WFB Briefs: Lägler Equipment Wanted; Company Hiring Floor Mechanics

Mar 1, 2017

A buyer in Worchestershire, England, is looking to buy a full set of Lägler sanding equipment. More information is available in the WFB Classifieds.

Eko Flooring & Woodwork is looking to hire hardwood flooring mechanics for its Brooklyn, New York-based location. The company is also seeking an office manager

A buyer in Indiana is looking for a used Super Bee U-Sand. See the WFB Classifieds for his contact information.

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PID Floors Holds Grand Opening for New NYC Showroom

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Embracing Change in Wood Flooring: Navigating New Frontiers

Embracing Change in Wood Flooring: Navigating New Frontiers

Home Prices Hit All-Time High in March 2024

New Single-Family Home Sales Fall 4.7% in April

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Bona US Announces Three New Employees

Roomvo Report: Luxury Vinyl Surpasses Wood Flooring in Popularity

The room visualizer company Roomvo used two years of customer data (2022–2023) from around the world to reveal trends about the flooring industry as a whole.

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Home Prices Hit All-Time High in March 2024

All of the major metro markets reported month-over-month price increases in March, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, and prices again reached an all-time high.

New Single-Family Home Sales Fall 4.7% in April

Sales of new single-family homes in April fell 4.7% to a 634,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate from a downwardly revised reading in March, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

Bona US Announces Three New Employees

Bona has three new hires for Bona Professional: Vicky Jones is A&D commercial specification manager, Juan Martinez is adhesives sales manager for the Texas region, and Erik Lundgren is a territory manager in Western Canada.

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Wood Flooring Pro's Truck and Trailer Stolen at Gas Station

On May 16, Shawn Patrick, co-owner of River City Hardwood Floors in Wichita, Kan., stopped at a gas station in Wichita for a drink, and in the minutes he was gone, someone saw the keys in the truck and drove away with the truck and his wood floor trailer.

Festool Build-Off for Charity Pieces Available at Auction

Festool USA, alongside partners Rubio Monocoat and Shaper Tools, hosted a Build-Off for charity on May 9–10, and now the pieces they created are being auctioned off.

Existing Home Sales Decline in April

Existing-home sales decreased in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million, according to the National Association of Realtors. The rate was 1.9% lower than the previous month and also 1.9% lower than the year-over-year rate.

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Lowe's Q1 Sales Down Compared with Q1 2023

Lowe's total sales for the quarter ended May 3 were $21.4 billion, down 4.0% compared with $22.3 billion in the prior-year quarter.

Home Depot Sales, Earnings Decrease in Q1

The Home Depot reported sales of $36.4 billion for the first quarter of fiscal 2024, a decrease of 2.3% from the first quarter of fiscal 2023.

Briefs: City Floor Special; Domotex Asia 2025 Dates; Milwaukee Tool Drawing; More

City Floor has a Primatech special, Domotex Asia announced its 2025 dates, Milwaukee Tool has a drawing for a free trip to Pipeline, and Välinge's founder was recognized for entrepreneurship.

Seth Gladden Launches the Gladden Group, a Marketing and Consulting Agency

Seth Gladden, most recently the head of marketing for Taylor Adhesives and the Flooring Division of Meridian Adhesives Group, has launched his own agency, the Gladden Group.

The Deadline is Approaching: Enter the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards

Entry forms for the 2024 WFB Outstanding Retailer Awards are open. The deadline to submit is June 1 at 5 p.m. CT.

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