Today's Flooring News

  1. Home
  2. Today's Flooring News

Keep up to date with the most recent news in the flooring industry. Today's News...As it happens! We update this news several times a day so you can stay connected.

Companies Sign Up for Surfaces 2007

Dallas, TX, May 5, 2006--The industry is still buzzing from Surfaces 2006, the biggest event to date, and many companies have already signed up for the 2007 expo.

Propex Fabrics Announces CFO Transition

Chattanooga, TN, May 5, 2006--Propex Fabrics Inc., announces that its current chief financial officer, Philip Barnes, will be leaving the company on January 1, 2007.

IIDA, AIA and CoreNet Global Honor Tricycle

Chattanooga TN, May 5, 2006--Tricycle, Inc., was honored with a special recognition at this year's Global Sustainable Leadership Awards for Design and Development, an international program presented by the American Institute of Architects, CoreNet Glo

Weyerhaeuser CEO To Stay On

Federal Way, WA, May 4, 2006--Steven R. Rogel, Weyerhaeuser Co.'s chairman, president and chief executive officer, has agreed to defer his retirement until 2009.

Foamex Gets Court Protection on Losses

Linwood, PA, May 4, 2006--Foamex International Inc., today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has entered a consensual order to assist the company in preserving its federal tax net operating losses.

Monster Employment Index Eases in April

New York, May 4, 2006--Online classified job advertisements, according to Monster Worldwide, dipped slightly in April, with demand for military-related workers falling dramatically from heavy online recruitment in the first quarter.

Royal Floormats to Close Calhoun Plant

Calhoun, GA, May 4, 2006--Royal Floormats announced that it will close its Calhoun plant by the end of the year, putting 82 people out of work, according to the Calhoun, GA, Times.

Consumers Poised to Spend 50% More Online

New York, NY, May 5, 2006--U.S. consumers have become so comfortable shopping online that they will increase their spending at online retail shops from $877 per consumer in 2005 to $1,512 per consumer by 2009.