Floor Focus’ Kemp Harr, the Week in the Flooring Industry (35:33)
September 5, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine looks back that the past week in the floor covering industry discussing: An upcoming retail contest being launched by Floor Focus involving displays; Mohawk Home’s exit of the woven throw, decorative pillow and woven bedspread businesses and the resulting closure of two North Georgia plants; A roundup of the sustainability efforts in the industry including the carpet sustainability standard NFS 140, Shaw’s meeting its nylon 6 collection goals for its Evergreen facility, and the Interface and Universal Fiber technology that will produce fiber from post consumer nylon 6,6; Pfleiderer’s announced new aggressive stance with the intellectual property of Pergo; Välinge’s three new licensees signees; and the recent CFI convention in Kansas City.
Related Topics:Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Interface, Mohawk Industries, Universal Fiber Systems