Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership’s Reclamation Program, in conjunction with Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE), is nearing its goal of recycling 50 million pounds of reclaimed commercial carpet by 2015, according to the company.
Ecore International recently donated 3,000 square-feet of Everlast Fitness Flooring to Leg Up Farm, a non-profit therapy center located in York County, Pa. Designed for infants, children, adolescents and young adults up to the age of 21, the mission of Leg Up Farm is “to enrich the lives of families with special needs children through customized therapeutic experiences.”
Surya has launched its first ever semi-annual sales event. According to the company, to help customers boost store traffic and drive accessories sales during the slower summer months, the rug and home accessories brand is offering a rebate for Surya sales orders written from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1.
Arley Wholesale recently provided three days of business, fun and networking at its 12th Annual Arley Wholesale Tile & Stone Exposition at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in Scranton, Pa.
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) reports that six World Cup stadiums have achieved LEED certification, including South America’s largest stadium, Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro.
The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) recently launched its 2015 30 Under 30 program, seeking qualified candidates for the upcoming Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), to be held Jan. 20 to 22, 2015, in Las Vegas.
During a national test of flooring, one of the most well-known consumer rating organizations ranked the Tarkett PermaStone Collection in Natural Slate-Sand Stone the best vinyl flooring out of 12 different vinyl flooring products, according to the company.
Flooring America won the Silver Stevie Award in the Consumer Brand Experience category for its Where Friends Send Friends Mobile Tour in the 12th Annual American Business Awards.
Laticrete is now part of ecoScorecard, a database of free web-based, manufacturer specific micro sites that help architects and designers search, evaluate and document environmental impacts of building products and materials against the leading environmental system, according to the company.
When the Ardex Americas manufacturing plant in Mansfield, Texas was built in 2009, it was approximately 35,000 square feet. To accommodate growing business, the company recently broke ground on an expansion that will add 45,000 more square feet to the facility.
