Festool Launches Promotion To Help Pros Build Their Systems

Nov 4, 2026

Festool (Lebanon, Ind.) launched its Build Your System campaign, a promotion that runs Nov. 2–Dec. 14, designed to help professional contractors and remodelers build a complete Festool system while receiving up to $400 in free accessories. Customers who purchase an eligible corded track saw, sander or Domino joiner and pair it with a qualifying CT HEPA Dust Extractor will receive matched accessories and filter bags at no additional cost.

Qualifying customers will receive free accessories such as guide rails, abrasives Systainers and filter bags. Products are available at participating Festool dealers nationwide. Customers can learn more about eligible combinations at festoolusa.com/buildyoursystem.

Remodeling Spending Drops 13% in September

Mohawk Profit Falls in Q3

Home Prices Increased in 78% of Metro Areas in Q3

Floor & Decor Comparable Sales Slip as New Stores Lift Q3 Revenue

Remodeling Spending Drops 13% in September

Private residential improvement spending fell 13% in September and was down 18% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of U.S. Census Bureau construction spending data.

Mohawk Profit Falls in Q3

Mohawk Industries (Calhoun, Ga.) reported third-quarter net earnings of $163.1 million, or $2.72 per diluted share, down from $196 million in the second quarter, or $3.22 per diluted share.

Home Prices Increased in 78% of Metro Areas in Q3

Existing home prices rose in 78% of 235 metro markets in the third quarter of 2026, down from 80% in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Realtors.

Floor & Decor Comparable Sales Slip as New Stores Lift Q3 Revenue

Floor & Decor (Atlanta) reported a 1.4% decline in comparable store sales for the third quarter, while net sales rose 3.0% to $1.21 billion on new-store growth.

Bolivian Timber Tested Negative for Drugs

Containers of Bolivian hardwood that tested negative for drugs in the United States, India, China, Peru and France remain listed in Chilean prosecutors' case files against the exporters, according to a trade specialist who spoke to Wood Central off the record after tracing the shipments.

Drug-detection dog inspects Bolivian wood shipment at port with customs officials and shipping containers

Ukrainian Wood Flooring Manufacturer Halts Production Amid Russian Strikes

Wood flooring manufacturer Barlinek (Barlinek, Poland) has suspended operations at its production facility in Vinnytsia, in west-central Ukraine, saying it can no longer guarantee the safety of its workforce amid Russian strikes, according to Polish news outlet TVP World.

Ukrainian wood flooring manufacturer facility engulfed in flames during Russian military strikes

New Home Sales Fall 0.6% in September

Sales of newly built single-family homes fell 0.6% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000, following a downward revision to August, according to the National Association of Home Builders' analysis of U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development data.

Home Prices Trail Inflation for 15th Straight Month

U.S. home prices rose 2.1% year-over-year in August, up from 1.9% in July, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index. With inflation at 3.4%, home values fell in real terms for the 15th consecutive month.

Prova Docs Gives Installers Digital Proof of Jobsite Due Diligence

Prova Docs, a web-based documentation software solution built by NWFA-certified inspector and former installer Danijel Akrap, is now available to wood flooring contractors who want a verifiable record of jobsite conditions, from delivery through installation.

AHF To Increase Price on Select Products Early 2027

AHF Products (Mountville, Pa.) announced price increases of up to 7% on select residential and commercial flooring products, effective Jan. 4.

U.S. Tariffs Could Cost Canada ‘Thousands’ of Hardwood Flooring Jobs

The Canadian hardwood flooring industry is at risk of losing thousands of jobs due to U.S. tariffs announced Friday by the Trump administration, Preverco CEO Jean-François Dufresne told CTV News. The new tariff adjustments are set to go into effect on Oct. 30.

Floorzap Appoints Dan Blake Head of Product, Technology

Flooring retail software Floorzap (Lehi, Utah) appointed Dan Blake chief product and technology officer.

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