Contact: Kelly Cooper                   For Immediate Release
Hanley Wood Exhibitions
kcooper@hanleywood.com
972.536.6411

Armstrong Plans Product Showroom at SURFACES 2009

(Dallas, Texas) Armstrong World Industries will host a Product Showroom at SURFACES 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Armstrong will be located in a Product Showroom which will be open to show attendees February 4th from 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. and February 5th from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.

“We are pleased to announce that Armstrong will hold public hours during SURFACES where customers can preview new products and merchandising displays
and discuss how we can work together to build their business,” says Paul Murfin, vice president, Sales, Armstrong. 

In addition, Frank J. Ready, Armstrong’s Executive Vice President Armstrong World Industries & CEO Armstrong Floor Products, will sit on a panel of industry executives at SURFACES Opening General Session scheduled for Tuesday, February 3. Mr. Ready joins four of the industry’s most accomplished executives
as they share their insights for future growth, the economical forecast, product trends, challenges to traditional retail channels and more.

Mr. Ready joined Armstrong in 1983 in Building Products Operations Sales and progressed through positions in Marketing before moving to the Company’s flooring business in 1993.  He served in positions of increasing responsibility including senior vice president of Sales and Marketing – Armstrong Floor Products and also briefly managed AFP manufacturing operations.  Mr. Ready also is a member of Board of Directors of the Tropical Forest Foundation, a coalition of industry, conservation and scientific leaders who work together to achieve sustainable management of tropical timber in the major producing regions.

SURFACES will be held February 3 -5, 2009 (Tuesday – Thursday) at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. For more information on SURFACES, please visit www.Surfaces.com or call 800.547.3477.

The official sponsor of SURFACES is the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA), the floor covering industry's largest advocacy organization representing floor covering retailers, contractors and allied service providers throughout North America.

The WFCA is a recognized leader in marketing research, industry certification programs, and operates the premier consumer flooring web site, www.wfca.org,
providing unbiased information about every type of floor covering and connecting customers to members’ retail stores. The WFCA also influences public policy
affecting the floor covering industry and consumers. For more information about the WFCA, visit www.wfca-pro.org.

About Hanley Wood
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America’s leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Exhibitions (Dallas) conducts 18 trade shows, including World of Concrete, one of the top 20 trade show events in the country.

Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners.

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