22.05.2018 − Tarkett ended the first quarter with a 7.2% slump in revenues to €567.9m because of unfavourable currency effects. » more

17.05.2018 − The US District Court for Delaware has removed some of the patents held by Välinge Innovation from a patent infringement case against Halstead New England and the The Home Depot on 7 May. » more

14.05.2018 − Last year a total of 7.53m m² parquet to a value of €195.2m was produced in Germany. The production volume was thus 4.1% lower whilst the production value declined by only 0.2%.» more

10.05.2018 − Swiss Dormakaba generated turnover to the amount of CHF1.401bn in the first half of its 2017/2018 financial year (30 June). » more

08.05.2018 − In April, MeisterWerke Schulte acquired all shares in Hain which focuses on the production and sales of high-quality one-strip parquet. » more

02.05.2018 − Swiss Dormakaba wants to withdraw from the Indian joint venture Dorset Kaba Security Systems. » more

27.04.2018 − European parquet consumption increased again in the first quarter. The Board of Directors of the European Federation of the Parquet Industry (FEP) reached this conclusion at its latest meeting.» more

24.04.2018 − British James Halstead is currently examining the option of purchasing the flooring manufacturer Airea. » more

23.04.2018 − Velux group, specialised in roof windows, opened its new central warehouse in Sonneborn, Thuringia, at the beginning of this year. » more

18.04.2018 − In the fourth quarter of 2017 US-American Lumber Liquidators once again increased turnover by 6.1% to US$259.9m. » more

16.04.2018 − Portuguese Amorim installed a new digital printing system at its Sao Paio de Oleiros flooring works in the fourth quarter of 2017 and subsequently put it into operation in the first quarter of this year.» more

13.04.2018 − US-American Jeld-Wen Holding acquired the Australian firm A&L Windows with effect from 28 February. » more

09.04.2018 − Austrian Weitzer Parkett has acquired a stake in Croatian parquet manufacturer Pana. » more

02.04.2018 − Austrian Internorm delivered a 3% upturn in revenues to about €331m in the 2017 financial year. » more

26.03.2018 − In 2017 Swiss Forbo Holding generated total turnover of CHF1.246bn. » more

22.03.2018 − US-American Armstrong Flooring (AFI) posted another 7.9% slump in revenues from its Wood Flooring division to US$104.5m in the fourth quarter of 2017. » more

19.03.2018 − Swiss Arbonia also achieved significant improvements in results in the second year after group restructuring measures initiated in 2015. » more

15.03.2018 − In the fourth quarter of 2017, US-American Jeld-Wen only marginally increased turnover by 0.3% to US$976.0m. » more

08.03.2018 − International Vinyl Company (IVC Group) started up the second line to make luxury vinyl tiles (LV)T at its headquarters in Avelgem, Belgium in December 2017. » more

06.03.2018 − Swedish Kährs Holding significantly improved its results in the fourth quarter of 2017 vis à vis the preceding year as well as the preceding quarter. » more

01.03.2018 − French Gerflor is set to acquire the linoleum activities of insolvent German DLW Flooring and related assets. » more

23.02.2018 − US-American Masonite International has taken over DW3 Products Holding Limited (DW3), a group of companies operating in the windows and doors sector. » more

21.02.2018 − Tarkett raised its sales revenue by 1% in the fourth quarter of 2017 to 653.6m €. » more

15.02.2018 − The decision that Ulrich Windmöller Consulting (UWC) announced to terminate a licence agreement with Unilin that had been in place since February 2010 during the Domotex flooring fair is not permissible. » more

12.02.2018 − US-American Masonite International has taken over British DW3 Products Holding (DW3), a group of companies operating in the windows and doors sector. » more

09.02.2018 − Following the sale of the works in Viken, Sweden, agreed at the end of 2017, Pervanovo Invest wants to set up a new works for powder-based wood-fibre floors (WFF) in Ogulin, Croatia, by 2019. » more

07.02.2018 − French Tarkett intends to invest a total of €70m in raising its LVT manufacturing capacity in North America and Europe over the next three years. » more

02.02.2018 − Swiss investment company EGSB is to take over all shares in Bauwerk Boen, which had previously been held by ZM Opportunity II LP (Jersey). » more

01.02.2018 − According to an initial estimate by the Federation of the European Parquet industry (FEP), parquet consumption in Europe was raised again by roughly 1% last year. » more

29.01.2018 − The 17 ordinary members of the association European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) suffered another 2.9% decline in their Western European sales to 243.0m m² last year. » more