Despite all these challenges the carpet industry still managed to divert a record amount of product from going to the landfill in 2013—534 million pounds, or 14% of the 3.7 billion pounds of total discarded carpet.
The Mohawk Group recently funded “The Influence of Flooring on Environmental Stressors: A Comparative Study of Three Flooring Materials in a Healthcare Setting."
Invista is awarding $1,000 each to nine retail sales associates (RSAs) in North America who participated in its aligned retailer Stainmaster PetProtect photo contest.
Beaulieu America has expanded its super-soft category with Bliss Vivid and Bliss Hypnotic. Both products are companion textures made of Tryelle, the super-soft PET filament fiber that is made by Beaulieu.
Mannington Commercial's new tx:style Perspectives Collection, designed in collaboration with Paul Lewandowski of SMRT and designer Katie Henry, interprets abstract organic shapes in structured layers of pattern.