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St. Paul, Minn.—Prefinished molding and accessory manufacturer Artistic Finishes is “making moldings easy” with the launch of its Online Hardwood Accessory Order Desk. Accessible from within the company’s Web site (www.artfinishes... more
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Dalton—J&J/Invision has made it easier to figure out how its carpet products contribute to sustainable practices with the introduction of the eco-Scorecard... more
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St. Louis—Tony Prince, president of Tony Prince Co., announced his retirement from the International Labor-Management Committee for the floor covering industry... more
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Kennesaw, Ga.—Tuftex and Solutia have teamed up to give dealers a one-two punch when it comes to the mill’s latest introduction, Super Chic, featuring the fiber supplier’s Wear-Dated yarn. Super Chic is a reinvention of Tuftex’ best-selling Chic to Chic carpet line... more
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By Sarah Zimmerman It’s common knowledge 2007 was anything but a banner year for the flooring industry, yet somehow high-end dealers continued to scrape by nearly unscathed. How’d the top tiers manage to stand tall and drive sales in such a flawed economy? They headed back to the basics... more
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Anyone who has attended Surfaces will not be surprised when they walk into the Sands Expo & Convention Center for the 2008 event to see that Mannington Mills occupies the largest exhibition space on the show floor... more
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Hicksville, N.Y.—If you think your monthly bills are already high, guess again. The continued escalation of raw materials prices and transportation costs combined with a weakening U.S. dollar on the world market is forcing flooring manufactures to implement their own rate hikes... more
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Show time! This photo was taken in Cleveland, a stop along the road of the Monarch Carpets Road Show. This trip took place in 1970, when Barwick brought its companies—Monarch and Barwick—to their customers by popularizing the road show... more
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By Sarah Zimmerman Atlanta—Shaw Industries’ recent annual regional flooring market—Shaw Innovations—brought out the big guns in ’08 introducing a plethora of new and updated products across all categories. This was the company’s fifth market of 22 this year... more
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By Steven Feldman Houston—Do you know Karen? You should. She’s the woman of your dreams. In fact, everything you do should be geared toward making Karen happy. And that’s the message with which Carpet One Floor & Home members came away at their recent convention here... more
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