Keep up to date with the most recent news in the flooring industry. Today's News...As it happens! We update this news several times a day so you can stay connected.
Washington, DC, December 6, 2019—October 2019 sales of merchant wholesalers were $494.3 billion, down 0.7% from the revised September level and were down 1.4% from the October 2018 level, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, December 5, 2019-New orders for manufactured goods in October, up following two consecutive monthly decreases, increased $1.4 billion or 0.3% to $497.0 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau reported.
Mountville, PA, December 5, 2019-In late November, AHF Products held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Beverly, West Virginia hardwood plant to honor the new 85,000-square foot expansion of the manufacturing facility.
Salem, NJ, December 5, 2019—Mannington recently inducted its newest 25 Year Club members during its annual 25 Year Club celebration.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2019—The majority of single-family and multifamily housing production in the nation is occurring in counties with the greatest concentration of Millennials, which account for 62% of the entire U.S. population. However, in a warning sign that the housing affordability crisis persists and more construction is needed, the pace of housing production in areas with the greatest concentration of Millennials lags the rest of the nation, according to the latest quarterly National Association of Home Builders Home Building Geography Index.
Excelsior, MN, December 5, 2019—Training magazine released its 2020 Training Top 125, and several flooring manufacturers were included in the list: Emser, Mohawk, Shaw and Tarkett North America.
Calhoun, GA, December 4, 2020-Mohawk's 90 year-old Karastan brand is expanding into a total luxury flooring brand with the 2020 launch of its first-ever hard surface lines: Karastan BelleLuxe hardwood flooring and Karastan LuxeCraft luxury vinyl.
Richmond, VA, December 4, 2019-Lumber Liquidators and Cabinets To Go have resolved their legal dispute, reports Richmond Biz Sense.
Roseland, NJ, December 4, 2019—Private sector employment increased by 67,000 jobs from October to November, according to the November ADP National Employment Report.
Salem, NJ, December 4, 2019-Two long-time Mannington employees, Jason Hyson and Keith Robinson, have been named recipients of the company’s 2019 John B. Campbell award for its Salem site.