Armstrong World Industries Inc. on  Monday said its second-quarter earnings fell 28.5% on higher manufacturing and input expenses, mostly owing to higher lumber costs that more than offset improved sales.

Creative Materials Corporation, a national distributor of porcelain tile, brick, stone and paver products to commercial building projects, announced that Tim Maiuri has joined the company as Strategic Accounts Manager. In his role, Mr. Maiuri will focus on both New England and national sales development.

At the beginning of this year, 84 Lumber Company launched "We Build American," a well thought-out movement focused to persuade builders, remodelers and homebuyers to use American-made materials when building or remodeling their homes.

National Applied Construction (NAC) Products, Inc., the company that introduced the industry to ECB and crack isolation membrane technology, is releasing a 2013 calendar, “Classic Vehicles from the Tile Industry” as a way of commemorating their 30th year in business.