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Ditzingen, Germany, March 13, 2006--German floor coatings supplier Loba GmbH says it anticipates a 15 to 20 per cent increase in sales throughout the Middle East as an increase in upscale real estate developments drive demand for hi-technology products.
Chicago, IL, March 10, 2006--Maytag Corp.'s Hoover brand is introducing new products that provide consumers with the ability to vacuum and clean all types of floors at the 2006 International Home and Housewares Show, March 12-14.
Continuing this year's list of AIA award winners: Tower House, Chicago Frederick Phillips and Associates, Chicago
Salem, NJ, March 10, 2006--Two Mannington Mills Inc., employees and a third person were arrested this week and charged with theft and conspiracy to commit theft after allegedly taking almost $20,000 from the flooring company, officials said.
Kosice/Presov, East Slovakia, March 10, 2006--Sales of the only Slovak producer of laminated floorboards, Kronospan SK, rose by nearly one-third on the year to Sk4.35bn (US$ 137.9 million) last year.
Washington, DC, March 10, 2006--Payrolls in February increased by a better-than-expected 243,000, according to the Labor Department.
Ghent, NY, March 10, 2006--For flooring retailers wishing to supercharge their ad campaigns with their own regular, bylined newspaper column comes the first two volumes of “advertorials” from one of the leading figures in the industry.
Washington, DC, March 10, 2006--The latest Customer Centricity Study, conducted by Ogden Associates for the NRF Foundation, the research and education arm of the National Retail Federation (NRF), shows just how important the customer really is to retailer
Washington, D.C., March 10, 2006--The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced today the thirteen recipients of the 2006 Housing Committee Awards.
Dalton, GA, March 10, 2006--The American Floorcovering Alliance has been awarded a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to be used for the association's export initiative program for Domotex 2007.