ohawk Industries Inc. (NYSE: MHK) today announced 2013 first quarter net earnings of $50 million.

International floor products manufacturer Mohawk Industries Inc. (NYSE: MHK) continued its profit surge, posting net earnings of $50 million on $1.5 billion in sales in the first quarter of 2013 despite a weak European market.

Business is growing for Renick Millworks, a manufacturer of sustainable flooring made from reclaimed and recycled lumber.

Armstrong World Industries reported consolidated net sales for the first quarter decreased by approximately $14 million, or 2%, compared to the prior year period.

Mohawk Industries (NYSE: MHK) entered an agreement to acquire Belgian melamine and chip board maker Spano Invest NV for $168 million in cash. It already owns Belgian panel maker Unilin.

Mohawk Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MHK) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Spano Invest NV ("Spano"), a Belgian panel board manufacturer, for €125 million ($168 million) in cash.

Wood flooring design and installation firm Archetypal Design, owned by Avedis Duvenjian, won the Member’s Choice award at the NWFA National Wood Flooring Expo in Orlando recently.

Wood flooring is the only flooring option available that is completely sustainable, and with new guidelines promoting responsible forest management, wood flooring has become the flooring option of choice among many eco-friendly builders, architects, specifiers, designers and consumers.

Sponsored by the WMIA, this series features wood industry winners of the 2012 Wooden Globe Awards. Here is Blum's story.

Sponsored by the WMIA, this series features wood industry winners of the 2012 Wooden Globe Awards. Here is Premier Hardwood Products' story.