04.05.2012 − The Russian company Ladozhsky DSK reports that it is currently setting up an integrated timber industry complex for producing cross-laminated timber, gluelam beams, and prefabricated houses in Avrovo in the » more

03.05.2012 − The US timber firm Universal Forest Products (UFP) ended the first three months of 2012 with stronger revenues and results after a good final quarter of 2011. » more

01.05.2012 − Total production in the first quarter of 2012 among wood-flooring-manufacturing members of the Verband der Deutschen Parkettindustrie (VDP – German Parquet Industry Association) at 2.440m m²,» more

26.04.2012 − VKR Holding, under the umbrella of which numerous companies of the window, solar systems and air conditioning/ventilation technology sectors are grouped together, increased its turnover in 2011 by 4.5%.» more

18.04.2012 − The market research institute Interconnection Consulting (IC) expects flooring markets to experience only a minor recovery this year in the important European countries of» more

12.04.2012 − Westag & Getalit posted better performances by all three of its divisions again in 2011. According to its annual report, the doors and frames division outperformed the laminates and elements and plywood and for» more

05.04.2012 − The building products manufacturer MeisterWerke has suspended production of “Wood Fibre Floor” (WFF) flooring and panels for the time being after having launched it as recently as the third quarter 2011. » more

05.04.2012 − The Austrian one-stop supplier for interior and exterior wooden flooring Meyer Parkett is further increasing the scope of its cooperation with the Polish parquet manufacturer Barlinek. » more

29.03.2012 − The US company Louisiana-Pacific plans to expand its European distribution of engineered wood products (EWP) launched in the UK in 2010 into the markets in continental Europe as well this year.» more

28.03.2012 − The positive development in turnover and results from the first half of 2011 also continued throughout the further course of the year for the Irish building materials group CRH.» more

28.03.2012 − The Spanish laminate-flooring manufacturer Industrias Auxiliares Faus and associate company Andrés Faus filed for bankruptcy on 24 February 2012 at the commercial court in Valencia. » more

21.03.2012 − The Swedish window producer Inwido is planning to shut down window production at its mill in Edsbyn, Sweden by 29 July 2012. » more

21.03.2012 − In recent weeks Pfleiderer has managed to substantiate the selling process, already prepared for a period of several months, for the European and North American laminate flooring activities, which are » more

16.03.2012 − The US flooring group Mannington has continued to expand its LVT activities by taking over the British LVT manufacturer Amtico.» more

15.03.2012 − Unilin and the wood-based panel manufacturer Arauco do Brasil have agreed a laminate-flooring joint venture in Brazil in which the two companies each have a stake of 50%. » more

12.03.2012 − The insulating-panel manufacturer Steico still considers at least a slight rise in turnover possible in 2012 despite the current difficult market situation.» more

08.03.2012 − The US flooring group AWI booked a 3.4% improvement in revenues from its Wood Flooring division to US$115.5m in the final quarter of 2011. Operating profits climbed 9.1% to US$9.» more

02.03.2012 − Unilin is poised to make additional investments in Belgium, Brazil and France between now and the end of 2013.» more

29.02.2012 − This year once again the Austrian window and door manufacturer Internorm International intends to spend a total of €30m for the expansion of its window production. » more

08.02.2012 − Tarkett intends to implement various restructuring and cost-cutting measures at its multi-layer parquet plant in Hanaskog. » more

01.02.2012 − Windmöller intends to generate turnover to the amount of €130m this year, following the takeover of Witex Flooring Products.» more

30.01.2012 − Södra is taking over the Swedish parquet manufacturer Berg & Berg through its Södra Interiör business division. » more

25.01.2012 − The Classen group and Välinge Innovation have brokered a new cross-licence for fold-down installation systems. » more

23.01.2012 − The 22 regular members of the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) delivered 467.9m m² of laminate flooring around the globe in 2011.» more

18.01.2012 − Domotex 2012, which ended yesterday in Hannover, has attracted around 45,000 visitors, according to preliminary information from the organiser Deutsche Messe AG. » more

18.01.2012 − Holz Schiller has since August 2011 invested a total of roughly €7.5m in the modernisation and expansion of production at its » more

17.01.2012 − The Windmöller group purchased all shares in Witex Flooring Products through its subsidiary Windmöller Holding on 1 January 2012.» more

12.01.2012 − The Brazilian company Eucatex will in future market not only its own laminate flooring in Brazil, but also vinyl flooring from the Tajima Group.» more

24.12.2011 − Parador will let the licence agreed in the third quarter of 2009 for the Esprit home brand expire at the end of 2012. The background to the move is the “Transformation Plan 2014/2015” decided upon in September » more

14.12.2011 − In the foreseeable future, Homatherm is going to begin installing plant and machinery at the St. Dizier facility it took over from Isoroy. » more