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Turnhout, Belgium, August 26, 2025-I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced a new patent partnership with VICstairs, a Dutch innovation company delivering stair nose solutions.
Washington, DC, August 26, 2025-New orders for manufactured durable goods in July, down three of the last four months, decreased $8.8 billion or 2.8% to $302.8 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced. This followed a 9.4% June decrease.
Washington, DC, August 26, 2025-President Donald Trump has issued a new executive order called Improving Our Nation Through Better Design.
Washington, DC, August 25, 2025-Sales of new single-family houses in July 2025 were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 652,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 0.6% below the June 2025 rate of 656,000 and 8.2% below the July 2024 rate of 710,000.
Malmö, Sweden, August 25, 2025—Kährs' Q2 2025 sales were $53.4 million, which was a decrease of 24% from $70.5 million in Q2 2024.
New York, NY, August 25, 2025—The percentage of homeowners completing home improvement projects has risen in the past few years, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Sterling, VA, August 22, 2025-"On August 12, President Trump signed an executive order that will hold the U.S. reciprocal tariff rate on Chinese imports at 10% through November 10, while negotiations continue,” reports Decorative Hardwoods Association.
Dalton, GA, August 22, 2025-The Dixie Group released the following price increase statement,
Englewood, CO, August 22, 2025—Bona—a global, family-owned company that supplies products for installing, renovating, maintaining and restoring premium floors—has opened a Bona Regional Training Center in Rancho Cordova, California.
Ringgold, GA, August 22, 2025—Marie Ume Moore, 47, director of design for Engineered Floors, died August 8.