Q.E.P. Co., Inc. manufactures, markets, and distributes a range of hardwood flooring, flooring installation tools, adhesives, and flooring related products for the professional installer and do-it-yourself markets. It operates through three segments: North America, Europe, and Australia/New Zealand. The company also provides industrial tools to the industrial trades. Its product portfolio includes tile saws, blades, and accessories; tile cutters and accessories; hand tools; tile spacers; scrapers; trowels and floats; mixers and paddles; drill bits, hole saws, and jigsaw blades; clean-up, repair, and maintenance products; knee pads and safety tools; installation kits; underlayment products; cement boards and masonry tools; and Brutus products. The company markets its products under the QEP, LASH, ROBERTS, Capitol, Kraus, Brutus, HarrisWood, Fausfloor, Homelux, TileRite, Nupla, HISCO, Ludell, Vitrex, Plasplugs, PRCI, Porta-Nails, Premix-Marbletite, Tomecanic, Apple Creek, Bénètiere, and Elastiment brands. It sells its products to home improvement retail centers, specialty distribution outlets, flooring dealers, municipalities, and industrial solution providers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.