company’s new Lichen modular plank carpet system.