Armstrong said it will postpone a previously planned resilient price increase until later this year.

Welcome to Surfaces Products 2010, a special section highlighting some of the industry's latest products. Brought to you by National Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer and TILE Magazine, this section includes a range of introductions set to launch during Surfaces 2010, Feb. 1-4 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Rodeo Carpet Mills, which was founded in the '60s, closed its doors and ceased production on Jan. 15.

Invista, maker of Antron carpet fiber, has appointed Tracy Cook as global brand manager for the Antron brand. Capel Rugs has named Tami Watras director of merchandising.

FTI FloorCovering has launched its new website, www. FTIFloorcovering.com . The new web site enables end users and contractors to find workers and companies near them to get the projects done on time and on budget.

Entries are now being accepted for the fifth annual Shaw Contract Group Design Is... Awards, Design firms may enter their projects online at www.shawcontractgroup.com/designis/entry through Feb. 26.

Husqvarna Construction Products has chosen to consolidate its two tile brands, Husqvarna and Felker, into one brand under the Husqvarna name.

Q.E.P. Co., Inc. said it has signed an agreement to acquire the business of ArborCraft Floors, which sells its products under the Tarkett and Harris brands.

Mannington Mills said it does not currently have any plans to increase prices on any of its residential or commercial flooring products.

Tarkett Residential has added Earth City (St. Louis)-based E. J. Welch Co. as a flooring distributor in the central Midwest.