LOTHIAN, MD.—Recently teeing off for the first time at the Old South Country Club golf course, L&L Co. enjoyed a successful 23rd annual charity golf tournament. Even in the current slow economy, The L&L and its sponsors managed to raise... more

FLUSHING, N.Y.—When it comes to doing the right thing and helping a good cause, few companies have the track record of Consolidated Carpet, one of the nation’s premier full-service flooring contractors. That spirit of kindheartedness was on full display when... more

DALTON—Shaw Industries plans to collect an additional 76 million pounds annually of reclaimed carpet materials to help fuel one of its plants here. The process is part of an initiative to construct a reclaimed carpet-to-energy facility (Re2E) that will... more

By Steven Feldman

GLEN BURNIE, MD.—J.J. Haines, the largest floor covering distributor in the U.S., recently hosted about 75 suppliers, customers and former executives at its headquarters here in celebration of its... more

LANCASTER, PA.—Armstrong continues to expand its national advertising with new print and TV spots focused on driving customers into retail showrooms. The consumer campaign is designed to strengthen brand awareness and will be split, as the new commercials will feature... more

I keep following the industry for old friends in FCNews for these many years (almost two decades) since I left the floor and climbed the walls to fill those open spaces called windows—doing all this at... more

This was a rare photo in October 1986 when these two venerable floor covering executives posed together. On this occasion, the New Jersey Carpet Club honored the two distributor leaders at a banquet that drew a... more

New York –Pergo about 15 years ago began to create what would become a $1.5 billion category (sans the recession) with a massive advertising blitz. The manufacturer remains an industry leader and surpasses industry averages despite... more

DALTON—Thousands of retail sales associates enrolled in the “Mohawk Infinite Rewards” program will find the sun shining a little brighter this summer, thanks to... more

ATLANTA GA, July 2, 2009 — Heather Moody had one of those storybook spring days. Over lunch at a trendy restaurant, she gets a proposal for marriage. A couple of hours later, she wins a houseful of new Bliss carpet from... more