Citing significant price increases in key raw materials, as well as higher energy and transportation costs, Armstrong Floor Products has announced that it is instituting a 4 to 6 percent price increase on selected residential and commercial vinyl sheet flooring products effective with shipments on July 1.
U.S. consumer confidence edged up at a less-than-expected rate in May, although a brightening outlook for jobs and the economy offset concerns about rising oil prices and unrest in Iraq.
Sales of previously owned U.S. homes increased more than analysts expected in April, increasing 2.5 percent as home buyers jumped into the market in advance of an anticipated rise in mortgage interest rates.
Rubber and vinyl flooring supplier Roppe Corp. has added Ft. Worth, Texas-based Professional Flooring Supply (PFS) to the company's distributor network.
With the resignation of former Chairman David L. Kolb, Mohawk Industries President and CEO Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum has taken on the additional responsibility as the company's chairman of the Board.
Armstrong Flooring has named Jacksonville, Fla.-based Cain & Bultman Inc. its 2003 Distributor of the Year. This achievement marks the company's fifth win in the past seven years.
Trim profile and underlayment products manufacturer Blanke Corp. has established a distribution agreement with floor covering trim provider Futura Industries. Under terms of the agreement, Futura will sell and market the complete line of Blanke products to the wholesale floor covering market.
The Greenville, S.C. office of Bonitz Flooring Group, a member of the StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative, has been honored with the 2003 Premier Dealer Partner of the Year award from Milliken Carpet.
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