Interface Income Nearly Doubles in First Quarter

Atlanta, GA, April 28, 2011--Interface reported net income in the first quarter of $9.8 million, or $0.15 per share compared to $4.9 million, or $0.08 per share a year ago.

Sales for the first quarter of 2011 were $245.4 million, compared with sales of $217.2 million in the first quarter of 2010, an increase of 13.0%.

"The corporate office market has continued its recovery, particularly in the United States and Australia, and we continue to benefit from our market diversification strategy as the non-office commercial segment experienced solid growth during the quarter," said CEO Daniel Hendrix.

" Geographically, we saw growth across all our sales regions, with India, China and Eastern Europe exhibiting particular strength, and the ramp-up of our new modular carpet plant in China is progressing as expected. Furthermore, our consumer business continues to grow through its focus on direct sales channels, particularly its retail store locations, including our newest FLOR store in the SoHo district of New York City following its highly successful opening in March. We plan to open our fourth FLOR store in Atlanta later this week, and are excited about the opportunities we see in this market. Overall, we are off to a good start in 2011."