Atlanta—While the Southeast continued to shake off the ravages of Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast and many in the private sector worried about rising petroleum and natural gas prices, the winter edition of the Atlanta International Area Rug Market exuded an air of success and optimism... more

Las Vegas—The Floor Covering Installation Contractor’s Association (FCICA) will debut its Spanish safety book—“Empiece con seguridad - Programa de seguridad para Contratistas de pesos” (Start with Safety - A Safety Program for Flooring Contractors)—at Surfaces ’06... more

(Dallas, Texas) Not only do retailers “win” every year at Surfaces with all the latest floor covering styles and trends and special show pricing, but they win trips to Surfaces too! Two lucky retailers have won a first-class trip to Surfaces 2006!

Through a program designed for manufacturers... more

Chattanooga, Tenn—As Carpetland Color Tile held its annual Summit here recently, the focus of the meeting was product. The group decided what new flooring products to carry as well as which programs to employ in 2006. Organization and merchandising of existing products was also discussed... more

Atlantic City—Having already enjoyed several successful regional shows, Mohawk’s Product Tour 2006 continued to move “Across the Nation” as it roared into the Mid-Atlantic for a two-day event at the Borgata Hotel & Casino here, where close to 1,000 dealers (a total of 2,400 people attended the... more

Las Vegas—With floor space sold out, attendance at an all-time high and a top-notch educational conference, Surfaces 2006 is on track to be a record-breaking event... more

Dalton—In 2004, Beaulieu of America’s Canadian sister, through a partnership with Invista and Tac-Fast Systems, launched Vizani Floors featuring the Stainmaster Carpet Mosaics System to select markets north of the border (FCNews, April 12/19, 2004)... more

Dalton—When Shaw Industries purchased Honeywell’s U.S. nylon business last year, company officials said the mill had every intention to not only maintaining the existing programs the fiber producer had in place for retailers but to expand and enhance them in the process... more

Atlanta—Officials for the Atlanta International Area Rug Market, scheduled to take place from Jan. 19 to 22, are once again ready to show off the world’s largest permanent collection of area rugs, exclusively in the nation’s only area rug market... more

Hollywood, Fla.—When Mohawk Industries launched its Floor-scapes selling concept, the idea was to create a shopping environment where both the consumer and retailer benefit... more