Today's Flooring News

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Arizona Recycling Firm Cuts Down Landfill Waste

Humboldt, AZ, Oct. 13--A symbiotic relationship with the Kuhles landfill in Humboldt has allowed Joe Mattera’s recycling business to take hold and thrive, as reported in the Prescott Daily Courier.

Finding New Uses For Cork

Washington, DC, Oct. 13--Cork has gone way beyond bulletin boards and bottle stoppers. Long appreciated for durability and resilience and widely used on floors and small household items, the material is being adapted to more high-profile furnishings...

Montana Flooring Store Becomes Outlet

Butte, MT, Oct. 12--In an effort to keep local people shopping in Butte--and not elsewhere in Montana--Pierce Flooring and Design is changing its name and offering its flooring products at mill outlet prices, according to the Montana Standard.

Q.E.P. Sales, Earnings Up

Boca Raton, FL, Oct. 13--Second quarter earnings increased nearly 23 percent as sales registered a 3.3 percent uptick at Boca Raton-based Q.E.P. Co.

World’s Largest Straw Harvest On Track

Elie, Manitoba, Sept. 23--Dow BioProducts Ltd. is nearing completion of the world’s largest straw harvest, and expects to net around 250,000 bales for manufacturing its Woodstalk composite fiberboard products.

Shaw Living Brand Debuts

Dalton, GA, Sept. 22--Shaw Rugs chose the 2003 New York Textiles Show as the opportune time and place to announce the company's expansion into the home furnishings marketplace.

Burlington Rugs & Cambridge Towels Form Alliance

Atlanta/Toronto, Sept. 23--Rug manufacturer Burlington Rug Corp. and towel manufacturer Cambridge Towels announced today a strategic alliance to market coordinated bath fashion products across North America.

Study Urges Fire Retardant Chemical Ban

Seattle, WA, Sept. 22--Chemicals used to prevent fires in everyday items such as furniture and computers--and known to cause developmental problems in test animals--have been measured in women's breast milk at troubling levels.

Endorsements Continue For INSTALL

St. Louis, MO, Sept. 18--Seven companies within the floorcovering industry are the newest members of The International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL).