Fishman Names Award Winners
Baltimore, MD, April 22, 2019—Fishman Flooring Solutions has named Mapei its Vendor Partner Award for 2018.
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Crossville Recycled 11 Million+ Pounds of Porcelain in 2018
Crossville, TN, April 22, 2019—Officials with domestic tile manufacturer Crossville Inc. have announced the company recycled 11,872,394 pounds of fired porcelain in 2018, bringing the company’s cumulative recycling total to nearly 126 million pounds since the 2009 launch of the Tile Take-Back program and subsequent Toto USA recycling partnership.
Stifel Says March Flooring Biz Back to Normal Seasonal Pace
St. Louis, MO, April 22, 2019-Regarding floorcovering industry performance, Stifel reports that, “recent results seemed to have picked up on a seasonal basis...the normal seasonal pick-up in business that typically begins in late March/early April does seem to be unfolding, including carpet.”
March Retail Sales Rose 3.6% YOY
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2019 were $514.1 billion, an increase of 1.6% from the previous month, and 3.6% above March 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
AIA Billings Index Dips Negative After 25 Positive Months
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019-Following consistently increasing demand for design services for over two years, the Architecture Billings Index dipped into negative territory in March with a score of 47.8, according to a new report today from The American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Remodeling Expenditures Will Slow by Q1 2020, Forecasts JCHS
Cambridge, MA, April 18, 2019—Annual gains in improvement and repair spending on the owner-occupied housing stock are projected to continue decelerating through early next year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University.
Emser Opens New Coral Springs, Florida Distribution Center
Coral Springs, FL, April 18, 2019-Emser Tile opened its fourth distribution center in North America.
Distributive Sales & Manu. Shipments Rose 2.4% YOY in February
Washington, DC, April 18, 2019—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for February was estimated at $1,446.8 billion, up 0.1% from January 2019 and was up 2.4% from February 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Tim Baucom Named President of Shaw Industries
Dalton, GA, April 17, 2019-Shaw has announced the appointment of Tim Baucom as president of the company.
Tarkett Moving Canadian Manufacturing Operations to U.S.
Paris, France, April 17, 2019—Tarkett is transitioning all manufacturing activities from Waterloo, Ontario and Truro, Nova Scotia in Canada to manufacturing locations in the U.S., resulting in the closure of both the Waterloo plant, which produces flooring accessories, and the Truro plant, which produces commercial carpet rolls.