Burnsville, Minn.—Floor To Ceiling Interior Design Showrooms (FTC) has been given a sister as its parent company MRM (Midwest Regional Marketing) acquired the World of Floors (WOF) franchise operation for an undisclosed price... more

Charlotte, N.C.—Bonsal American has acquired Pre-Blends Products, a manufacturer of packaged construction products, based in Fairless Hills, Pa... more

Jessup, Md.—Tate Access Floors has acquired ASPmaxcess, a leading Canadian manufacturer of raised access floor systems. The Oakville, Ontario-based firm will continue its existing manufacturing and business operations in Canada under the new name, Tateasp... more

Burnsville, MN (Grassroots Newswire) July 27, 2007 – Floor To Ceiling Interior Design Showrooms, headquartered here, announced today that it had acquired the assets of the Michigan-based, World of Floors franchise... more

July 17, 2007- Dallas, TX: Lone Star Ceramics, longstanding manufacturer of unglazed porcelain dot-mounted mosaics based in Dallas, Texas, since 1949, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by the Elgin Butler Company of Elgin, Texas... more

Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk Industries has marketed and sold hardwood flooring under its name for about a decade. Now it is also a manufacturer... more

Louisville, Ky.—Akzo Nobel has aquired Chemcraft Holdings Corp. to broaden its standing in the North American wood coatings market. Chemcraft, North America’s largest privately owned wood coatings company, manages nine facilities, taking in roughly $145 million last year... more

Committed to strengthening its position and level of activity in international markets, VitrA has acquired a 51 percent share of the tile division of Villeroy & Boch, the world’s oldest and best known ceramic brand... more

Tuscaloosa, Ala.—RFMS is now providing the commercial flooring business segment a complete software solution called RFMS Commercial after recently purchasing Pro%Cent... more

By Matthew Spieler

Shanghai, China—The country’s largest solid wood flooring manufacturer and distributor, A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., is venturing into the laminate sector as it announced its intention to acquire the Baounite flooring business from Baosteel Group Corp... more