Floor & Decor Profits Fall 20.7% in Q2 2024

Aug 5, 2024

Floor & Decor reported a net income of $56.7 million in the second quarter of 2024, a 20.7% drop compared with the same period last year.

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WFB Briefs: Floor & Decor Opens Maine, Ohio Stores; Residential Construction Jobs Grow 1.9%

September 6, 2024

Woodura Herringbone 2.0.

Bjelin Introduces Woodura Herringbone 2.0

WFB Briefs: Floor & Decor Opens Maine, Ohio Stores; Residential Construction Jobs Grow 1.9%

National Home Prices Rose 5.9% in Q2

Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild to Hold Three-Day Educational Flooring Seminar

Bjelin Introduces Woodura Herringbone 2.0

Bjelin introduces Woodura Herringbone 2.0, which features improved impact resistance and the 5G floor locking solution for easy installation, the company says.

Woodura Herringbone 2.0.

WFB Briefs: Floor & Decor Opens Maine, Ohio Stores; Residential Construction Jobs Grow 1.9%

The residential construction industry added 63,100 jobs between August 2024 and August 2023, an increase of 1.9%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

National Home Prices Rose 5.9% in Q2

Home prices appreciated across all 50 states from the second quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2024, according to the House Price Index released by the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild to Hold Three-Day Educational Flooring Seminar

The Flooring Inspectors Educational Guild is partnering with Lew Migliore for a three-day seminar “debunking the myths about flooring performance, characteristics and failures” Oct. 16–19 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Dalton, Ga.

Kährs Americas Announces Sales Director, VP of Residential Sales Promotions

Kährs Americas promoted Troy Fritts to sales director of direct sales in the Southeast region and added U.S. category management responsibilities to Vice President of Residential Sales and Product Management Emily Holmes-Williams.

Construction Industry Loses 51,000 Job Openings in July

The construction industry had 248,000 job openings on the last day of July, a 51,000 decrease from the last month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

LL Flooring To Close All Stores, Lay Off Nearly 2,000 Employees

LL Flooring is going out of business after the bankrupt company failed to find a buyer that could keep the chain afloat.

Ll Flooring To Close

WFB Briefs: Nonresidential Construction Spending Drops; Festool Gift Card Campaign

National nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.2% in July, with spending totaling $1.21 trillion on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis.

America’s Floor Source, Centricity Announce Flooring Protection Plans

America’s Floor Source announced a collaboration with Centricity to provide five-year accidental damage protection plans for homeowners’ flooring investments.

Single-Family Housing Permits Hit Double-Digit Growth in Q2

Permits for single-family homes grew across all regions in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ Home Building Geography Index.

Floor & Decor President Trevor Lang Announces Retirement

Floor & Decor President Trevor Lang announced his retirement from the company Sept. 3, kicking off a search for his successor.

Nathan Kelly Promoted to VP of Sales and Marketing at Berger-Seidle North American

Nathan Kelly has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing at Berger-Seidle, where he will lead the strategic growth, revenue operations and marketing for the company’s North American division.

Vice President of Sales and Marketing Nathan Kelly and Managing Partner and Chairman of the Board Markus M. Adam.

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