Tuftco

Card Monroe Corp. Wins ColorPoint Patent Infringement Case

Chattanooga, TN, March 15, 2018-After approximately three years of litigation, the patent infringement suit brought by Card Monroe Corp. (CMC) against Tuftco Corp. (Tuftco) for infringement of CMC&rsq...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/card-monroe-corp-wins-colorpoint-patent-inf...

Tuftco Announces Organizational Changes

Chattanooga, TN, May 11, 2018-Tuftco Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Jason Ledbetter as director of marketing for its tufting machine division based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Ledbett...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tuftco-announces-organizational-changes

Harman Named President of Tuftco Tufting Systems Division

Chattanooga, TN, June 10, 2024-Tuftco Corp. has announced the appointment of Mark Harman as president of its tufting systems division and Jason Ledbetter as director of operations for that division, w...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ledbetter-named-president-of-tuftco-tufting...

Jack Frost, Chairman of Tuftco, Has Died

Chattanooga, TN, June 22, 2020-Jack Frost, 90, chairman of Tuftco, died June 19, 2020.  Frost began his career with the American National Bank and Trust Company and as an accounting instruc...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/jack-frost-founder-of-tuftco-has-died

Union Workers Striking at One Tuftco Location

Chattanooga, TN, October 8, 2015—Union workers at Chattanooga’s Tuftco plant are striking after being offered a wage and benefit package that, according to the company, "far exceeds the a...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/union-workers-striking-at-one-tuftco-locati...

Mark Harman Named VP of Global Sales/Tufting Systems for Tuftco

Chattanooga, TN, March 4, 2020-Mark Harman joined Tuftco Corp. as vice president of global sales/tufting systems division, as of March 1. Harman’s career in the industry has spanned more than 3...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mark-harman-named-vp-of-global-salestufting...

Tuftco Building Safety Screens to Fight Coronavirus Spread

Chattanooga, TN, April 13, 2020-Tuftco is re-calibrating some operations to build safety screens to serve as a shield between individuals and lower the risk of Coronavirus spread, reports the Chattano...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tuftco-building-safety-screens-to-fight-cor...

Broadloom Report: A decade of innovation in broadloom - Mar 2018

By Beth Miller At its high point in the ’70s and ’80s, carpet was used throughout the home, and it dominated the commercial landscape. About a quarter century ago, it started steadily los...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/broadloom-report-a-decade-of-innovation-in-...

Manufacturing Technology - Aug/Sep 2013

By Jessica Chevalier   Often, we pull back the curtain to see how the newest flooring designs are being created—considering how carpet tile is designed and constructed, how hardwood is ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/manufacturing-technology--augsep-2013

Frank Johnson, Former Chairman of Tuftco, Has Died

Chattanooga, TN, October 14, 2020-Franklin "Frank" Johnson, formerly of Tuftco, died October 12 at his home.  Johnson retired as chairman of Tuftco Finishing Systems and vice president of Tuftco...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/frank-johnson-former-chairman-of-tuftco-has...

Floortek Expo 2016 Preview - Oct 2016

By Darius Helm This year’s FloorTek show, to be held at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia from October 18 to 20, will showcase all of the latest soft surface production technologi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/floortek-expo-2016-preview-oct-2016

Tufting Legacy Lewis Card Sr. Has Died

Chattanooga, TN, September 13, 2017--Joseph Lewis “Lewie” Card Sr. of Chattanooga died on September 11 at the age of 96. He and his brother Roy worked at Cobble Brothers tufting. Then, in...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/industry-pioneer-lewie-card-of-tuftco-has-d...

FloorTek Expo 2009 Preview - August/September 2009

The FloorTek Expo, set for September 22 to 24 at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia, is the only international flooring trade show dedicated to manufacturing techno...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/floortek-expo-2009-preview--augustseptember...

Tuftco Finishing Chairman Cresswell Dies

Dalton, GA, Oct. 9, 2013 --  Bob Cresswell, chairman of the board of Tuftco Finishing Systems, died Friday, Oct. 4.He had been involved in the carpet industry for more than 50 years and had a han...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tuftco-finishing-chairman-cresswell-dies

Tuftco’s Herman Caldwell Previews FloorTek Expo

May 15, 2005—Herman Caldwell, VP Sales Tuftco Corporation previews FloorTek Expo 2005, an international flooring manufacturing tradeshow, which opens tomorrow in Dalton at the NorthWest Georgia ...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/tuftcos-herman-caldwell-previews-flo...

Chuck Bitting of Tuftco Has Died

Chattanooga, TN, May 24, 2019-Charles (Chuck) Bitting, 85, retired sales representative for Tuftco died May 18.  Bitting was a resident of Los Angeles, California.
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/chuck-bitting-of-tuftco-has-died

The evolution of carpet design follows servo drive evolution

By Ennis O'Neil Key Innovation: Tufting Servo DriveCore Contributors: Tuftco, CMC, Tapistron In the early days of tufting, variations in where the tufting needle placed the yarn were controlled ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/the-evolution-of-carpet-design-follows-serv...

FloorTek Show Begins Tuesday in Dalton

Dalton, GA, Sept. 21, 2009--FloorTek gets underway Tuesday here, but exhibitors are down about 20 percent thanks to a questionable economy.The FloorTek Expo is the biennial trade show sponsored by the...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/floortek-show-begins-tuesday-in-dalton

Domotex Germany 2024: Domotex Germany 2024 attracts 18,000 visitors with a focus on sustainability and innovation – Feb 2024

By Kemp Harr Domotex Germany, historically the largest flooring trade show in the world, was held in Hannover, Germany in early January. This was the second show post-Covid, and the first show after...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/domotex-germany-2024-domotex-germany-2024-a...

Strategic Exchange: Interface and Nora, Engineered Floors’ new carpet tile plant - July 2018

By Kemp Harr Key economic indicators continue to point to positive conditions for growth in both the commercial and residential flooring markets. The GDP 2.9% growth forecast for 2018 puts the U.S. i...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange-interface-and-nora-engin...

Distribution Evolution - May 2006

By FRANK O'NEILL, Publisher I’m always surprised when I see people who should know better throwing around misleading statistics, particularly about the home centers’ impact on our ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/distribution-evolution--may-2006

Gearing Up For the Shows: Three large flooring shows kick off 2019 with new products - Dec 2018

By Beth Miller With the addition of Domotex’s U.S.-based show and the new streamlined format offered by The International Surface Event (TISE), exhibitors and attendees alike have a lot to loo...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/gearing-up-for-the-shows-three-large-floori...

FloorTek Show Presents Awards Tuesday

Dalton, GA, Sept. 25, 2009--One person and three companies were honored for their contributions to the flooring industry during the FloorTek trade show awards dinner Tuesday night. The Dalton, Ga.-ba...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/floortek-show-presents-awards-tuesday

Domotex USA Sells 80% of Exhibit Space for Inaugural Show

Chicago, IL, June 28, 2018-Hannover Fairs USA, the organizer of Domotex USA, announced that it has sold 80% of the trade show’s exhibition space, drawing more than 150 floorcovering manufacturer...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/domotex-usa-sells-80-of-exhibit-space-for-i...

World Flooring: Domotex 2011 - March 2011

By Kemp Harr   There is no disputing that the Domotex show held in Germany every January is the world’s largest trade show for the flooring industry. Featuring every flooring surface exce...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/world-flooring-domotex-2011--march-2011

Domotex Germany: Enthusiasm abounds at the largest global flooring show - March 2017

By Kemp Harr The Domotex Germany show, held in mid-January, earned its mantra once again as “the world of flooring” with 90% of its exhibitors coming from outside Germany. This year&rsquo...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/domotex-germany-enthusiasm-abounds-at-the-l...

American Manufacturing: The growing movement toward domestic production - Aug/Sep 18

By Jessica Chevalier Over the last five years, we have seen many domestic flooring manufacturers onshore and foreign manufacturers establish production on U.S. soil. This has happened across many prod...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/american-manufacturing-the-growing-movement...

Carpet Industry Veteran Harold North Sr. Dies

Chattanooga, TN, June 22, 2009--Harold I. North, Sr., a highly respected icon in the carpet industry for more than 50 years, died June 15. He was 82. North was instrumental in the development of the ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/carpet-industry-veteran-harold-north-sr-die...

Kevin Whiteside Named EVP of Vandewiele

Ooltewah, TN, May 29, 2024-Vandewiele has named Kevin Whiteside to the position of executive vice president. Whiteside, a 30-year veteran in the industry with extensive experience in tufting machiner...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/kevin-whiteside-named-evp-of-vandewiele