Today's Flooring News

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.

Flooring Company Opening New Plant in Maryland

Mtn. Lake Park, MD, Sept. 2--Authentic Woodworking Inc., will be opening a new business at Southern Garrett Business and Technology Park.

Great Floors Starts Work on Store in Spokane

Spokane, WA, Sept. 2--Great Floors LLC, a Coeur d’Alene-based flooring chain with 15 retail stores and three distribution centers, has started work on a 48,000-square-foot retail outlet just west of the Spokane Valley Mall, which will be its third Spokane

Carpet Store Feeling the Heat Over Gasoline Prices

Binghamton, NY, Sept. 2--Phillip Casiuk, owner and operator of Southern Tier Carpet and Upholstery, hasn't heard from some of his regular customers in more than a year. And he said there's a single culprit to blame: gas prices, according to the Bi

Pergo Launches Specialty Retail Sweepstakes

Raleigh, NC, Sept. 2--This fall, Pergo specialty retailers across the country will offer customers substantial purchase rebates on the flooring of their dreams, as well as the chance to win a $5,000 "Dream Space" room makeover.

UK's Floors-2-Go Profits Fall

London, England, Sept. 2--Despite achieving higher sales, operating profits at flooring specialist Floors 2 Go fell 25.1 per cent in the six months to June 30, with same store sales down 11.3 per cent.

New Emissions Test Methods Developed for Building

Atlanta, GA, Sept. 1--Air Quality Sciences, Inc. has developed a series of new techniques that allow product assemblies to be tested in controlled environmental chambers.

Kansas City Mill Reclaims Barn Wood

Kansas City, KS, Sept. 1--Mark Callison is on a quest to save old wood. When the 30-year-old Mission Hills, Kan., man hears about a barn slated for demolition in the Midwest, he's there. Board by board, he and a crew of two others deconstruct about 20

July Personal Spending Rises 1%, Incomes Increase

Washington, DC, Sept. 1--U.S. personal spending rose 1 percent for a second month in July, as consumers jammed automobile dealer showrooms to take advantage of discounts, a government report showed.

RPM'S Tremco Completes Acquisition of Illbruck

Medina, OH, Sept. 1--RPM International’s wholly owned subsidiary, Tremco Incorporated, has completed the acquisition of privately owned Illbruck Sealant Systems.

New Biotech Plant Coming to Tennessee

Loudon, TN, Sept. 1--With gas prices hitting $3.00 per gallon for regular, people are searching for ways to conserve. A new business coming to Loudon promises to help in that effort.