Anderson Hardwood Floors president and CEO Don Finkell was the guest on South Carolina Educational Radio Network's business feature "South Carolina Business Review" July 16.

Six Seattle-area flooring distributors will join forces on July 25 to host a special one-day simultaneous warehouse sale.

Jeff Sills has resigned as president of LDBrinkman to accept the position of chief operating officer for Anderson Hardwood Floors.

Q.E.P. Co. Inc. has announced financial results for its fiscal 2004 first quarter ended May 31, 2003.

The board of governors of Coverings has announced the appointment of National Trade Productions (NTP) as the new management company for Coverings.

Following up on its announced intention to make a cash tender offer to the shareholders of Domco to acquire all the outstanding common shares of Domco not already owned by Tarkett Sommer and its affiliates, at a price per share of $7.50, Tarkett Sommer has mailed to shareholders of Domco its offer and take-over bid circular.

Shows For Pros will present the North American Carpet & Flooring Expo, Sept. 12-13 at the Fort Washington Expo Center, Fort Washington, Pa., accessed via Exit 339 (formerly Exit 26) of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, near Philadelphia.

The nation's housing market should continue to provide solid support to the U.S. economy throughout the remainder of 2003 and beyond, and will likely set a record for sales of new single-family homes this year, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) forecasts.

Formica Corp. reports that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the Stock Purchase Agreement involving the company and all of its subsidiaries with an investment group sponsored by Cerberus Capital Management L.P. and Oaktree Capital Management LLC.

Columbia Flooring has announced the company would not be attending Surfaces 2004 in January.