Barbara Titus Wins NWFA Women’s Industry Network Award
St. Louis, MO, May 30, 2019—Barbara Titus, vice president with Sheoga Hardwood & Paneling in Middlefield, Ohio, has been named the first recipient of the NWFA Women’s Industry Network award.
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RFCI Consultant Bill Freeman to Retire
LaGrange, GA, May 30, 2019—Bill Freeman, who has worked as a consultant to the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) for the past 19 years, following a 35-year career at Armstrong, has announced his retirement, effective the end of this year.
ITC Votes to Move Ahead w/ Chinese Tile Dumping Investigations
Glen Ellyn, IL, May 29, 2019-By a unanimous vote, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on May 24 found a reasonable indication that U.S. imports of ceramic tile from China are causing material injury or threaten such injury to the American ceramic tile manufacturing industry.
Heidi Cronin Named Industry Liaison & Promotions Dir. for CTEF
Pendleton, SC, May 29, 2019—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) is pleased to announce that Heidi Cronin, previously president of The Cronin Company, has joined CTEF as the industry liaison and promotions director, a newly created role to support the next stage of evolution for the organization.
I4F Leads Effort in Attempt to Nullify Unilin '460' Patent
Willemstad, Curaçao, May 29, 2019-I4F has announced that it will file an inter partes review (IPR) petition at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to nullify Unilin’s U.S. Patent No. 9,200,460.
I4F Forms Partnership with KingdomFlooring
Willemstad, Curaçao, May 28, 2019-I4F has signed a patent partnership agreement with Zhejiang Kingdom Plastic Industry Co., Ltd. (KingdomFlooring).
Home Prices Rose 3.7% YOY in March, Says Case-Shiller
New York, NY, May 28, 2019-Home prices made a 3.7% annual gain in March, down from 3.9% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
DSM Releases Bio-Based Matte Resin Finish for Hardwood
Zwolle, NL, May 28, 2019-Royal DSM launched a new bio-based, self-matting resin, Decovery SP-2022 XP.
Armstrong Collaborates w/ Jefferson Surface Imaging Students
Lancaster, PA, May 28, 2019—Armstrong Flooring recently collaborated with Jefferson’s Surface Imaging Master’s program to explore future flooring and surface trends.
Karndean & Tarkett Take Home ASID Impact Awards
Export, PA, May 24, 2019-The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) honored two original flooring designs by Karndean Designflooring with Design Impact Awards at last week’s Hospitality Design (HD) Expo in Las Vegas. Tarkett’s Garden Walk Collection, which features broadloom, powerbond and modular tiles, also took home the honor.