HF Briefs: Maine Traditions Expands; Distributor Seeks Reps

Jan 8, 2014

Tingle Flooring (Lee's Summit, Mo.) is the latest distributor to join Maine Traditions Hardwood Flooring, which produces ¾-inch pre-finished and unfinished solid flooring featuring the patented TEMAVI tongue-and-groove system.Longust Distributing is expanding in Northern California and is looking for outside sales reps to cover the Greater San Francisco, Oakland and East Bay areas; for more information, see the HF Classifieds.

Cost-Of-Living Drags Down Consumer Sentiment

October 9, 2026

Cost-Of-Living Drags Down Consumer Sentiment

Remodeler Sentiment Inches up in the Third Quarter

Mohawk Momentum Roadshow Returns for Seventh Year

Alabama Colleges Bring Flooring Installer Course to FCEF Facility

Cost-Of-Living Drags Down Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment fell 3.7% from 48.1 in September to 46.3 in October, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. Year-over-year, sentiment fell 13.6% from 53.6.

Remodeler Sentiment Inches up in the Third Quarter

Remodeler sentiment rose one point to 62 in the third quarter, lifted by stronger forward-looking indicators, according to the National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index.

Mohawk Momentum Roadshow Returns for Seventh Year

Mohawk Industries (Calhoun, Ga.) will bring back its Mohawk Momentum Roadshow for a seventh year, starting Jan. 6, 2027 in Dallas. See the 2027 Roadshow stops here.

Alabama Colleges Bring Flooring Installer Course to FCEF Facility

The Alabama Community College System’s Innovation Center will bring its Skills for Success Flooring Installation Technician course to the Floor Covering Education Foundation facility in Birmingham, Ala.

DeWalt Tool-Tracking Network Uses Existing Equipment

DeWalt (Towson, Md.) launched the Tool Connect Partner Network, which allows contractors to track DeWalt tools using fleet vehicles, heavy equipment and storage locks they already own.

New Lumber Liquidators, Cabinets To Go Facility To Officially Open Oct. 13

Lumber Liquidators and Cabinets To Go, both owned by LL founder Tom Sullivan, will officially open a 500,000-square-foot distribution and retail center in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., Oct. 13.

Zillow: Existing Homes $7 More per Square Foot Than New Homes

New homes sold for less ($205 per square foot) than existing homes ($212 per square foot) nationally as builders cut prices and offered incentives to move rising inventory, according to a new analysis from Zillow.

AI Use Remains Low for Most Construction Trades

Most construction occupations have low or moderate exposure to artificial intelligence, according to a National Association of Home Builders analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

2026 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention Announces Speakers

The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors and the North American Building Material Distribution Association announced the keynote and general session speakers for the 2026 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention taking place Nov. 3–5 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.

Remodeling Leads August Gain in Residential Construction Spending

Private residential construction spending rose 1.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $882.3 billion in August, with remodeling posting the strongest increase of any residential sector, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

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Bona Extends Distribution With Virginia Tile Company

Bona (Denver) expanded its distribution partnership with Virginia Tile Company (Plymouth, Mich.), an Artivo Surfaces company, and will now distribute select Bona products from its Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield and Wichita branches.

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