29.07.2020 − The coronavirus crisis has so far had little impact on the construction sector and the German flat glass producers belonging to the German Flat Glass Federation (BF) thanks to relatively good order cushions. » more

24.07.2020 − Despite further slightly negative turnover development compared to the first quarter, the results figures of Arbonia remain slightly higher than the preceding year’s figures.» more

20.07.2020 − At the start of July, Flooring Industries and Välinge Innovation added a fourth label to the License to Clic (L2C) system, which was launched during 2012. » more

13.07.2020 − Parquet consumption in member countries of the Federation of the European Parquet Industry (FEP) rose last year by 1.2% to 81.767m m² compared to the preceding year. » more

09.07.2020 − Newly founded Sörnsen Wood will continue the production of insolvent Sörnsen Holzleisten in Süderbrarup.» more

02.07.2020 − European parquet production rose again in 2019, according to information from the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP). » more

30.06.2020 − The window and door profile manufacturer Profine acquired a plant in Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire from British Aperture Trading with effect from 20 May. » more

29.06.2020 − At the end of May, Tarkett has successfully wrapped up talks that it began in spring about securing additional lines of credit. » more

26.06.2020 − IFN-Holding, a window, house doors, façade and sun protection system specialist raised its revenues by 12% to €612m in the 2019 financial year.» more

24.06.2020 − The interior door manufacturer Prüm-Türenwerk and part of the Swiss building supplier Arbonia intends to build a new frame production facility.» more

18.06.2020 − The number of exterior doors sold in Germany in 2019 increased by 1.9% to 1.462m. » more

11.06.2020 − Last year it was possible to achieve a 2.4% increase in sales to a volume of 14.8m window units (1 window unit WU = 1.69m²) on the German window market. » more

10.06.2020 − The intellectual property firm I4F Licensing awarded ten new licences for glue-free locking of hard flooring during the first quarter. » more

04.06.2020 − In an initial determination, ITC at the US DoC in large part sided with accusations that the intellectual property firm Flooring Industries made against 45 Chinese flooring producers and US distributors.» more

01.06.2020 − Owing to the corona crisis, the US door group Masonite International has withdrawn the forecast it had issued in mid-February for the current business year.» more

28.05.2020 − Last year parquet consumption in Switzerland declined by 0.9% to 5.72m m².» more

14.05.2020 − The coronavirus pandemic is already leaving its mark on first-quarter financials at the French flooring manufacturer Tarkett.» more

17.04.2020 − Frank H. Boykin, who had already retired from the US flooring company Mohawk Industries at the end of March 2019, has again assumed the position of CFO with effect from 15 April.» more

08.04.2020 − On the basis of increasing restrictions related to the corona crisis, US flooring group Mohawk Industries has retracted its results forecast for the first quarter of the financial year 2020.» more

23.03.2020 − In 2019 turnover generated in the flooring systems business division of Forbo Holding declined by 4.7% to CHF870.5m. » more

19.03.2020 − US flooring group Mannington Mills plans to expand the production location in Calhoun (Georgia), which is focused, for example, on production of luxury vinyl tiles (LVT). » more

16.03.2020 − The building components supplier Arbonia achieved better EBITDA in all four of its divisions in 2019.» more

04.03.2020 − Steves & Sons is taking further legal action against Jeld-Wen.» more

25.02.2020 − Unilin - which is part of the US flooring group Mohawk Industries - is set to shut down parquet production at Magnum Parket by the end of February. » more

24.02.2020 − In the fourth quarter Swedish window and door group Inwido generated turnover of SEK1.813bn, which represents a decline of 2.7% vis à vis the comparative quarter of the preceding year.» more

17.02.2020 − The Federation of the European Parquet Industry (FEP) assumes that the 2019 parquet consumption figures will be at a similar level to the previous year. » more

14.02.2020 − Additional changes have occurred among the ranks of members of the association European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) at the beginning of 2020. » more

13.02.2020 − The Turkish Ministry of Economy has extended anti-dumping duties on laminate flooring imports from Germany and China for another five years to the start of 2025.» more

11.02.2020 − This year the Federation of the European Parquet Industry (FEP) is to hold its general meeting and subsequent parquet congress in Hamburg.» more

06.02.2020 − Välinge Innovation and the Technologies division of Unilin have struck deals with CFL that will grant them sub-licencing rights for hard flooring with a mineral magnesium oxide (MgO) substrate sold by CFL. » more