Columbia Flooring Holds Convention for Overseas Di
Danville, VA, December 1, 2005--Columbia Flooring recently held a convention for the European and Asian distributors of its Malaysian-manufactured engineered hardwood product line.
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Mannington Receives ISO 9001 & 14001 Certification
Salem, NJ, November 30, 2005--Mannington Mills announced today that both their Commercial Tile and Inlaid Flooring Operations have been registered to the ISO 9001 Quality Standard, and the ISO 14001 Environmental Standard by registrars NSF-ISR.
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New Home Sales Jump 13% in October
Washington, DC, November 29, 2005--New home sales jumped by 13% in October to a record 1.42 million seasonally adjusted annual rate, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday.
October Existing Home Sales Off 2.7%
Washington, DC, November 28, 2005--Sales of existing homes eased in October with a moderate decline in both single-family and condo sales, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Pergo Settles Lawsuit and Neuhofer Withdraws Moldi
Stockholm, Sweden, November 25, 2005--Neuhofer Holz GmbH, one of Europe's largest manufacturers of molding products, withdraws product from the U.S. market in the face of Pergo patent infringement suit.
Tarkett and Sonae Form Joint Venture
Maia, Portugal, November 21, 2005--Sonae Indústria - SGPS, SA has concluded a joint-venture agreement with Tarkett AG to produce and sell laminate floorings in Western Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania.
WFCA to Develop New Web-Based Consumer Info Busine
Anaheim, CA – November 18, 2005 The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) announced today it will partner with Bridgeway Media Group to launch a new business venture to offer floor covering retailers products and services to better market to consumers.
Pergo Speaks Out on Faus Patent Infringement Case
Stockholm, Sweden, November 18, 2005--Pergo this morning issued a statement saying that its strategy to protect and defend Pergo's technology and know-how has, as earlier communicated, resulted in its initiating several legal cases against the Faus Gr
Unilin Files New Lawsuit against Roysol in France
Wielsbeke, Belgium, November 18, 2005 – On November 16, 2005 Unilin issued proceedings against French company Roysol for infringement of Unilin’s patent EP 1 024 234. These proceedings were brought before the ‘Tribunal de Grande Instance’ in Paris, Franc