ELLIJAY, GA.—Commercial broadloom producer Blueridge Industries has purchased wind energy to match a portion of its regular purchases from conventional energy sources... more

WEST CHESTER, PA.—Brandywine International Hardwood (BIH) and its primary brand, Wood Flooring International (WFI), have just finalized a significant corporate restructuring and relocation of its offices... more

As April came to a close 25 years ago, more than 170 people came out for the first annual general meeting of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA). During the event, Biwood Flooring of Memphis, Tenn., contributed $5,000 to a special... more

By Ken Ryan

The National Wood Flooring Association and Ed Korczak have been synonymous for the past 17 years. As executive director and CEO of the group whose mission is to help advance and promote the wood flooring industry while bringing valuable resources and... more

By Ken Ryan

When Harry Harles, owner of Brentwood Carpets & Flooring, Raleigh, N.C., had the opportunity to provide the flooring for a Habitat for Humanity effort in his county, he did not want to disappoint. After all, his work would be seen on the season premiere of... more

Having been involved in the floor covering industry for more than 40 years, it seems the same arguments come up year after year regarding the perception that one type of floor covering is better than another for allergy sufferers as it relates to... more

Take me out to the ballgame. When the calendar turns to April, the sounds of baseball fill the countryside as one of America’s national pastimes begins a new season. Twenty-five years ago fiber producer BASF hosted a day at Yankee Stadium to... more

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.—Safavieh has purchased its first distribution center on the West Coast, a 150,000-square-foot facility in Fontana, Calif., which will provide 1 million square feet of warehouse space as well as significantly increase the speed of drop shipments to... more

By Matthew Spieler

HICKSVILLE, N.Y.—When news of the first preliminary ruling in the federal case against Chinese suppliers of engineered wood floor was heard at the Domotex asia/ChinaFloor (DACF) market in Shanghai, China, last month, a large sigh of relief could be felt in... more

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last month tile installers got together to help low-income people get a new home as part of Tile Partners for Humanity’s weeklong tile blitz to help Habitat for Humanity’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Work Project (JRCWP)... more