Recipients of the Smrekar Award: Russ DeLozier of J&J Flooring Group and Eric Nelson of Interface The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its Annual Membership Meeting on Wednesday, Nov 13 in Dalton. Treasurer Del Land reported a ...
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When it comes to the green movement, there are basically two sides to the coin: Environmental and health. The environmental component is pretty obvious, including such things as recycling and sustainable practices and, as such, gets the ...
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Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) President Werner Braun has announced that he will retire from the carpet industry trade group at the end of March, 2014. Braun made the announcement at the CRI's annual meeting held Nov.13 in Dalton. ...
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The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, 2012 in Dalton. Treasurer Del Land reported a clean audit for the carpet manufacturing trade association and a 2014 budget of $2,925,550. CRI Board ...
Carpet and Rug Institute President Werner Braun has announced that he will retire from the carpet industry trade group at the end of March, 2014. Mr. Braun made the announcement at the CRI's annual meeting held November 13 in Dalton. ...
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The Ministry of Culture of the Eurasian country of Armenia would be hosting an international conference titled ‘Armenian node: carpet weaving traditions’ in the capital city of Yerevan from November 20 to 22, 2013, in order to ...
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The Floor Covering Industry Issues Council (FCIIC) held its fall meeting in Chicago on Oct 25. Leaders of flooring industry trade associations convened to share information on an array of topics and explore opportunities to partner on ...
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Mr. Ruan Weixiang, the chairman of the Lonsheng Group and DyStar is pleased to announce that DyStar has acquired Lenmar Chemical Corporation of Dalton, Georgia. For over 30 years, Lenmar has very successfully manufactured specialty ...
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The Pakistani Government is committed towards resolving the issues of the carpet industry and is determined to enhance the export of handmade carpets and rugs from the country to all over the world, said Punjab Minister for Commerce and ...
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The worldwide demand for carpet is rising at five percent annually, with production projected to reach 18.6 billion square meters per year by 2016, EU’s Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS) said based on the ...
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The exports of carpets from Turkey increased by 9.4 percent to US$ 1.571 billion during the first nine months of the current year compared to exports worth US$ 1.436 billion made during the same period last year, according to the Istanbul ...
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Flooring manufacturers have been re-investing as the industry continues to climb out of the recession and two mills were recently honored by the state of Georgia for their efforts. Engineered Floors was among the companies honored at the ...
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The Governor's Office of Workforce Development (GOWD), in partnership with carpet industry leaders across Northwest Georgia, has launched the Fast Track Innovation Program to provide technicians with On-the-Job training for employment in ...
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Dalton, Ga.-based carpet company J+J Flooring Group has assumed full-time operational responsibilities for its ECOCYCLE?/Aquafinity? industrial water reuse system from Knoxville, Tenn.-based water solutions company Aqua-Chem Inc. The two ...
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Tandus Centiva, a Tarkett company, has published seven Environmental Product Declarations to further enhance transparency, accountability and third party validation for its modular and hybrid resilient flooring products. The manufacturer ...
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