Houzz Reports on 2021 Bathroom Trends
Palo Alto, CA, October 11, 2021— Homeowners increasingly turned to professionals for help with projects this year (84% from 82% in 2020), reports Houzz.
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MSI Acquires Cartersville-Based ROKplank
Orange, CA, October 8, 2021-M S International (MSI) has acquired ROKplank, a domestic manufacturer of rigid core luxury vinyl tile, located in Cartersville, Georgia.
Invista Raises Prices on Nylon Fiber Another 15%
Wichita, KS, October 8, 2021-Invista has announced a 15% price increase on white dyable and solution dyed nylon, effective December 1.
Young Office Joins Fuse
Laguna Niguel, CA, October 7, 2021-Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, announced that Young Office has joined the network as a new member.
M. Frank Higgins & Co. Earns INSTALL Warranty Contractor Certification
Washington, DC October 8, 2021-INSTALL recently endowed M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. as an INSTALL Warranty Contractor (IWC), the floorcovering association’s highest level of certification.
Tarkett Moving Chicago Showroom from TheMart to Fulton East
Chicago, IL, October 8, 2021-Tarkett will move its Chicago showroom from TheMart to a newly developed building called Fulton East, reports The Real Deal.
Unemployment Slid to 4.8% in September
Washington, DC, October 8, 2021-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Torlys Names Jon Nimmo Regional Sales Director
Toronto, ON, October 8, 2021-Torlys has continued investment in its sales force with the recent addition of Jon Nimmo, who joins the team as regional sales director, British Columbia and Alberta.
Co-founder of Gluth Commercial Flooring Sentenced to Prison for Embezzlement
Mukilteo, WA, October 8, 2021-David M. Gluth, co-founder of Gluth Commercial Flooring, was sentenced October 1 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his embezzlement scheme that stole more than $1 million from a commercial flooring business he co-founded with a friend, who put up $500,000 to start the company, according to Mukilteo Beacon.
Wholesaler Sales Declined 1.1% in August, Up 20.6% YOY
Washington, DC October 8, 2021-- August 2021 sales of merchant wholesalers were $595.5 billion, down 1.1% from the revised July level, but were up 20.6% from the revised August 2020 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.