IDG Announces Designer Showcase Awards Winners
Manchester, NH, August 14, 2006–International Design Guild announced the winners of its 2006 Designer Showcase Awards.
Today's Flooring News
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China Typhoon Hits Flooring Export Centers
Pound Ridge, NY, August 11, 2006--The titantic typhoon Saomai, which slammed into China yesterday, came ashore at Fuijan and Zhejiang provinces, a region thick with flooring manufacturers and export centers.
Mortgage Application Volume Up
Washington, DC, August 9, 2006--The Mortgage Bankers Association today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 4.
UK’s Victoria Battling a Tough Market
Kidderminster, England, August 8, 2006--Victoria Carpet is battling the tough retail market as consumer demand sags in Ireland and the UK.
Feltex Allows Second Company to Peruse Books
Wellington, New Zealand, August 8, 2006--Graeme and Craig Turner, the principals of bedding company Sleepyhead, got the go-ahead today to check Feltex's books.
Hirst Might Walk from Feltex Bid
Wellington, DC, August 8, 2006--With Feltex's books open to a rival suitor, Godfrey Hirst says it will not raise its bid for the struggling carpet-maker and could yet walk away, according to Stuff.co.nz.
ServiceMaster Unit Gets Subpoena in EPA Probe
Downers Grove, IL, August 7, 2006--ServiceMaster Co., disclosed Friday that its InStar Services Group subsidiary received a federal grand jury subpoena tied to a probe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Louisiana-Pacific Promotes Executives
Nashville, TN, August 7, 2006--Louisiana-Pacific Corp., said Monday it promoted three executives.
Couristan Moves Production to China
Fort Lee, NJ, August 4, 2006--Seventy years ago, Couristan, the rug and carpet manufacturer, turned to China for handmade rugs to import into the U.S. Now the company is about to move carpet production to China.
Jobless Claims Up Last Week
Washington, DC, August 3, 2006--The Labor Department said claims for unemployment benefits rose by 14,000 to 315,000 in the week ending July 29.