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

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