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By Steven Feldman Brooklyn, N.Y.—For the better part of four decades, Kane Carpet was a dominant flooring distributor in the New York metropolitan area. A 1989 merger with an equally dominant Benj... more
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By Sarah Zimmerman There are numerous advantages to using promotional credit in flooring purchases, according to Greg Pittman, vice president, sales and flooring for GE Money... more
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Here’s a Diamond in the rough. In 1982, the Floor Covering Association of Greater Philadelphia held its annual golf outing at the Meadowlands Country Club and attracted record attendance. This foursome at the third hole, included, from left, Bill Donovan of Donovan Rug Co., Wilmington, Del... more
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By Steven Feldman Cincinnati—The economy may be anything but stellar, but Flooring America/Flooring Canada is not sitting on its heels... more
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By Steven Feldman Cincinnati—With challenging business conditions as the backdrop, Carpet One Floor & Home members at their summer convention held here earlier this month were implored to recognize the world is changing around them and, in turn, adjust their business strategies to capitalize on... more
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FloorExpo, the nation’s largest residential flooring contractor organization, continues to grow despite a less-than-stellar climate. The CCA Global Partners subsidiary now boasts an annual sales volume that exceeds $2.5 billion through its two divisions: Home Solutions and MultiFamily Solutions... more
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Quebec, Canada—Preverco announced the official opening of its new engineered wood plant in St. Augustin, Quebec. The mill, which designs and manufactures engineered wood flooring in a variety of styles, unveiled the $10 million facility last month... more
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Golf outings are as old as the industry. Time changes the players and even the golf course, but the beat goes on. The event in which this foursome played took place in the summer of 1976 at Cedar Brook Country Club and was sponsored by the Long Island Floor Covering Club... more
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Hollywood—Mohawk Industries added to this year’s greenroom at the 79th annual Academy Awards, contributing both environmentally friendly carpet and laminate. Though the wall color was deep chocolate, the 2007 Oscar’s backstage celebrity hangout was, for the first time, as green as could be... more
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DALTON, GA, July 3, 2007—Made in America, a Travel Channel television feature that honors American inventors and manufacturers, recently broadcasted a segment on U.S. carpet and rug manufacturer—Karastan... more
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