LAS VEGAS - According to the Small Business Administration, upwards of 56% of businesses fail at the five-year mark. In stark contrast, Dallas-based Feizy Rugs is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. To commemorate the anniversary, ...
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We've explored the kinds of changes you can make with budgets of $500 and $1000. With both of the examples we looked at, the bathroom remodeling projects were really opportunities to make small, but effective changes to move in a direction ...
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Alder (Painted) Alder is a tight-grained hardwood that is used in fine furniture and noted for its ability to be painted. It is prized for its durability and strength, and it is relatively stable during moisture variations. It ranks third ...
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The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has released its first ebook designed to help retailers better serve their customers. CRI is the trade association representing U.S. carpet manufacturers. The Carpet Chronicles: Highlights from the CRI ...
Upbeat housing forecasts, including a projected 22-percent increase in single-family housing starts for 2013, made for a giddy International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. Our editors and analysts were among the 60,000 or so attendees there ...
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The fair organiser Deutsche Messe assumes that visitor numbers reached roughly 40,000 at the floor-coverings trade fair Domotex which was held from 12 to 15 January in Hannover. More than 60% of those visitors came from abroad, with roughly ...
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Vinyl flooring may be relatively cheap and easy to install, but you still have to glue it down. Lumber Liquidators' Tranquility Click LVT is among the first you simply click together and lay down without glue. Tongue-and-groove edges let ...
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Unilin’s Flooring division, which is owned by the US flooring group Mohawk Industries, intends to close two mills in Trelleborg and Perstorp, Sweden that are part of Pergo Europe. Treaters in Perstorp and a laminate flooring mill in ...
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The UK is set to see the biggest ever celebration of wool as The Campaign for Wool launches Wool House this March. Wool House will present a vision for wool as a modern, versatile, lifestyle fibre and will be hosted in the stunning West ...
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When my husband and I first bought our home, we knew that at some point the kitchen was going to need a complete makeover. After a few years, with a lot of planning, saving, and dreaming, we finally made it happen. Good-Bye to the Old ...
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One 21st Century value we cherish as homeowners is the idea of living in a home that reflects us, that one’s home should be defined by the rules that one sets for oneself, not by received wisdom. Yet, when trying to sell a home in a ...
January 9, 2013 — Sappi Fine Paper North America today announced the approval for its $2.5M capital project to re-build a specialty paper coater at its Westbrook Mill in Westbrook, Maine. The investment is comprised of an upgrade in ...
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In 2012, Sika lifted sales by 5.8% to CHF 4.82 billion. This was largely attributable to Sika's strong global presence, which enabled the company to offset fall-offs in demand in European markets. 10.7% growth was achieved in the emerging ...
Rowland Branham HELENA, Mont. — Watkins & Shepard Trucking, a specialized carrier for home furnishings and flooring products, has hired logistics veteran Rowland Branham as regional sales manager. Reporting to Patrick Smith, ...
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At next week's International CES® in Las Vegas booth (#8204), LG will demonstrate how its totally redesigned robotic vacuum, HOM-BOT Square, offers a significant upgrade in cleaning performance, thanks primarily to LG's newly designed ...
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