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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.43

                               EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO
                         RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  This Eighth Amendment to Receivables Purchase Agreement (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of February 14, 2002, by and among Interface
Securitization Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Seller"), Interface, Inc.,
a Georgia corporation, Jupiter Securitization Corporation ("Company") and Bank
One, NA (Main Office Chicago), as Agent and as a Financial Institution. Unless
defined elsewhere herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have
the meanings assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement (as defined
below).

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

                  Each of the parties hereto entered into a certain Receivables
Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2000 and as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect immediately
prior to the date hereof (the "Purchase Agreement").

                  Seller and the Servicer have requested certain amendments to
certain provisions of the Purchase Agreement and the Purchasers and the Agent
desire to make such amendments on the terms and conditions set forth herein, all
as more fully described herein.

                  In connection with the foregoing, Originator and the Original
Sellers desire to enter into a certain Fifth Amendment to the Receivables
Transfer Agreement of even date herewith (the "Transfer Agreement Amendment").

                  Also in connection with the foregoing, Seller and Originator
desire to enter into a certain Second Amendment to the Receivables Sale
Agreement of even date herewith (the "Sale Agreement Amendment"). Under the
terms of the Purchase Agreement, the consent of the Agent is required in order
for Seller to enter into the Sale Agreement Amendment, which consent Seller has
requested.

                  The Agent is willing to give such consent in accordance with
the terms and upon the conditions set forth herein.

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                                    AGREEMENT

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  1.       Consent. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, the Agent hereby
consents to the Seller's execution and delivery of the Sale Agreement Amendment
and the performance of its obligations thereunder.

                  2.       Amendments. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and upon the effectiveness of this Amendment:

                           (a) Clause (B) of the first proviso contained in last
sentence of Section 7.1(d) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

                  "(B) such cost shall be born by the Seller not more than twice
         per calendar year per Person (although in no event shall the foregoing
         be construed to limit the Agent or its agents or representatives to two
         such examinations and/or visits during such calendar year period with
         respect to each such Person)"

                           (b) Section 8.5 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by renumbering clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) thereof as clauses (ii),
(iii) and (iv), respectively, and adding a new clause (i) follows:

                  "(i) by 1pm, Chicago, Illinois time, of each Business Day and
         at such other times as the Agent shall request, a Daily Report prepared
         as of the end of the immediately preceding Business Day,"

                           (c) Section 9.1(e) of the Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting the percentage "7.00%" contained therein and
inserting in its place the percentage "5.50%".

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                           (d) Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by inserting the following new definition into such exhibit in
appropriate alphabetical order:

                  "'Daily Report' means a report, in substantially the form of
         Exhibit XII hereto (appropriately completed), furnished by the Servicer
         to the Agent pursuant to Section 8.5."

                           (e) The definition of "Dilution Ratio" appearing in
Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
"one fiscal month" contained therein with the phrase "three fiscal months".

                           (f) The definition of "Dilution Reserve Percentage"
appearing in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "'Dilution Reserve Percentage' means the greater of (a) 6.00%
         and (b) the following:

                           (2.25 X ED + ((DS-ED) X (DS/ED))) X DHR

                           where:

                           ED = the average of the Dilution Ratios for the
                           twelve most recently-ended fiscal months;

                           DS = the highest of the average Dilution Ratios for
                           any three-fiscal-month period occurring during the
                           twelve most recently-ended fiscal months; and

                           DHR = the result of dividing the aggregate amount of
                           all net sales by the Original Sellers during the
                           prior three fiscal months by the Outstanding Balance
                           of all Eligible Receivables."

                           (g) Paragraph (i) of the definition of "Eligible
Receivable" appearing in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended
and restated in its entirety as follows:

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                  "(i) the Obligor of which (a) if a natural person, is a
         resident of the United States, (b) if a corporation or other
         non-governmental business organization, is organized under the laws of
         the United States or any political subdivision thereof and has its
         chief executive office in the United States or (c) if a government or a
         governmental subdivision or agency, is a U.S. federal, state, municipal
         or county government or a subdivision or agency thereof, including any
         military branch of the U.S. federal government;"

                           (h) The definition of "LIBOR Rate" appearing in
Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
"1.00% per annum" contained at the end of the first sentence thereof with the
phrase "1.50% per annum".

                           (i) The definition of "Liquidity Termination Date"
appearing in Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated
in its entirety as follows:

                  "'Liquidity Termination Date' means February 12, 2003."

                           (j) The definition of "Loss Percentage" appearing in
Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the phrase
"2.0 X ARR X S" contained therein in with the phrase "2.25 X ARR X S".

                           (k) The definition of "Purchase Limit" appearing in
Exhibit I to the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety as follows:

                  "'Purchase Limit' means $50,000,000."

                           (l) Annex I hereto is hereby inserted as an amendment
and restatement of Exhibit X to the Purchase Agreement in its entirety.

                           (m) Annex II hereto is hereby inserted as an
amendment and restatement of Exhibit XI to the Purchase Agreement in its
entirety.

                           (n) Annex III hereto is hereby inserted as Exhibit
XII to the Purchase Agreement.

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                           (o) Schedule A to the Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the Commitment amount of "$66,300,000" contained therein and
inserting in its place the Commitment amount of "$51,000,000".

                  3.       Representations and Warranties. Each of the Seller
Parties represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof, both before and
after giving effect to this Amendment:

                           (a) all of the representations and warranties of such
Seller Party contained in the Purchase Agreement and in each other document or
certificate delivered in connection therewith are true and correct; and

                           (b) no Amortization Event or Potential Amortization
Event has occurred and is continuing.

                  4.       Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendments. This
Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon the satisfaction of
the following conditions precedent:

                           (a) Amendment. This Amendment shall have been duly
executed and delivered by each of the parties hereto.

                           (b) Amendments to other Transaction Documents. The
Agent shall have received duly executed copies of the Sale Agreement Amendment
and the Transfer Agreement Amendment, and such amendments shall be in full force
and effect.

                           (c) Officer's Certificates. The Agent shall have
received a certificate, in substantially the form of Exhibit A hereto, of each
of the Seller Parties certifying as to matters set forth in Sections 3(a) and
(b) of this Amendment.

                  5.       Effect of Amendments.

                           (a) The amendments set forth herein are effective
solely for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited precisely as
written, and shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent to any amendment, waiver or
modification of any other term or condition of the Purchase Agreement or of any
other instrument or agreement referred to therein, or (ii) prejudice any right
or remedy that any Purchaser or the

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Agent may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the
Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other instrument or agreement
referred to therein. Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to "this
Agreement," "herein," "hereof" and words of like import and each reference in
the other Transaction Documents to the "Purchase Agreement" or "Receivables
Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Purchase Agreement, as amended hereby. This
Amendment shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Purchase
Agreement and all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth in the Purchase Agreement and each other instrument or
agreement referred to therein, except as herein amended, are hereby ratified and
confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect.

                           (b) This Amendment is a Transaction Document executed
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and shall be construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof.

                           (c) Seller hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs,
fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this Amendment (including the reasonable fees and
expenses actually incurred by counsel to the Agent and the Purchasers).

                           (d) This Amendment may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each such counterpart constituting an original and all of which
when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an
executed counterpart of a signature page hereto by facsimile shall be effective
as delivery of an originally executed counterpart of this Amendment; provided
that each party hereto agrees to deliver to the Agent originally executed
counterparts of this Amendment on a timely basis.

                           (e) Any provision contained in this Amendment that is
held to be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction shall, as
to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid without affecting
the operation, enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions of this
Amendment in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability or validity of
such provision in any other jurisdiction.

                           (f) THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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                            (Signature Page Follows)

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the date hereof.

                                   INTERFACE SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                   By:  /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                        Title: Vice President

                                   INTERFACE, INC.

                                   By:  /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                        Title: Vice President

                                   JUPITER SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                   By:  /s/ Sherri Gerner
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Sherri Gerner
                                        Title: Authorized Signatory

                                   BANK ONE, NA (MAIN OFFICE CHICAGO), as a
                                   Financial Institution and as Agent

                                   By:  /s/ Sherri Gerner
                                        ------------------------------------
                                        Name: Sherri Gerner
                                        Title: Authorized Signatory

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                                    Exhibit A

                              OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE

         I, __________________, am the Assistant Secretary of ____________, a
_______ corporation (the "Applicable Party"). I execute and deliver this
Officer's Certificate, dated as of February 14, 2002, on behalf of the
Applicable Party pursuant to Section 4(c) of that certain Eighth Amendment to
Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Amendment"), dated as of February 14, 2002,
by and among Interface Securitization Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as
Seller ("Seller"), Interface, Inc. ("Interface"), Jupiter Securitization
Corporation ("Company") and Bank One, NA (Main Office Chicago), as Agent and as
Financial Institution, which Eighth Amendment amends certain terms and
provisions of that certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December
19, 2000, by and among Seller, Interface, Company and Bank One, NA (Main Office
Chicago) (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the "Purchase Agreement"). Capitalized terms used in this Officer's
Certificate and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings
set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

         I hereby certify, on behalf of the Applicable Party, that, both before
and after giving effect to the Amendment, (a) as of the date hereof, no
Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event has occurred and is
continuing and (b) the representations and warranties of the Applicable Party
contained in the Purchase Agreement and in the other Transaction Documents are
true and correct as of the date hereof.

                                            By:
                                               --------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:  Assistant Secretary

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                                                                         ANNEX I

                                    EXHIBIT X

                             FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT

                                 [see attached]

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                                                                        ANNEX II

                                   EXHIBIT XI

                              FORM OF WEEKLY REPORT

                                 [see attached]

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                                                                       ANNEX III

                                   EXHIBIT XII

                              FORM OF DAILY REPORT

                                 [see attached]

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.44

                              OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO
                         RECEIVABLES TRANSFER AGREEMENT,
                         RECEIVABLES SALE AGREEMENT AND
                         RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  This Omnibus Amendment to Receivables Transfer Agreement,
Receivables Sale Agreement and Receivables Purchase Agreement (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of January 16, 2002 by and among (i) Bentley
Mills, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Bentley"), Chatham Marketing Co., a North
Carolina corporation ("Chat ham"), Guilford of Maine Marketing Co., a Nevada
corporation ("Guilford"), Intek Marketing Co., a Nevada corporation ("Intek"),
Interface Americas, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Interface Americas"),
Interface Architectural Resources, Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Interface
Architectural"), Interface Flooring Systems, Inc., a Georgia corporation
("Interface Flooring"), Pandel, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Pandel"), and
Toltec Fabrics, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Toltec" and together with Bentley,
Chatham, Guilford, Intek, Interface Americas, Interface Architectural, Interface
Flooring and Pandel, the "Original Sellers" and, individually, an "Original
Seller"), (ii) Interface, Inc., a Georgia corporation ("Interface"), (iii)
Interface Securitization Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("SPV"), (iv)
Jupiter Securitization Corporation ("Company") and (v) Bank One, NA (Main Office
Chicago), as Agent and as a Financial Institution. Unless defined elsewhere
herein, capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

                  Each of the Original Sellers and Interface are party to a
certain Receivables Transfer Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2000 and as
amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and in
effect immediately prior to the date hereof (the "Transfer Agreement").

                  SPV and Interface are party to a certain Receivables Sale
Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2000 and as amended, restated, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time and in effect immediately prior to the
date hereof (the "Sale Agreement").

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                  SPV, Interface, Company and Bank One, NA (Main Office Chicago)
are party to a certain Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 19,
2000 and as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time and in effect immediately prior to the date hereof (the "Purchase
Agreement").

                  Each the parties hereto desires to make certain amendments to
the Transfer Agreement, the Sale Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, as
applicable, as more fully described herein.

                                    AGREEMENT

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                  1.       Amendments. Subject to the terms and conditions set
forth herein and upon the effectiveness of this Amendment:

                           (a)      Exhibit II to the Transfer Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following address as a "Location of Records" for
each of Pandel and Interface Architectural in such exhibit:

                              P.O. Box 1503
                              Orchard Hill Road
                              LaGrange, GA 30241

                           (b)      Exhibit III to the Transfer Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing the number "55-34811" in such exhibit with the
number "51-34811".

                           (c)      Exhibit III to the Sale Agreement is hereby
amended by replacing the number "55-34811" in such exhibit with the number
"51-34811".

                           (d)      Exhibit IV to the Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended by replacing the number "55-34811" in such exhibit with the
number "51-34811".

                  2.       Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. This
Amendment shall become effective as of December 19, 2000, upon the Agent's
receipt of executed counter parts of this Amendment.

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                  3.       Effect of Amendments.

                           (a)      The amendments set forth herein are
effective solely for the purposes set forth herein and shall be limited
precisely as written, and shall not be deemed to (i) be a consent to any
amendment, waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Transfer
Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Purchase Agreement or of any other instrument
or agreement referred to in any of the foregoing or (ii) prejudice any right or
remedy that the Originator, SPV, any Financial Institution, the Company or the
Agent may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the
Transfer Agreement, the Sale Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, each as
amended hereby, or any other instrument or agreement referred to in any of the
foregoing. Each reference in the Transfer Agreement to "this Agreement,"
"herein," "hereof" and words of like import and each reference in the other
Transaction Documents to the "Transfer Agreement" or "Receivables Transfer
Agreement" shall mean the Transfer Agreement as amended hereby. Each reference
in the Sale Agreement to "this Agreement," "herein," "hereof" and words of like
import and each reference in the other Transaction Documents to the "Sale
Agreement" or "Receivables Sale Agreement" shall mean the Sale Agreement as
amended hereby. Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to "this Agreement,"
"herein," "hereof" and words of like import and each reference in the other
Transaction Documents to the "Purchase Agreement" or "Receivables Purchase
Agreement" shall mean the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby. This Amendment
shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Transfer Agreement, the
Sale Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, as applicable, and except as herein
amended, all terms, conditions, representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements set forth in the Transfer Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Purchase
Agreement and each other instrument or agreement referred to in any of the
foregoing are hereby ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and
effect.

                           (b)      This Amendment is a Transaction Document
executed pursuant to each of the Transfer Agreement, the Sale Agreement and the
Purchase Agreement, as applicable, and shall be construed, administered and
applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of each of the Transfer
Agreement, the Sale Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, as applicable.

                           (c)      Seller hereby agrees to pay all reasonable
costs, fees and expenses actually incurred in connection with the preparation,
execution and delivery of this Amendment (including the reasonable fees and
expenses actually incurred by counsel to the Agent and the Purchasers).

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                           (d)      This Amendment may be executed in any number
of counter parts, each such counterpart constituting an original and all of
which when taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery
of an executed counterpart of a signature page hereto by facsimile shall be
effective as delivery of an originally executed counterpart of this Amendment;
provided that each party hereto agrees to deliver to the Agent originally
executed counterparts of this Amendment on a timely basis.

                           (e)      Any provision contained in this Amendment
that is held to be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction
shall, as to that jurisdiction, be inoperative, unenforceable or invalid without
affecting the operation, enforceability or validity of the remaining provisions
of this Amendment in that jurisdiction or the operation, enforceability or
validity of such provision in any other jurisdiction.

                           (f)      THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

                            (Signature Pages Follow)

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
Amendment to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of
the date hereof.

                                         BENTLEY MILLS, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
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                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         CHATHAM MARKETING CO.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         GUILFORD OF MAINE MARKETING CO.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         INTEK MARKETING CO.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         INTERFACE AMERICAS, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         INTERFACE ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES, INC.

                                         By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                             Title: Vice President

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                                           INTERFACE FLOORING SYSTEMS, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                               Title: Vice President

                                           PANDEL, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                               Title: Vice President

                                           TOLTEC FABRICS, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                               Title: Vice President

                                           INTERFACE, INC.

                                           By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                               Title: Vice President and CFO

                                           INTERFACE SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                           By: /s/ Patrick C. Lynch
                                               ---------------------------------
                                                Name: Patrick C. Lynch
                                                Title: Vice President, Treasurer
                                                         and Assistant Secretary

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                                          JUPITER SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                          By: /s/ Leo Loughead
                                             ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Leo Loughead
                                          Title: Authorized Signatory

                                          BANK ONE, NA (MAIN OFFICE CHICAGO)

                                          By: /s/ Leo Loughead
                                             ---------------------------------
                                          Name: Leo Loughead
                                          Title: Authorized Signatory

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