The Carpet and Rug Institute's Seal of Approval program for carpet cleaning equipment and supplies has seen significant activity in recent weeks, with the addition of 18 new solutions and two new deep-cleaning systems. The current total of SOA-approved products stands at... more

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 - National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) just completed their first fully refinished website with the help of the Auctori .NET web content management system. NWFA, the owner of the website woodfloors.org, is a not-for-profit trade association that provides... more

Georgina Sikorski, Executive Director of the Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has informed the CARE board of directors she will resign her post shortly after the group's Annual Meeting in April. In a March 5 letter, Ms. Sikorski told CARE Board Chairman Werner Braun she is... more

CHICAGO, IL – The 2012 Employee Compensation Study will help distributors in the building materials and floor covering industries maximize the value and potential of their employees by providing insights to firms’ overall employee compensation plans... more

The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) is pleased to introduce a new course to its educational curriculum with the debut of a “Laminate Flooring Issues & Answers” class... more

The 2012 National Institute of Building Sciences Board of Directors is now in place. The Executive Team includes RK Stewart as chair, James “Tim” Ryan as vice chair, John Kelly as secretary and Edd Soenke as treasurer. New members to the Board include... more

With more than 600 distributors and manufacturers in attendance from throughout the flooring and building materials industries, the 2011 NAFCD Distributor Marketplace was filled with valuable learning and relationship building opportunities reflecting a positive sentiment for... more

Dalton, Georgia, November 18, 2011 - U.S. Congressman Tom Graves was the keynote speaker at the Carpet and Rug Institute's annual membership meeting held Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in... more

CHICAGO – The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recently announced its Executive Officers and Board of Directors for 2012 at the 40th Annual Member Business Meeting... more

Washington, D.C. – November 7, 2011 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) today released a comprehensive report which concludes that the major obstacle holding back job creation in the United States is the persistent lack of... more