Feltex Sees Improved Conditions
Wellington, New Zealand, June 7, 2006--Beleaguered carpet maker Feltex is working to reduce its debt and has assured shareholders that market conditions are continuing to improve.
Today's Flooring News
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A Marriage of Business and Marriage
Wall, NJ, June 7, 2006--When it rains and customers stay home rather than shop for new carpet, Kevin Ryan sometimes frets over the dip in business.
Home Depot Defends Bank Purchase
Atlanta, GA, June 7, 2006--Home Depot struck back at comments from a key real estate industry group that its proposed purchase of a small bank could harm competition, saying homeowners have many ways to finance home projects.
Congoleum Expands DuraCeramic Line
Mercerville, NJ, June 6, 2006--Congoleum has broadened its popular DuraCeramic product line with the addition of DuraCeramic Options which gives consumers unlimited opportunities to create custom floors and walls using this new product category.
Oregon Company Offers Custom Wood Flooring
Glide, OR, June 6, 2006--A new flooring business has opened in Glide, with a unique twist. Sheldon’s Carolina Custom Flooring offers hardwood flooring, which is all made on site.
April Office Furniture Shipment Growth Eases
Grand Rapids, MI, June 6, 2006--Growth in office furniture shipments and orders slipped into single-digits year-over-year in April, according to the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association.
Spenard Builders Buys Flooring and Wallpaper Compa
Anchorage, AK, June 6, 2006--Spenard Builders Supply has purchased Curtis & Campbell Inc. and Wallcoverings North Inc., retail and wholesale interior-decorating businesses founded by the Campbell family in 1966 and 1975, respectively.
Canada Building Permits Drop
Ottawa, Ontario, June 6, 2006--The value of Canadian building permits plunged 10.6 percent in April, far more than expected.
Correction- U.K. Patent County Court Denies B&Q an
There has been a correction to a press release of last Thursday, June 1. Note the addition of the word "stay" in the first sentence of the first and second paragraphs.
Home Sales Settling, Appreciation Slowing
Washington, DC, June 6, 2006--The housing boom has ended but sales at historically healthy levels will continue, and price appreciation will return to normal patterns across much of the country, according to the National Association of Realtors.