Baar, Switzerland, July 2, 2009–Forbo said its sales slide continued during the first six months of 2009 at it expected, despite good performance in some key markets.

Forbo said it is anticipating net sales of around $812 million for the first six months, approximately 8% lower than in the first half of 2008. Read the rest of this entry »

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VALDOSTA — A variety of vendors espoused the wonder of everything from the Sham Wow to hardwood flooring Saturday at the James H. Rainwater Conference Center.

The eighth annual Home and Garden Show will be open again today from 2-4 p.m.

The event has brought in more than 80 vendors from all across the South. Tickets for the event are $5 for adults and free for children 12 and under.

Sharie Bates Elliott from Bates Precast, Inc. was informing visitors about SafePorch Storm Shelters on Saturday. Read the rest of this entry »

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DECEMBER

Dec. 2-5 Showtime Fabric Market; High Point, NC; (336) 885-6842; www.itma-showtime.com

JANUARY

Jan. 8-16 Atlanta Intl. Gift & Home Furnishings Market; AmericasMart; Atlanta; (800) ATL-MART; americasmart.com

Jan. 9-12 Heimtextil; Frankfurt am Main; Frankfurt, Germany; heimtextil.messefrankfurt.com

Jan. 12-15 Domotex; Hannover Fairgrounds; Hannover, Germany; (609) 987-1202; domotex.de

Jan. 14-20 IMM Cologne Intl. Furniture Fair; Cologne Exhibition Center; Cologne, Germany; (212) 974-8836; imm-cologne.de Read the rest of this entry »

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SOMETIMES neither wood, tile nor carpeting seems like the right choice for a floor. An alternative worth considering is laminate.

“Laminates are probably the most exciting change the flooring industry has seen in the last decade,” said Tom Kraeutler, who is a host of The Money Pit, a radio show, and with his co-host, Leslie Segrete, author of “My Home, My Money Pit: Your Guide to Every Home Improvement Adventure” (Globe Pequot Press, 2008). Read the rest of this entry »

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The Home Ideas Centre provides free, permanent exhibitions of products for renovating, building, decorating, architecture, interior design and landscaping.

The Home Ideas Centre exhibits thousands of products, all under one roof at its permanent building exhibition centre in Queensland, with over 204 companies exhibiting their products.
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