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Kansas City, Mo.—Dayton Superior Corp. and Orcon Products Co. have agreed for Orcon to be the exclusive representative for the complete line of Dayton underlayments and subfloor prep products... more
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By Matthew Spieler Hicksville, N.Y.—A decade’s worth of legal wrangling and lawsuits over whose patents are legitimate has come to an end... more
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• Chris McKee replaced David Motyl as CEO of Amtico International North America at the end of March. McKee brings more than 18 years of experience in the industry, most recently as general manager, flooring services for The Home Depot. Motyl spent 16 years with Amtico... more
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Dalton—Sporting the catch phrase “Her floors, Her way,” Shaw Industries is set to launch a new photo upload feature on its completely Web-based room visualization tool, Try On A Floor, at the end of the month, which will be the first of its kind in the industry, according to the company... more
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This photo was taken 25 years ago during DuPont’s launch of two major retail promotions. Four of the fiber company’s executives discussed the Panasonic “talking” calculator that was included in the promotions kit given to retailers... more
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Tacoma, Wash.—iFLOOR.com recently opened a 2,500-square-foot store, making 23 locations nationwide. The local Tacoma presence allows iFLOOR... more
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Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong announced it will initiate a 3% to 5% price increase on commercial vinyl composition tile, and on select commercial and residential sheet vinyl and residential luxury vinyl tile and plank products, effective with shipments on June 1... more
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By Steven Feldman Chicago—FCA Network is jumping on the green bandwagon. The 51-member offshoot of Chicago-based top 20 flooring retailer Floor Covering Associates recently took the wraps off its Green AdvantEDGE brand, which consists of products... more
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Dalton—Mohawk recently introduced upgrades to two of its Web sites, revamping the DreamVision tool featured on www.Mohawk.com and completely reconstructing www .Mohawk-today.com... more
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By Sarah Zimmerman Consumers like to buy on credit, especially when it comes to big-ticket items like flooring. However, purchases on standard credit cards do little to increase a dealer’s bottom line... more
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