The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) has opened registration for the 2010 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS®), which will be held from April 14-18 at Chicago's McCormick Place.

Surfaces was awarded one of highest honors in the trade show industry at the recent Trade Show Executive Gold 100 Awards and Summit, which was held Sept. 24 in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.

Unilin Flooring, the maker of Mohawk, Quick-Step, and Columbia Flooring laminate brands, has been granted a new glueless patent by the European Patent Office (EPO).  The EPO recently granted EP 1 541 778 B1 to Unilin. 

Steven Irving Wasserman, a longtime executive in the carpet industry with Barwick and Monarch Carpet, died Oct. 4. He was 83.

The Floor Installation Association of North America (FIANA) has announced that Gary Verhey will take over as president/CEO on January 1, 2010, replacing retiring founding officer and current president/CEO Jim Lee.

Georgia-Pacific Gypsum recently announced that two of its Dens interior gypsum panel products have passed the industry’s most stringent mold resistance test, the first such products in the industry to do so.

Ceramic Tiles of Italy is seeking entries for its 17th annual Design Competition.

Kepple's Carpet & Flooring America will host a grand opening celebration of its newest store on Friday, Oct. 16. Located on Cushman Ave. at Rte. 73 in Berlin Township, N.J., at the site of the old Jersey Marine Building, the store will be celebrated with "noshes, beverages and outstanding floorcoverings," according to the company.

DriTac Flooring Products has moved to a new manufacturing facility and corporate headquarters, at 60 Webro Road in Clifton, N.J.

Updates to the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification's S100 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Carpet Cleaning are ready for IICRC peer review and the American National Standards Institute public review process.