| Aug 07, 2018 / The Right News Right When It Happens | Top Story | | Armstrong Flooring (AFI) Reports Top and Bottom Line Growth in Q2 | Lancaster, PA, August 7, 2018—In the second quarter 2018, Armstrong Flooring reported a net sales increase of 2.9% to $306.0 million as compared to $297.3 million in the second quarter of 2017, primarily due to higher resilient segment net sales. | |
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| Today's Flooring News | | Coalition Builds Membership in Fight Over Proposed Tariffs on Chinese Vinyl Flooring | Norwalk, CT, August 7, 2018—The American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition (ACWJC) has been adding members who oppose the proposed tariffs on vinyl flooring imports from China. The group believes the tariffs will have a negative impact on U.S. consumers and many domestic flooring businesses, especially those benefitting from the explosive growth of LVT and multilayer flooring. | |
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| | Interface Completes Acquisition of Nora Systems | Atlanta, GA, August 7, 2018—Interface, Inc. (Nasdaq: TILE), a leading global commercial flooring company and worldwide leader in sustainability, today closed its previously announced acquisition of Nora systems via a stock purchase transaction valued at approximately $400 million. | |
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| | Mannington Announces Plans to Build New Rubber Flooring Facility | Salem, NJ, August 7, 2018—Mannington Mills, Inc. announced today that it is building a new facility in Calhoun, Georgia, to produce its Mannington and Burke brands of rubber flooring. | |
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| Public Comment Period Extended on Section 301 Hearing for Proposed Tariffs | Washington DC, August 7, 2018—The scheduled start date of the Section 301 hearing (August 20) has not changed. The Section 301 Committee may extend the length of the hearing depending on the number of additional interested persons who request to appear. | |
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| USFloors Appoints Sales and Marketing Leaders | Dalton, GA, August 7, 2018—Mark Sutton has been named vice president, sales, for USFloors. Kathy Young has been named vice president, marketing, for USFloors and COREtec. | |
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| Consolidated Carpet Wins First Place for Bell Works Renovation in 2018 Starnet Flooring Design Awards | Holmdel, NJ, August 7, 2018—New York City-based Consolidated Carpet, a commercial flooring contracting firm, won first place in the Corporate category in the 2018 Starnet Commercial Flooring Design Award competition. | |
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| Daltile Introduces FlexFit Pre-cut Tile Program | Dallas, TX, August 7, 2018—DaltileÂs new FlexFit Size Solutions program offers customers additional flexibility using PanoramicÂs innovative porcelain slab products through a pre-cut program that includes multiple sizing options. | |
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