Kitchener, Canada, Nov. 19--The Board of Directors of Kraus Carpet Mills Limited joins the Kraus family and all employees in mourning the passing of Michael Kraus, founder and Chairman Emeritus.

After a period of contraction, the U.S. education construction market stabilized in 2014, growing 1% to $78 billion, according to Market Insights LLC. This year got off to a slow start, actually ...

It was ten years ago this month that the Invironmentalists, the contract dealer network owned by Invista, was dismantled. A decade earlier, in the 1990s, several of the flooring industry’s large ...

With his vision, conviction and perseverance, Ray Anderson not only forged the path for modular carpet tile—which is now the fastest growing product in the commercial flooring market—but he ...

Hoffman Estates, IL, Aug. 29--Sears, Roebuck & Co. said Thursday that it plans to close three underperforming Great Indoors home-decorating stores, convert a fourth to an outlet format, and record ...

Distributor JJ Haines said it has acquired distributor CMH Space of Wadesboro, North Carolina, effective Jan. 17. According to a notice to customers, the companies will continue to operate as two ...

Modern, industrial, hi-tech—these words might bring to mind Mies van der Rohe, Joseph D’Urso or Karim Rashid. But I’m talking about flooring material. Woven vinyl, to be specific.

In the January 2010 issue, Floor Focus caught up with Michael P. Johnson to discuss his unique perspective on architecture, the challenges of the green movement and how he uses flooring in his ...

Self described as an architect who got into the flooring business, Don Finkell, CEO of American OEM, has spent more than 30 years in the hardwood flooring industry. He spent many of those years as ...

Orlando, FL, May 5--Peter C. Johnson, Jr. was awarded the Tile Council of North America’s (TCNA) prestigious 2005 Tile Person of the Year award during Coverings 2005 in Orlando, Florida.

The U.S. ceramic floor tile business is strong right now. By dollar value, it grew by 7.3% in 2015, second only to resilient, and took a bit of marketshare as well. While the category is in a ...

St. Louis, MO, May 6--Solutia Inc. chief executive and chairman John C. Hunter will retire at the end of the month, and the chemical company said Wednesday it is making several changes in top ...