PLAINVIEW, N.Y.—With approximately 50 mechanics and dealers in attendance, ProSource of Nassau, located here, recently hosted a seminar on how to better understand and handle the installation of different types of patterned carpets. Milliken and Kane Carpet co-sponsored... more

JEFFERSON, IND.—Gilford Flooring, which covers both residential and commercial markets in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, hosted a two-day spring kick-off event recently at the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in which over... more

LYNNWOOD, WASH.—The 2nd annual Northwest Market & Trade Show, an event hosted by the Washington State Floor Covering Association (WSFCA) and held recently at the Lynnwood Convention Center, was a “huge success,” according to Debbie Tott, the organization’s executive director... more

By Steven Feldman

SAN DIEGO—Against the backdrop of the first positive sales trajectory since the beginning of the Great Recession, the National Wood Flooring Association’s 26th annual convention focused on just that: How to take advantage of... more

SALEM, NJ – May 17, 2011 – Mannington Mills hosted the eighth annual “Art is Cool” reception last evening at its corporate headquarters in Salem, N.J. The event, which is part of Mannington’s participation in the “Partners of Salem County” program, recognizes high school artists for... more

Dover Rug & Home, offering the largest selection of fine floor coverings and window treatments in New England, is hosting their annual Tent Sale in their Natick and Hanover showrooms, beginning May 12th... more

By Deena Bouknight

HIGH POINT, N.C.—Once again thousands converged on the city for the recent spring edition of the International Home Furnishings Market. The market not only showcased a host of rug exhibitors; several of them returned to High Point after concentrating efforts... more

By Matthew Spieler

PHOENIX—Commercial jobs appear to be picking up in many areas of the country, but increasingly tight margins continue to make it a tough environment. Nonetheless, at the annual membership meeting of the Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative here, the record-setting crowd was... more

Arley Wholesale, Inc., a family-owned, third generation wholesale supplier of tile, stone, glass mosaic tiles and installation materials, will host its 9th Annual Arley Wholesale Tile & Stone Exposition on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Held at the extravagant... more

By Emily Hooper

CHICAGO—Don Lovato, Carpet Source USA, Albuquerque, N.M., was up double digits for a record year in 2010. James Sharp, Sharp Floors, Dallas, has had four measures per day over the last month. A claim by Steve Knisely, Wholesale Carpet, Fox River Grove, Ill., originally rejected by the mill... more