Beset by a year ending with weaker sales and escalating raw material and energy costs that took a toll on profitability, Armstrong Holdings Inc. has reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2000.
Sales of existing single-family homes dipped slightly in February from the strong pace of the month prior, but remain at exceptionally high levels, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
HomeBase Inc. says it will modify its House2Home expansion program and now plans to have a total of 42 House2Home stores open by the end of July 2001, rather than 67 stores by the end of November 2001, as previously announced.
Formica Corp. reported that the company’s net sales for 2000 increased $167.1 million, or 27.5%, to $773.7 million vs. $606.6 million for the same prior year period.
Courtney A. Gould, chairman of the Misco Shawnee distributorship, died in his sleep from a cerebral hemorrhage at Eisenhower Memorial Hospital in Rancho Mirage, Calif. on March 22. He was 85.
Despite clear indications that the U.S. economy has weakened, the nation’s conventional housing market is expected to remain relatively healthy in the coming year, according a new Standard & Poor's report "U.S. Homebuilders' Outlook for Credit Quality."
The Bostik Findley Flooring Group has acquired DAP Inc.'s Durabond family of flooring installation products, as well as three of the business' related manufacturing and distribution facilities located in Paulsboro, N.J.; Conyers, Ga.; and Orange County, Calif.
U.S. builders started work on more new housing than expected in February as construction of apartments, condominiums and townhouses increased, the U.S. Commerce Department said.