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WFB Briefs: Roberts Logo, Armstrong Retailer, More

WFB Editors
Feb 12, 2018
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Roberts LogoQ.E.P. Co.’s Roberts brand unveiled a new logo at the Surfaces trade show in Las Vegas, the first of what the company says will be other changes this year, including new product launches, upgrades to current products and customer sweepstakes/giveaways.

Armstrong Flooring Inc.’s (Lancaster, Pa.) newest Elite Retailer is Westboro Flooring & DĂ©cor (Ottawa, Ontario), which has been in business since 1962. 

INSTALL’s (Glassboro, N.J.) website now includes an INSTALL Warranty Contractor locator tool, allows visitors to find businesses that employ only an INSTALL-trained and certified workforce.

Lumber Liquidators’ (Toano, Va.) Spring Flooring Season includes a new catalog, and trends guides, and the company is offering customers an opportunity to win one of two $5,000 flooring makeover prizes in its Spring Style Sweepstakes through April 18.

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