The first carpet tile was made 50 years ago by a small Dutch company called Heuga. That first tile, a bitumen-backed, ten inch square needlefelt product called Felt, was a far cry from the stylish ...

Dalton, GA, Mar. 24--Mohawk has made major changes in how it implements its core group of retail salesperson promotions, placing them under one umbrella program: Mohawk "Rewards Plus." With Mohawk ...

Wichita, KS & Wilmington, DE, Apr. 30--DuPont and subsidiaries of Koch Industries, Inc. have finalized the sale of Invista, formerly DuPont Textiles & Interiors, for $4.2 billion, including the ...

Brattleboro, VT, July 24--FiberMark Inc. announced Tuesday that it would lay off approximately 100 employees at its U.S. facilities, according to the Brattleboro Reformer. The company has its ...

When polyester carpet started entering the recycling stream in a significant way in 2012, it quickly clogged up the channels because supply dwarfed demand. Now, less than three years later ...

Calhoun, GA, August 19-- Julian Saul, president of Shaw Industries, is one of three North Georgia investors who came together to purchase the North Georgia, Barnsley Gardens Inn & Golf resort.

Lancashire, England, May 25--With the recent demise of Gaskell plc and the closure of Hugh Mackay Carpets’ Durham factory, it looked as though two of the biggest and best known brands in the ...

Charlotte, NC, Mar. 5--Invista plans to establish a regional headquarters in Charlotte, employing 160, according to the Charlotte Business Journal. Invista would base its textile-fiber leadership ...

Hearst, ON, Nov. 25--Columbia Forest Products today announced the company will reduce operations at its Hearst plywood plant and lay off 39 employees effective December 7, according to Columbia's ...

While the carpet industry was fairly flat last year, not all carpet backing producers experienced the same lull in activity. Residential carpet sales were slower than commercial sales, so backings ...

Agawam, MA, February 4--Sound Seal, the leader in sound control products for over 25 years, proudly introduces SoundEater acoustical floor underlayment. Part of the Impacta line of acoustical ...

Dalton, GA, Mar. 19--The second phase of a major modernization project was recently begun by Shaw Industries at its Andalusia extrusion facility, a 1.17 million square-foot plant in south Alabama.