Quick-Step Names BPI as Distributor of the Year
Dallas, TX, January 23, 2017—Quick-Step recently named BPI as winner of its Distributor Of The Year award.
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Metroflor Announces Distributor Award Winners at Surfaces
Las Vegas, NV, January 23, 2017—Metroflor Corporation celebrated the 2016 sales performance of its distribution partners across the entire brand portfolio by bestowing its performance awards during a reception at Caesars Palace hotel, coinciding with The International Surface Event (Surfaces) 2017.
Ecore Petitions ASTM to Create Healthcare Force Reduction Test
Lancaster, PA, January 23, 2017—Ecore has petitioned the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), in an effort to establish a committee to review the lack of and need for focused testing protocol that will address the issues of patient safety related to injury from falls in the healthcare environment.
Two Armstrong Flooring Products Earn Good Design Nod
Lancaster, PA, January 23, 2017—Armstrong Flooring has announced that two of its products—Vivero Luxury Flooring with patent-pending Diamond 10 Technology and Performance Plus hardwood—were awarded the prestigious Good Design 2016 Award.
New “Impact for Aging” Toolbox Elements Now Available
Dalton, GA, January 23, 2017—In partnership with The Center for Health Design, J+J Flooring Group announced that four elements to the Center’s new “Impact for Aging” Toolbox are now available for public use at the Center’s website: www.healthdesign.org.
Remodeling Activity Expected To Remain Strong This Year
Cambridge, MA, Jan. 20, 2017 -- The coming year is expected to see sustained momentum in home remodeling and repair spending, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity at Harvard University.
Armstrong Says Recycling Program Hits Milestone
Lancaster, PA, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Armstrong Flooring said it has reached a milestone by recycling more than 50 million pounds of post-consumer flooring materials.
Mortgage Rates Fall Third Week in Row
Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Rates for home loans fell for the third straight week, according to mortgage finance provider Freddie Mac.
Lea Ceramiche Collection Wins Good Design Award
Chicago, IL, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Lea Ceramiche"s Naive Slimtech collection has received the Good Design Award for 2016.
Curacao Firm Gets Canadian Patent for Locking Technology
Willemstad, Curacao, Jan. 20, 2017 -- Innovations4Flooring, a technology company providing flooring installation products, said it is receiving a second patent grant on its 3L TripleLock technology from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office.