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HICKSVILLE, N.Y.—With green consciousness coming to fruition on the consumer level, it seems loggers, manufacturers, distributors, specifiers, retailers and installers have become wary of their moral obligations to provide legally harvested (and imported) wood products across... more
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While the green march continues to grow in the mainstream, adhesives manufacturers have been environmentally conscious for decades. The main challenge for glue producers has been developing effective... more
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By Matthew Spieler DALTON—Shaw Industries is entering 2010 with a new mindset, one it says that matches today’s consumer. And, it wants the country’s retailers to benefit from this by giving them products and programs that match her new way of... more
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By Louis Iannaco According to Kermit the Frog, “it’s not easy being green.” Nowadays, no matter if it’s easy or not, consumers want to be it— green, that is. And, with the focus on eco friendly products growing each day... more
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The green movement has come of age. A growing number of companies are now marketing their stories of environmental commitment or friendliness. Some products, such as laminate flooring, lend themselves to being sold as green—from mimicking a... more
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By Steven Feldman CLARION, PA.—In an age where many manufacturers and larger retailers are choosing to source products from far-away lands, the re-structured Clarion Industries is providing a meaningful... more
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In addition to the many green qualities from the mills, laminate flooring has many inherent environmentally friendly characteristics that make it easy for retailers to use and market as selling points. The following are just some of these traits, as well as some... more
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By Matthew Spieler On Jan. 8, 2002, after a two-year negotiation process between the public and private sectors, members of the carpet industry, representatives of government agencies at the federal, state and local levels, and... more
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LANCASTER, PA.—Armstrong’s Continuum color system, first debuted on the Marmorette and Granette linoleum lines, (FCNews June 1/8), was recently expanded to the commercial division on the Stonetex VCT line and... more
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By Matthew Spieler Carpet is truly an amazing product— and it doesn’t matter if you are talking about a base grade material or a luxurious, highly expensive piece of broadloom. It’s a key decorating item in just about any type of... more
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