AllocSelf’s Inc. and Dealers Supply North have joined the laminate mill’s distribution network. Self’s will represent the entire Alloc family of products throughout Kansas on a single distribution basis. It will also service Oklahoma and portions of Arkansas and Missouri on a dual basis.
Dealers will distribute Alloc in parts of Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia and Kentucky.
For more information about these appointments or Alloc in general, call 877.362.5562.
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Berry Floor USA
Irvin Kahn & Son has been signed on to carry the manufacturer’s laminate flooring program. The distributor will service the full Berry Floor 2006 premium laminate line through its headquarters in Louisville, Ky., and its facilities in Indianapolis.
With this signing, Jim Boyles, Berry’s vice president of East Coast sales, said the company has a few locations to fill to achieve national distribution. “We will be closing in on that objective before the end of the year. Irvin Kahn immediatly strengthens our position in the Kentucky and Indiana markets as this combination of Berry Floor and a prime distributor with long-lasting experience and a sales force dedicated to service and professionaliasm will be a winner in bringing solutions that respect the retailer’s profit margin.”
For more information on Berry, call 888.929.7994.
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Faus GroupWith the merger of SPI Floors and Hoboken, the mill signed an extended agreement with the wholesaler to distribute the Fausfloor laminate program in Ohio. The original agreement included Georgia, Alabama and Florida.
In a separate move, Faus has signed T&A Supply/Inland-Northwest Distributing to service its Fausfloor specialty dealer program in the wholesaler’s respective territory. This includes Oregon, Alaska, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
The mill has also announced its innovative embossed-in-register and JointGuard/bevel technologies have received a number of international patents, including the U.S., Spain, Australia, India, Russia, Germany as well as China.
For more information on Faus, call 888.231.3287.
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Quick•StepAn enhanced version of quick-step.com has gone online.
Roger Farabee, vice president of marketing, said, “The Web continues to provide key shopping tools for the consumer, who is visiting fewer stores when making a significant purchase because of the research she has done on the Internet before the first store visit.”
Recognizing that consumers think more about color combination of furniture, wall and floors, the new site features an “interior designer” to help them integrate Quick•Step flooring into different room settings (living room, kitchen, bedroom). With more than 100 Quick•Step designs available, she can use the tool to decide on the color of the furniture and walls or even as inspirtation for a complete makeover.
For more information, call 336.313.4000.
