Effective Aug. 1, Honeywell is increasing the price of its residential and commercial bcf fiber and fiber-grade resins by 5 cents per pound over the current price, and by 3 cents per pound on all staple fiber products from Honeywell Nylon LLC.
The Mega Million Payout promotion, which runs from July 12 through Aug. 20, lets retail salespeople receive Mohawk Rewards Plus points for select hard- and soft-surface products and allows them to build their point totals quickly.
Gypsum concrete floor underlayment supplier Hacker Industrieshas added New York-based Allstate Interiors to its national network of licensed applicators.
Shaw Industries Inc., the world's largest carpet manufacturer, has announced its exit from Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) carpet backing, effective at the end of this year. Driving the decision is the growth of EcoWorx, a non-PVC carpet backing introduced in 1999.
Burke Industries Inc. has acquired the Endura Rubber Flooring division of Waltham, Mass.-based Biltrite Corp. Burke's BurkeMercer Flooring Products division manufactures and markets resilient tile, wall base, stair treads and traditional moldings. Endura's rubber floor tile and stair treads are installed worldwide in commercial, educational, stadium, healthcare and retail facilities.
Shaw's Hard Surfaces division has launched the "Earn Extra Cash!" incentive program for Shaw Laminate customers to promote sales on its new laminate introductions. Launched on May 1, the incentive runs through July 10, and offers $2, $3, $4, and $5 per carton on 11 of Shaw Laminates' newest styles featured in the Laminate Design Gallery display.
Columbia Flooring has announced that it will exhibit at Surfaces 2005 in Las Vegas, after opting out of the flooring industry tradeshow in 2004 in favor of a large distributor event held in Cancun, Mexico.
The GreenGuard Environmental Institute has awarded noraplan rubber flooring, manufactured by Freudenberg Building Systems, its GreenGuard Indoor Air Quality Certification for Low Emitting
Products.