Today's Flooring News

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Pergo Launches Wood Line

Trelleborg, Sweden, September 2--Pergo is launching wood flooring under the Pergo brand in the US market.

Tarkett Residential Launches New Resilient Product

Whitehall, PA, September 2--Tarkett Residential has come out with 22 new patterns and colors throughout all price points in their Good, Better and Best Living resilient product lines.

2Q Productivity Up 2.5%

Washington, DC, September 2--Productivity grew at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.5% during the second quarter of 2004, the slowest pace in 18 months, the Labor Department said. The growth rate had previously been estimated at 2.9%.

Spartech to Buy 3 VPI Units for $83.5 M

St. Louis, MO, September 2--Spartech Corp. has agreed to acquire three divisions of Sheboygan, Wis.-based VPI LLC for about $83.5 million.

United Turf Expands VersaCourt Dealer Base

Wichita, KS, September 1--United Turf Industries has signed a new dealership for its VersaCourt product, according to the Wichita Journal.

NAHB: Rental Market Improves, Condo Market Still S

Washington, September 1--With consumer demand for apartments on the upswing, multifamily developers across the country are optimistic that the rental market is finally in the midst of a recovery.

Pakistani Carpet Exporters Outsourcing to Afghanis

Karachi, Pakistan, September 1--Carpet exporters are being forced to outsource their manufacturing business to Afghanistan following the post-war repatriation of Afghan refugees, whose hand-knotting technique they say is still in demand in the internation

Carrefour's 1H Earnings Up 5.3%

Paris, France, September 1-- Carrefour, the world's second-largest retailer, said its net profit rose 5.3% in the first half, and said it is on track to report double-digit earnings growth for the full year and to cut its debt.

EPA Judge to Hear DuPont Case

New York, September 1-- DuPont said Tuesday afternoon that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has assigned an administrative law judge to preside over a chemical case.

OSHA Cites Empire Home for Job Hazards

Braintree MA, September 1-- A Stoughton, Mass., carpet distributor's alleged failure to safeguard workers against falls, crushing hazards and unsafe use of forklift trucks at its 1053 Turnpike St. warehouse has resulted in $45,900 in proposed penaltie