U.S. Veneer Exports Rose 30% YOY in 2021
Sterling, VA, December 3, 2021--U.S. veneer exports have grown to 148 million square meters this year, up 30% versus last year, according to the Decorative Hardwoods Association.
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National Freight Rates Declined 14% in Nov but Are Up 284% YOY
Miami Beach, FL, December 3, 2021-Freight rates fell 14% overall month-over-month in November to $9,364/FEU, but prices are still 284% higher than last year and more than six times the pre-pandemic norm, reports Freightos. These facts relate to all goods, not only flooring.
CFL's Audacity Flooring Expands Partnership with Cain & Bultman
Adairsville, GA, December 3, 2021-Audacity Flooring has announced that Cain & Bultman, a Florida-based flooring distributor, is now the single source supplier for all Audacity products in South Carolina and Alabama.
Construction Employment Rose YOY in October
Washington, DC, December 3, 2021— Nearly two out of three U.S. metro areas added construction jobs between October 2020 and October 2021, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data.
DFS Acquires Dynamic Commercial Flooring Systems
Van Nuys, CA, December 2, 2021-DFS Flooring has acquired the assets of Dynamic Commercial Flooring Systems, a privately-owned full-service commercial flooring company located in Sacramento, California.
Mannington Announces Price Increase on Hard & Soft Flooring
Salem, NJ, December 2, 2021—Due to continued and significant increased costs in raw materials, labor and domestic and international freight, Mannington Residential and Phenix Flooring recently announced that they will be implementing a price increase.
Initial Jobless Claims Rose by 28,000 in Last Full Week of November
Washington, DC, December 2, 2021—In the week ending November 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 222,000, an increase of 28,000 from the previous week's revised level, according to the Department of Labor.
Pitt Researchers Seeking to Make Floors Less Slippery
Pittsburgh, PA, December 2, 2021-- The University of Pittsburgh’s Kurt Beschorner and Tevis Jacobs will use an award from the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) to measure roughness of floor surfaces on the smallest scales ever measured.
Construction Spending Inched Up 0.2% in October
Washington, DC, December 1, 2021-Construction spending during October 2021 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,598.0 billion, 0.2% above the revised September estimate of $1,594.8 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Stanton Enters Commercial LVT Market w/ Two Collections
Woodbury, NY, December 1, 2021-Stanton Carpet Corporation announces the introduction of the Vanguard Rigid and Vanguard Flex Collections, the company’s first commercial LVT collection.