Today's Flooring News

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Tipton Promoted at Quick-Step

Thomasville, North Carolina, March 9, 2006--To help further the exposure and success of Quick-Step glueless laminate floors in the specialty retail market, Tim Tipton has taken the position as National Buying Group Sales Manager.

Hirst Halves Stake in Feltex

Wellington, New Zealand, March 20--Troubled carpet maker Feltex has been abandoned by a potential white knight, with rival Godfrey Hirst announcing today it has almost halved its stake in the New Zealand company.

Toll Brothers CEO Sees Real Estate Growth

Horsham, PA, March 17, 2006-- Predictions of doom and gloom in the housing market are overblown and there is still room for real estate to grow as long as mortgage rates stay near historical lows, according the head of Toll Brothers, the nation's larg

Survey: Residential Mortgage Delinquencies Increas

Washington, DC, March 17, 2006--The delinquency rate for mortgage loans on one-to-four-unit residential properties was 4.70 percent at the end of the fourth quarter, up from 4.38 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004 and 4.44 percent in the third quarter

Hakatai Adds Glass Tile

Ashland, OR, March 17, 2006--Hakatai Enterprises’ Ashland Series is a rustic, multi-toned, 1”x1” glass tile available in a palette of 17 stylish colors.

Zwicker Named J.J. Haines President & CEO

J. J. Haines & Company, Inc., the second largest full line distributor of floor covering in the U.S., announced that Bruce A. Zwicker has been promoted to the position of President and CEO.