Armstrong Names New Distributor

Lancaster, PA, Jan. 19--Armstrong World Industries, Inc., announces the appointment of Cast Products of Elkhart, IN, a nationwide distributor of building products and components to the recreational vehicle and manufactured home markets, to distribute its flooring products. "We're delighted to welcome such a dynamic and committed distributor," says Bruce Woodruff, marketing manager, New Home Construction and Property Management. "Cast Products has a long history of demonstrating consistently high levels of service to its customers." Woodruff explained this partnership creates "one stop shopping" for RV/MH manufacturers. Armstrong sees tremendous growth opportunities in combining its portfolio of flooring products with those other building products distributed by Cast. "We are pleased to partner with Armstrong and are extremely excited to have the vast selections of high quality Armstrong floor coverings to enhance our other superior construction component offerings," says James T. Schwartz, CEO, Cast Products/TriStar, DEHCO, Inc. "We are proud to have offered the very best building products and components for the past 47 years and the addition of Armstrong flooring epitomizes our goal for world-class quality and innovation." The Manufactured Housing Institute estimates there are more than 22 million people living in an estimated ten million manufactured homes. This represents approximately eight percent of America's single-family homes. In 2003, the industry of 95 manufacturers shipped 135,000 homes, with an annual retail value of more than $7.2 billion, from 210 primary production facilities. There are approximately 7.2 million RV's on U.S. roads today and that number is expected to increase with demand from baby boomers. In 2003, roughly 325,000 RV's were produced and sold. The 65 RV manufacturers, with 100 primary production facilities in the U.S., report the annual retail value of shipments is nearly $10 billion.

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