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Washington, DC, October 25, 2017—Sales of new single-family houses in September 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 667,000, according to estimates released jointly by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Atlanta, GA, October 25, 2017—Home Depot is eliminating substances like formaldehyde and lead in several categories, reports Bloomberg News.
Toano, VA, October 25, 2017—Lumber Liquidators and several proposed classes of plaintiffs in the Formaldehyde MDL (MDL 2627) have announced the entry into a Memorandum of Understanding to settle all litigation related to the Chinese-manufactured laminate flooring previously sold by Lumber Liquidators pending in the two Multi-District Litigations in the Eastern District of Virginia.
Washington, DC, October 25, 2017—New orders for manufactured durable goods in September increased $5.1 billion or 2.2% to $238.7 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau announced.
Atlanta, GA, October 25, 2017—At the FEI Group meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the group announced the official retirement of industry veteran Greg Waleke.
Palo Alto, CA, October 25, 2017—Houzz’s Q3 2017 Houzz Renovation Barometer reflected high quarter-over-quarter confidence for all industry sectors, including architects, designers, general contractors (GCs)/remodelers, design-build, specialty building/renovation and specialty landscape/outdoor, with readings of 62 or higher. Expectations for Q4 are strong across all sectors.
Atlanta, GA, October 25, 2017—The FEI Group named its members of the year at its conference in San Antonio, Texas.
Bellevue, WA, October 25, 2017–Flooring Association Northwest’s board of directors has selected John Ferguson, of Pacific Mat & Commercial Flooring, to receive the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award.
London, UK, October 24, 2017—U.K. carpet retailer Victoria PLC has expanded into the ceramic flooring market via the acquisition of Italian ceramic flooring manufacturer Ceramiche Serra SpA for a total cash consideration of up to EUR56.5 million.
Reston, VA, October 24, 2017—Global Witness has reported that Liberty Woods, the top importer of plywood in the U.S., is facing numerous allegations of indigenous rights violations, environmentally unsustainable logging, and illegal logging as a result of sourcing timber in Malaysia, according to the Hardwood, Plywood & Veneer Association.