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Article: Tuft enough: carpet manufacturer comes back from the brink.(Bentley Mills Inc., Interface Inc. )
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- December 12, 2005
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When Anthony Minite became president of Bentley Prince Street three years ago, his mission was straightforward enough: stop the City of Industry-based carpet maker from unraveling.
The commercial carpeting business had been slammed both by the rising popularity of hardwood and tile flooring and fewer corporate customers, who were whacked by the recession. On top of that, Bentley was being managed from the distant Atlanta headquarters of its parent, Interface Inc.
The Bentley and Prince Street names were well known in the industry, but "we had lost our way for a while," said Minite. "It was important for us to re-energize the business."
To do ...