From the earliest days, Ruggieri Brothers of Cranston, R.I., was a hometown, family business. Founded in 1949, the original Ruggieri brothers included Ed, John and my grandfather Anthony. All three brothers served in the military during ...
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After cabinets, countertops are the main focal point of your kitchen. Besides serving as an essential work surface, your counters set a mood and express your character. Do you prefer the rustic country look of wood or go for sleek Los ...
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Flakeboard, manufacturer of composite panel materials, is the newest associate member of the North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). NALFA offers three levels of membership – regular manufacturing membership, associate ...
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Rust-Oleum has recently introduced a primer and sealer made with synthetic shellac that mirrors the same properties as traditional shellac. Utilizing a first-of-its-kind synthetic shellac, BIN Advanced boasts ultimate stain blocking and ...
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Q We are renovating our master bath, and we want it designed partially open to the bedroom. Do the bedroom and bath colors and decorating have to match? A I get some of my best ideas from the clever designs I see on my travels. One of the ...
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Shopping for a new counter top is an exciting part of remodeling a kitchen. Since the counter top occupies so much space and plays such a vital functional role in a kitchen, of course the decision about which new counter top to buy will be ...
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Some home buyers turn up their noses at laminate kitchen counters but laminate has its advantages. For starters, the counters are easy to maintain and in Consumer Reports' tests of 14 materials, laminate resisted stains, heat, and impact ...
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Question: What is Retro Style Furniture? Answer: Retro style furniture is furniture that belongs to, or has the look of having been made in the decades between the 1950s and the 1980s. The word retro signifies looking backward, and when ...
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The face of bathroom design is constantly changing, with new innovations and the introduction of new styles occurring at a rapid pace. These styles have especially extended to bathroom vanities: with so many options, you are certain to find ...
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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One of the most colorful booths at the International Builders' Show belongs to Formica, the Cincinnati-based inventor of laminate, which celebrates 100 years in 2013. To mark the milestone, the company is unveiling its new Formica Laminate ...
Environments such as hospitals, clinics and laboratories demand special consideration in the specification of materials for interior fit outs. Meeting this demand Formica Group has introduced Chemtop2, 16mm Compact laminate with advanced ...
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The laminate manufacturer Formica intends to close down the Galdakao HPL plant in Bilbao trading as Formica S.A. by the end of 2012 and concentrate laminate production in Spain at the Valencia site. The decision was announced by the ...
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The wood and metal laminates producer Homapal Plattenwerk, which has been wholly owned by Formica since 2 April, and Homapal Plattenwerk Beteiligungsgesellschaft were integrated into Homapal GmbH on 12 November. This company was created ...
Formica is planning to acquire the Indian firm Well Pack Papers & Containers' HPL operations in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The deal will be conducted by its Indian subsidiary Formica Laminates (India). The parties put pen to paper ...