Congoleum Corporation

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.congoleum.com
Employees: 613
Employee growth: (18.6%)

Congoleum's got your floors covered. The company specializes in making flooring products for residential and commercial use, including resilient sheet flooring (linoleum or vinyl flooring), do-it-yourself vinyl tile, and commercial flooring. Congoleum markets its products through a network of about a dozen distributors in more than 40 North American locations, as well as directly to large market retailers. Customers use its products for new construction, as well as commercial, remodeling, and manufactured housing applications. Distributors Mohawk Industries and LaSalle-Bristol together account for nearly two-thirds of Congoleum's sales. The company also buys sundries and accessories for resale.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $172.6M
One year growth: (15.5%)
Net income: ($14.6)M

Officers:
Chairman, President, and CEO: Roger S. Marcus
SVP Operations: John L. Russ III
CFO and Secretary: Howard N. Feist III

Competitors:
Armstrong World Industries
Shaw Industries
Tarkett Inc.