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For the fifth year in a row, Mannington earned the most number of awards in the National Floor Trends Styling Excellence Awards, garnering four in Carpet, Commercial; Merchandising; Resilient Floors and Rubber Floors. ...

Welcome to Surfaces Products 2010: Post-Show Edition, a section highlighting some of the industry's latest products. Brought to you by National Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer and TILE Magazine, this section includes a range of products launched during Surfaces 2010 in Las Vegas.

NeoCon World’s Trade Fair returns to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, June 14-16, for its 42nd year. The three-day show is set to draw more than 40,000 industry professionals from around the world, including ...

has promoted Kirby Davis to Laticrete Global Accounts Manager. Davis will play a pivotal role in leveraging the Laticrete brand with key North American companies conducting and/or designing projects in overseas markets. ...

Ruud Steenvoorden, past vp European Federation of Parquet importers (EFPI) and director of corporate buying for Europe’s largest wood flooring provider, Fetim B.V., has joined The Floor Covering Institute. ...

Shaw announced it is adding a new, high performance hardwood flooring finish to its Epic brand, named ScufResist PLATINUM. According to Shaw Floors, Shaw hardwoods with ScufResist PLATINUM can easily resist ...

Invista, maker of Stainmaster carpet fiber, announced Lowe’s will become the only major home improvement retailer offering Stainmaster carpet. The new, multi-year agreement will bring an expanded selection ...

The North American Laminate Flooring Association has created the blog, “All About Laminate Flooring” (http://allaboutlaminateflooring.blogspot.com), to connect with and educate consumers about laminate flooring, the industry, products and trends. ...

Keene Building Products' QUIET QURL MT "Muffler" sound mats were recently used in the Camden Commons condominium complex in Franklin, Tenn. The Muffler product is designed to improve the IIC level by as much as seven points, according to Keene.

Armstrong said it plans to close two hardwood flooring plants, in Center, Texas, and Oneida, Tenn., by April 9. The move will affect approximately 440 employees."We are idling mill and finish operations ...

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Welcome to Surfaces Products 2010, a special section highlighting some of the industry's latest products. Brought to you by National Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer and TILE Magazine, this section includes a range of introductions set to launch during Surfaces 2010, Feb. ...

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. said it has signed an agreement to acquire the business of ArborCraft Floors, which sells its products under the Tarkett and Harris brands. ArborCraft produces a broad line of hardwood ...

and TILE Magazine will be sponsoring two On-Floor Education Stages at Surfaces 2010, Feb. 1-4 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. NFT will sponsor the Business and Technology Stage (behind booth #4666). ...