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Dal-Tile International Inc. recently announced record sales and profits for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2001.

CCA Global Partners has formed a joint venture with Associated Independent Stores (AIS) to create the largest network of floor covering retailers in the British Isles.

The National Association of Home Builders' (NAHB) Housing Market Index (HMI) rose four points to 61 in January. January’s HMI is a point above the HMI in August 2001 and is the index’s highest reading since November 2000.

Vision 2002, Coverings educational program, will feature an increased number of strictly stone-related seminars.

Surfaces 2002 received a record number of registrations this year, according to the trade show’s organizers.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has launched an interactive web site for its 17th Annual Education Conference and 2002 Wood Flooring Expo slated for April 18-20 in Orlando, Fla.

Formica Corp. recently announced several management changes and an agreement with Lazard Freres & Co. LLC.

Sears, Roebuck & Co., the United States’ largest department store chain, plans to discontinue its carpet sales and installation operations in February.

A new 14-page floor covering industry white paper, released today by the National Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Indian River Consulting Group, sheds new light on how U.S. flooring distributors have responded to structural change in the flooring industry during the 1990s and debunks some of the dour developments industry observers had predicted for this industry segment over the decade.

Certified Floorcovering Installers member Hank Johnson died on Dec. 20 of a massive heart attack at age 47.