The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has announced its acquisition of Flooring Consultants & Inspection Training Services (FCITS), a leading certification body for flooring inspectors. This acquisition is a key step in WFCA’s broader mission to unite and elevate the flooring industry by expanding access to essential training, resources and support for professionals across various sectors.
The collaboration aims to empower Hispanic construction businesses across the U.S. by providing them with access to innovative technology, valuable resources and exclusive membership benefits.
A new district designed by Heatherwick studio has opened in Xi’an, China -- honoring the city’s legacy of craftmanship and ceramics. The Xi’an Centre Culture Business District (CCBD) is located south of the city’s historic center between the ruins of the Temple of Heaven and the prominent Shaanxi TV tower. The district blends a retail podium with walkable streets, terraces and open plazas, offices, apartments, accommodations, green spaces and a vertical park.
The U.S. Department of Labor announced on Thursday, December 19, 2024, that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and Amazon have entered into a corporate-wide settlement to help better protect employees from hazardous working conditions leading to serious lower back and other musculoskeletal disorders at Amazon facilities.
The winter 2025 Las Vegas Market and The International Surface Event (tise) will overlap, creating a dynamic cross-category sourcing opportunity in Las Vegas, NV, in January 2025.
Unilin Technologies has announced the termination of license agreements with seven SPC flooring manufacturers: Hubei Zong Tong Shu New Material, Wuxi Kexiangaineng New Material, Anhui Zhichang Bamboo Science and Technology, Anhui Yosemite Group and Anhui Yosemite New Material Technology, Hebei Kenuo Rubber Products, Zhejiang Haopai Decoration Materials, and Jiangsu Langyue New Materials Technology.
Cosentino, a global leader in producing sustainable surfaces for architecture and design, has announced plans to develop a Circular Technology Quarry "CT Quarry," a first-of-its-kind industrial-scale plant that will produce innovative recycled raw materials for Europe's construction, glass and ceramic sectors.
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