Overview
Armstrong World Industries, Inc., a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings, Inc., is a global leader in the design and manufacture of floors, ceilings and cabinets. Based in Lancaster, Pa., Armstrong has approximately 16,000 employees worldwide. Armstrong net sales in 2001 were more than $3 billion.

By excelling in customer satisfaction, innovation, marketing, and manufacturing, Armstrong will be a world leader in all our businesses. Our capabilities, our people, and our commitment to quality will be our platform for growth.

Brief Historical Summary

2002 marks Armstrong's 142nd anniversary, few American business enterprises have endured as long, or with such a continuing success.

Armstrong began as a tiny two-man cork-cutting shop in 1860 in Pittsburgh by Tom Armstrong, the son of ordinary Scotch-Irish immigrants from Londonderry.

The company let one product logically lead to another. Corkboard led to fiberboard, fiberboard led to ceiling board, cork tile and linoleum led to vinyl floors.