Deep in the forests of Borneo island, workmen from an Indonesian timber company fell a tree with a chainsaw, stick a red tag with a serial number onto it and attach a corresponding stub to the stump. This is all part of an arduous ...
Tags: Borneo island, Indonesian, timber, auditing process, illegal logging
Laminate flooring inlays are basically decorative patterns set into the laminate flooring. The laminate is a combination of wood and stones textures, which can be used as a great alternative for real wood and stone. There are four basic ...
Boyd Marks has joined Capel Rugs as manager of sales for Alabama and the Panhandle region of Florida. A dedicated and respected sales representative, Marks has worked with some of the best-known brands in the Southeast. During his 18 ...
Tags: Rug, Decoration, Textile
The Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA), will be hosting a webinar on Thursday Jan. 16, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Jason Spangler of Wagner Meters will present the webinar on Moisture Measurement of Wood and Concrete. During this ...
Tags: Flooring, Construction, Decoration
Sika has agreed to acquire LCS Optiroc Pte Ltd. in Singapore and LCS Optiroc SDN. BHD in Malaysia, a leading manufacturer of cementitious powder products. The business generated annual sales of CHF 24 million in the last financial year. ...
For the third consecutive year,Mohawk was honored as the most sustainable flooring manufacturer in the 2013 Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings,the only annual assessment of sustainability practices among the region's ...
Tags: Mohawk, Southeastern Corporate Sustainability Rankings
As part of Quick•Step's "Long Live Style" campaign, International Trend Forecaster Victoria Redshaw presented "Key Trends For 2014 & Beyond" during a free seminar recently held at retailer Nonn's Design Showplace in Madison, ...
Shaw Industries recently joined the Make It Right Foundation to cut the ribbon on the Foundation's latest project, the Bancroft School Apartments in Kansas City's Manheim Park neighborhood for which Shaw donated flooring including its ...
Tags: Shaw, Make It Right Foundation
When it comes to being true leaders and recognizing the value and importance of "giving back," the two most recent inductees to the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Hall of Fame had little competition. It's not often that industry ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration
The Bombay brand, having reestablished itself in new furniture last year, could soon expand into several other licensed categories - including fabric and upholstery. The Wildflower Group, a licensing and branding agency, said it is ...
Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring is Välinge's first licensee to use the photocatalytic technology ACTiO2 on hardwood flooring to contribute to a greener and cleaner indoor environment. Välinge is pleased to announce that ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Hardwood Flooring, Flooring
Fabulous Floors Magazine and The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) are partnering to produce Living on Laminate, A Design and Resource Guide, a glossy print and digital publication that takes the story of laminate ...
Tags: Fabulous Floors, NALFA, New Print and Digital Publication
Coverings ETC's Bio-Luminum is now manufactured in the United States. Made from reclaimed aircraft parts, Bio-Luminum tiles provide a unique wall and flooring option that is 100% upcycled and 100% recyclable - and helps achieve LEED points. ...
Tags: Coverings ETC, Bio-Luminum, Made in U.S.
A&M Supply has acquired Atlantic Plywood's Richmond, Va. distribution center. A&M Supply, founded in 1951 and headquartered in Pinellas Park, Fla., currently operates 11 distribution centers servicing 10 states. With the addition of ...
Tags: A&M Supply, Atlantic Plywood Distribution Center, Acquiring
There is no question Surfaces is the industry’s largest all-encompassing trade show in North America. And in 2014, it promises to be even bigger and better with the addition of a new trade show, TileExpo running in conjunction with ...
Tags: decoration, surface