Breaking Flooring News

EF Contract Expanding into Canada

Dalton, Georgia, October 18, 2018-EF Contract has announced that it expanding operations into Canada, with a dedicated sales and service representatives in Toronto and Montreal.

Stanton Moves into Comml. Market, Names National Sales Manager

Syosset, NY, October 18, 2018-Stanton Carpet Corporation will launch Stanton Street Decorative Commercial, a new collection of 17 high fashion carpet tiles and broadloom tailored for the decorative commercial market.

Porcelanosa Employing Experiential Marketing in 130 Showrooms

Austin, TX, October 18, 2018—Since September 2018, 130 Porcelanosa stores and showrooms have started featuring an immersive experiential marketing solution developed by Mood Media, an in-store media solutions company dedicated to elevating the Customer Experience.

Shaw Recognized with 2018 Candidate Experience Award

Dalton, GA, October 18, 2018—Shaw was recognized as a winner of the 2018 North American Candidate Experience (CandE) Awards.

Install Seeking Sponsoring Contractors for Helmets to Hardhats

Glassboro, NJ, October 18, 2018—INSTALL and Helmets to Hardhats (H2H), a career placement program for veterans, is seeking additional sponsoring contractors to support the veterans turned floorcovering installation apprentices in its H2H program.

Commercial One Hires Two New Regional VPs

Roswell, GA, October 18, 2018—American Home Surfaces Group and Commercial One have welcomed Glenn Strohl and Jon Shedlosky to their team.

Creating Your Space Now Offering Next-Gen Visualization Tools

San Rafael, CA, October 17, 2018—Creating Your Space has launched its latest generation of visualization tools that will enable consumers and retailers to see flooring options like never before.

September Housing Starts Fell From August, But Rose 3.7% YOY

Washington, DC, October 17, 2018-Privately owned housing starts in September were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,201,000,the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development jointly announced, 5.3% below the revised August estimate of 1,268,000 but is 3.7% above the September 2017 rate of 1,158,000.

Milliken Hosts Grand Opening for San Francisco Showroom

Spartanburg, SC, October 17, 2018—Milliken officially opened the doors to the new San Francisco showroom by hosting a grand opening event to welcome architects and designers to the space.

BDNY Show Acquired by Owners of HD Expo

San Juan Capistrano, CA, October 16, 2018-Emerald Expositions Events, owner of Hospitality Design Expo (HD Expo), has announced the acquisition of Boutique Design New York (BDNY) and related assets from ST Media Group International and Hospitality Media Group.

Builder Confidence Inched Up One Point in October

Washington, DC, October 16, 2018—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes rose one point to 68 in October on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).

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