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Washington, DC, July 17, 2018—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes remained unchanged at a solid 68 reading in July on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Titusville, PA, July 17, 2018—HomerWood announced the addition of Beasley Flooring Products as a distributor of its solid and engineered hardwood floors, effective immediately.
Paris, FR, July 17, 2018—Tarkett has announced the appointment of Pierre Barrard as strategic marketing & digital executive vice president.
Dallas, TX, July 17, 2018—American Olean (AO) recently partnered with its distributor Gulf Tile & Cabinetry to teach a group of Florida designers and photographers what ceramic tile can do from an artistic and design perspective.
Elmsford, NY, July 16, 2018—RD Weis Companies and CTS Flooring Group announced the organizational promotions of both Vic Fotia, who will now serve as director of operations for the company’s sports division, PASS, and Chris Dias, who will assume the position of director of operations and logistics for RD Weis.
St. Louis, MO, July 16, 2018—The National Wood Flooring Association has provided flooring for its 31st home in partnership with the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program.
New York, NY, July 12, 2018—The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has announced the formation of the Materials Concept Advisory to explore, better understand and, ultimately, more accurately quantify the impact of materials on human health and wellness.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for May was estimated at $1,449.7 billion, up 1.4% from April 2018 and was up 8.6% from May 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Ann Arbor, MI, July 13, 2018—Consumer sentiment fell 1.1% in July to 97.1, following June’s final 98.2 rate, according to the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
Dalton, GA, July 12, 2018—On July 10, Shaw Industries announced a price increase of 5% to 7% on residential carpet, with a minimum of $0.18, citing the escalation of raw materials