By Matthew Spieler

Though the environmental movement has quickly spread throughout the residential market to the point that green is everywhere one looks, it was the commercial sector where it all started over a decade ago... more

LAGRANGE, GA.—InterfaceFLOR recently announced some senior level management restructuring, naming Joyce La Valle senior vice president of marketing, Gerald Bogue senior vice president of market segments, and Pieter van der Toorn senior vice president of sales... more

KANSAS CITY, MO.—With the uncertainty of the economy continuing into the foreseeable future, Big Bob’s Flooring Outlets of America’s has decided to put a conditional moratorium on selling new franchises... more

Readers tell us they really enjoy this feature, but some of the newer members of our industry have no idea who these people were that roamed our canyons and corridors during those ancient times, 30, 40, 50 years ago... more

One of the hottest trends in flooring today is the selection of environment- friendly options. Some of the top green options include cork, bamboo, linoleum, wood and wool. Additionally, recycling programs allow the flooring industry to do its part... more

On May 1, Frank Peters became president of Mohawk Flooring following the retirement of Monte Thornton... more

DALTON GA, May 29, 2008—Improvements and upgrades for Beaulieu’s Memofil Plant in Dalton, GA are coming a little sooner than had been planned, due to a fire that hit the facility on May 14... more

By Sarah Zimmerman

It’s been almost a year-and-a-half now since leading carpet mills such as Shaw, Mohawk and Beaulieu in conjunction with the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) added maintenance and cleaning specifications to many of their products’ warranties in an effort to show consumers broadloom... more

By Matthew Spieler

Part 2

Part one of this series looked back at how the flooring industry as a whole has been promoting and establishing environmental stewardship programs long before the current green movement started to become mainstream... more

FCNews’ associate publisher and editorial director Steven Feldman recently had the opportunity to sit down with Beaulieu of America’s Ralph Boe, president and CEO, and Jeff Meadows, executive vice president, residential, to discuss the state of the industry and how Beaulieu is positioned to grab... more