Shaw Industries Group Inc. — a Dalton, Ga.-based floor covering provider and subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — is installing solar panels on the roof of Plant 15, its carpet tile manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Ga. ...
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FCICA, the flooring contractors association, is pleased to announce the release of an updated white paper on "Concrete Moisture Testing". FCICA was one of the original sponsors of this document when it was first released in October of ...
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Scott Humphrey, chief executive officer of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), announced today the completion of another successful national consumer media tour. Humphrey and other WFCA executives traveled to the media capitals of ...
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Summit International Flooring, one of the nation's premiere specialty flooring suppliers and consultants, is pleased to announce it has partnered with two distributors to further the expansion of Dickson woven vinyl flooring. "This is a ...
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EcoGrain has formed a distribution agreement with Clem Lumber & Distributing Comapny and Wood Plus Hardwood Flooring. The Clem Lumber & Distributing Company has been serving floor covering retailers, hardware stores and lumber yards in ...
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Three key members of the INSTALL program are teaming together to give attendees at IFMA's 2013 World Workplace Facility Conference & Expo a comprehensive view of how to prevent or recover from flooring disasters. Thanks to technical ...
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It is hard to argue that hardwood flooring, derived from rapidly renewable trees, is one of the greenest floor covering options available. But is it worth selling that aspect of the floor? For residential consumers, a floor's sustainable ...
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J. R. Harris, better known as "Junior" in the flooring industry with his big cowboy hat and boots, was honored as the second recipient of the Chris Davis Award for his numerous contributions to installation. Junior was instrumental in ...
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USFloors has received a patent for the company's Corboo flooring (U.S.Pat. No. 8,541,085). Corboo is a cork-infused strand woven bamboo floor that marries two of nature's most sustainable flooring materials to create a truly unique, ...
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After a four year hiatus, FloorTek Expo came roaring back to the delight of show organizer American Floorcovering Alliance, exhibitors and attendees – many from overseas. The three day event serving the floor covering industry ...
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Shaw Industries Group Inc. — a Dalton, Ga.-based floor covering provider and a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. — will invest $100 million to streamline its distribution network and expand its fiber extrusion facility in ...
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The recent 11th Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament, hosted by CCA Global Partners, brought together floor covering industry colleagues at the Barnsley Gardens resort, located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, for a ...
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Seeking out unique products in the ceramic and stone arena that it can bring to market is a core value of The Tile Doctor. Curt Rapp, founder and CEO, says his job is to pursue innovative technology that has the potential of bringing change ...
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The Long Island Floor Covering Association (LIFCA) will hold "Tools of the Trade II," in response to the popularity of last September's Tools of the Trade meeting. Scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at ProSource of Nassau in Plainview, N.Y., ...
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Baltimore was the site of the 20th Anniversary Celebration for the International Certified Flooring Installers Association (CFI). A tour of the Armstrong residential sheet vinyl manufacturing plant in Lancaster, PA was enjoyed by the ...
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