Floor Focus’ Frank O’Neill and the Week in the Flooring Industry
June 28, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine discusses the reported bidding by equity firms and Mohawk for a position in laminate producer, Unilin Holding and the progress on Unilin’s Thomasville, NC manufacturing facility, which is nearing completion. Also discussed: The sale of Hanley Wood, the owner of Surfaces the trade show; Home Depot’s designer recruitment efforts at NeoCon and the company’s acquisition of Williams Brothers; Godfrey Hirst’s proposed merger with Feltex; Clayton Homes pending acquisition of Karsten Homes and Mannington celebrates 90 years in the business.
Related Topics:Mannington Mills, Mohawk Industries