Contract Magazine Shutting Down After 60 Years
New York, NY, June 30, 2020-Contract magazine announced yesterday that it will close its doors after 60 years, as well as its affiliated events and website.
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Engineering Experts Weigh in on How COVID Will Alter Space
Washington, DC, June 30, 2020-A roundtable of engineering industry experts said Thursday that COVID-19 will force retrofitting of existing buildings, and future building design measures to enhance post-pandemic safety and comfort for occupants.
Laticrete Launches Spectralock Prize Promotion
Bethany, CT, June 30, 2020—Laticrete has launched a prize promotion for its U.S. and Canadian customers (excluding Quebec) to celebrate the launch of Spectralock 1, a pre-mixed, stain-proof grout with true epoxy performance.
Armstrong Flooring Relocating Its Headquarters within Lancaster
Lancaster, PA, June 29, 2020-Armstrong Flooring will relocate its corporate headquarters to Greenfield, one of the mid-Atlantic’s premier mixed-use corporate parks, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Stifel Releases Expectations for Q2 Flooring Industry Performance
St. Louis, MO, June 29, 2020-Analyst Stifel offers its Q2 flooring update,
Pending Home Sales Rose 44.3% in May
Washington, DC, June 29, 2020-The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose 44.3% to 99.6 in May, chronicling the highest month-over-month gain in the index since NAR started this series in January 2001, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Wally Ruttgeizer, Founder of Parterre, Has Died
Roslyn, NY, June 29, 2020—Walter (Wally) Ruttgeizer, 89, founder of Parterre Flooring, died June 13.
NALFA Approves New Moisture Resistance Test Method
Washington, DC, June 29, 2020—The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) has approved a new test method to determine if assembled laminate flooring planks can be considered Moisture Resistant.
Wellmade to Invest $35 Million in Cartersville, Georgia Flooring Plant
Atlanta, GA, June 26, 2020-Wellmade Flooring will invest more than $35 million in expanding its manufacturing facilities to North Georgia.
Cersaie 2020 Italian Tile Expo Canceled - Focus Shifts to 2021
Sassuolo, IT, June 26, 2020-The organizers of Cersaie have worked hard to explore the possibility of holding an international level trade fair, but they have had to recognize that the general conditions determined by the Covid-19 emergency make it impossible to organize an event that would come up to the show’s usual quality standards.