Tarkett Residential has appointed Troy Burke to Vp sales, residential division. Burke brings significant experience, having worked extensively with distributors and retailers with Fortune 500 consumer products companies.
Valinge has been granted U.S. Patent 7,634,888, which protects a locking system comprising a tongue with a flexible outer part that locks two panels when they are displaced vertically against each other.
In what the company calls an industry first, Laticrete has added Microsoft Tag reader technology to all product packaging, catalogs, marketing tools, displays, advertising, press releases and marketing initiatives across North America for both its trade and retail business.
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mullican Flooring said it is growing its workforce and adding another production line for solid prefinished hardwood flooring at its headquarters and manufacturing site.
Sakrete has entered into a new licensing agreement with E-Z Mix, Inc., a leading producer of building materials serving home centers and independent retailers in southern California.
Surfaces and World Market Center Las Vegas are forming a
strategic partnership in order to provide a more compelling event for each of
their supporters, the organizations stated in a joint press release. Highlights
of the partnership include acceptance of each show’s registration credentials, transportation
vouchers and discounts on education.
The social media wave will be the focus of Project Social, a series of seminars for retailers attending the Atlanta Gift & Home Furnishings and Rug Markets in January.
Laminate flooring manufacturer Kronotex USA announced that The Cronin Company, headquartered in Portland, Ore., will distribute Kronotex laminate flooring in Washington, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Northern Idaho.