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Clarion, PA, May 10, 2022-Lewis Lumber and Milling, which takes its unfinished hardwood flooring to market under Reliance Hardwood Flooring, is establishing its second manufacturing operation, to be located in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
Minneapolis, MN, May 9, 2022-The Tile Shop announced net sales of $102.5 million for Q1 2022, an 11.3% increase compared to sales of $92.1 million in Q1 2021.
Washington, DC, May 10, 2022-The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM)--which bills itself as one of the largest unions representing woodworkers in the U.S.--has called on President Joe Biden to halt imports of all Russian and Belarusian soft- and hardwoods.
Lancaster, PA, May 9, 2022-Armstrong Flooring announced that the company and certain of its subsidiaries have filed for voluntary protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Solon, OH, May 9, 2022-Tarkett North America has hired Rusty Joyce as commercial president and Paul Young as senior vice president, product, innovation and design for its commercial business.
Austin, TX, May 9, 2022—Impact Property Solutions, a Dallas, Texas-based portfolio company of Blue Sage Capital, headquartered in Austin, Texas, has acquired Cutting Edge Carpet, a Florida-based provider of flooring products and installation services to multifamily properties and developers.
Lewis Center, OH, May 9, 2022-Starnet member Sun Country Floors, located in Mesa, Arizona, is under new ownership.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico, May 9, 2022—QFloors held its biennial users conference in Quintana Roo, Mexico from May 2 to 6.
New York, NY, May 9, 2022-In the first three months of 2022, U.S. ceramic tile imports were down 4.9% to 47.1 million square meters year over year, compared to 49.5 million square meters in the first three months of 2021, reports Grosser Consulting.
Albany, NY, May 9, 2022-New York has moved one step closer to becoming the second U.S. state, following California, to enact a carpet Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law that will significantly increase carpet recycling and reduce toxics in the manufacturing of new carpet.