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

31.01.2020 − In 2019 the door division of Swiss Arbonia improved its turnover by 0.5% to CHF359.4m.» more

29.01.2020 − Gerflor is to be taken over by Belgian private equity company Cobepa.» more

22.01.2020 − Companies belonging to the association European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF) sold 446.6 million m² from their European mills around the globe in 2019. » more

17.01.2020 − The three-layer parquet manufacturer Berg & Berg to Swedish Mor-Gerd filed for bankruptcy on 11 December. » more

09.01.2020 − In addition to the parent company Sörnsen Holzleisten, all subsidiaries in Germany and Scandinavia, with the exception of the Lithuanian UAB SIWood, also had to file for insolvency. » more

11.12.2019 − The access-floor manufacturer WeGo Floortec taken over by Kingspan Group has been trading under the name of Kingspan Access Floors since 15 October. » more

05.12.2019 − Parador - owned by Hyderabad Industries (HIL) since August 2018 - ntends to generate full-year revenues of about €170m in the current 2019/2020 financial year (ending on 31 March).» more

02.12.2019 − Innovations4Flooring (I4F) has forged additional partnerships with holders of flooring patents in recent months.» more

29.11.2019 − In the third quarter, Corticeira Amorim SGPS halted the longstanding decline in its Floor & Wall Coverings business unit’s (BU) sales revenue. » more

27.11.2019 − Sales revenue generated by Jeld-Wen fell in the third quarter of 2019 by 3.9 % to 1.092bn US$.» more

20.11.2019 − The intellectual property firm Innovations4Flooring (I4F) brokered two separate deals with the Unilin subsidiary Flooring Industries and Välinge Innovation to end patent disputes for new material products.» more

14.11.2019 − In the third quarter Masonite International was able to increase its EBITDA adjusted to account for special effects by 7.1% to US$75.8.» more

11.11.2019 − Polish window manufacturer Drutex has constructed a new production building at its headquarters, covering an area of approximately 14,000m². » more

08.11.2019 − Tarkett concluded the third quarter with a turnover increase of 8.0% to €907.1m.» more

07.11.2019 − Norwegian Johan G. Olsen Group (JGO) is selling its 33.2% share in Bauwerk Boen to majority shareholder EGS (EGSB) and is therefore terminating its involvement in the parquet sector. » more

04.11.2019 − Jeld-Wen has again adjusted downwards its forecast for the 2019 financial year. » more

28.10.2019 − Elitfönster, which belongs to Inwido, is to install a new planing machine at its Vetlanda plant. » more

24.10.2019 − According to the Federation of the European Parquet Industry (FEP) on European parquet markets there is currently no clear development trend. » more

22.10.2019 − Masco has reached a deal with the window and door manufacturer MI Windows & Doors to sell its US window and door activities doing business as Milgard Windows & Doors.» more

21.10.2019 − According to statements from various central and northern European multiple-layer parquet manufacturers, the hoped-for upswing in demand in autumn has not materialised yet. » more

16.10.2019 − Headlam Group increased its sales revenue by 3.3 % in the first half-year 2019 to 348.7m £.» more

09.10.2019 − The key performance figures of Bauwerk Boen Group continued to decay in the first half-year. EBITDA fell by 16.4 % to 14.4m CHF.» more

02.10.2019 − British Altro Group will be marketing the products manufactured by the German subsidiary Debolon Dessauer Bodenbeläge under the global brand name of “Altro” in future. » more