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Salem, NJ, December 22--Mannington Mills announced that their Commercial Inlaid Flooring Operation has been certified to the ISO 9001 Quality Standard, and the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard by registrars Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Mississauga, Ontario, December 22--TORLYS has signed an agreement with Big Coat Productions of Toronto to be the preferred flooring supplier for "My Parents’ House," a new make over program being produced for HGTV Canada.
Katmandu, Nepal, December 22--Nepal plans to unveil a program to eliminate all forms of child labor by 2014, a senior official said here Tuesday, according to a report from Indo-Asian News Service.
St. Louis, MO, December 22--Monsanto Co. said it would set aside $285 million to cover liabilities tied to its former affiliate Solutia Inc. in an initial move to define the cost of a tangle of legal problems stemming from the bankrupt chemical company.
Birmingham, England, December 22-- A UK flooring company has announced plans to open up to 10 new stores in Northern Ireland, creating more than 50 jobs.
Atlanta, GA, December 21--The Home Depot has announced that Tom Taylor, a 21-year company veteran, will assume the newly-created role of EVP - Home Depot Stores.
Mississauga, Ontario, December 21--Wendy Olson of Stonewall, Man., near Winnipeg, is the lucky winner of a STEPS Elegance floor in the TORLYS "Easy Living Flooring Contest."
New York, NY, December 21--U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, as consumers picked up the pace of holiday shopping, a retail report said on Tuesday.
Leverkusen, Germany, December 21--Bayer is to spin off its chemicals operation Lanxess on the stock market early in 2005. It is hoped this will lift both Bayer's own market capitalization and create a basis for a reasonable share price for the new com
Dalton, GA, December 21--Faus Group, Inc. will be introducing more than new product lines during the Surfaces market in Las Vegas January 26th - 28th. Redesigned web sites reflecting a new company strategy will also be up and running.