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Exhibit 10.31

                      FIRST AMENDMENT AND LIMITED WAIVER TO
                         RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  This  First   Amendment  and  Limited  Waiver  to  Receivables
Purchase  Agreement (this  "Amendment") is entered into as of December 31, 2000,
by and  among  Interface  Securitization  Corporation,  a  Delaware  corporation
("Seller"),  Interface,  Inc., a Georgia corporation  ("Interface"),  as initial
Servicer (the "Servicer"  together with Seller,  the "Seller Parties" and each a
"Seller Party"),  Jupiter Securiti zation Corporation  ("Company") and Bank One,
NA (Main Office Chicago), as Agent. 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 (as  amended,  restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Purchase Agreement").

                  Interface  Americas,  Inc.  ("Interface  Americas") desires to
become a party to the Transfer  Agreement  as an Original  Seller as of the date
hereof upon the terms and conditions set forth therein and herein.

                  Prince  Street  Technologies,  Ltd.  and Bentley  Mills,  Inc.
("Bentley"),  each an Original  Seller under the Transfer  Agreement,  desire to
merge,  effective  as of 11:59 p.m. on the date hereof,  with Bentley  being the
surviving corporation (the "Merger").

                  Originator desires to enter into a certain First Amendment and
Limited  Waiver to  Receivables  Transfer  Agreement of even date  herewith (the
"Transfer  Agreement  Amendment") in order to permit the Merger and the addition
of Interface Americas as an Original Seller.

                  Buyer  desires  to enter  into a  certain  Limited  Waiver  to
Receivables  Sale Agreement of even date herewith (the "Sale  Agreement  Limited
Waiver") in order to permit the Merger and the addition of Interface Americas as
an Original Seller.

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                  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement,  the consent of the
Agent and each Purchaser (collectively, the "Consenting Parties") is required in
order for  Originator  to enter into the  Transfer  Agreement  Amendment,  which
consent the Originator has requested,  and for the Seller to enter into the Sale
Agreement Limited Waiver, which consent the Seller has requested.

                  In addition,  each of the parties  hereto now desires to amend
the Purchase  Agreement in connection  with the foregoing,  subject to the terms
and conditions hereof, as more particularly described herein.

                                    AGREEMENT
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                  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 Consenting  Parties
hereby  consent to the  Originator's  execution  and  delivery  of the  Transfer
Agreement  Amendment and the performance of its  obligations  thereunder and the
Seller's  execution and delivery of the Sale  Agreement  Limited  Waiver and the
performance of its obligations thereunder.

                  2. The Merger.  Upon the  effectiveness of the Merger and this
Amendment, the Purchase Agreement shall be deemed amended by the deletion of all
references to Prince Street Technologies, Ltd. therefrom.

                  3. Limited  Waiver.  Subject to the terms and  conditions  set
forth  herein  and upon the  effectiveness  of this  Amendment,  the  Consenting
Parties hereby waive any Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event that
may  arise  under  Section  9.1(i)  of the  Purchase  Agreement  as a result  of
Originator's  waiver  as  set  forth  in  Section  3 of the  Transfer  Agreement
Amendment  or  Seller's  waiver as set forth in Section 2 of the Sale  Agreement
Limited Waiver.

                  4. Amendment.  The definition of "Original  Sellers" is hereby
amended to insert  "Interface  Americas,  Inc." in its appropriate  alphabetical
order in the list of entities in such definition.

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                  5. Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Seller Parties
represents and warrants, as of the date hereof, that after giving effect to this
Amend ment:

                  (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 (other than those that expressly
speak only as of a different date) are true and correct; and

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

                  6. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. The effectiveness
of this  Amendment is subject to the  satisfaction  of the following  conditions
prece dent:

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

                  (b)  Officer's  Certificate.  Each of the  Consenting  Parties
shall have received a certificate,  in the form of Exhibit A hereto,  of each of
the Seller  Parties  certifying as to matters set forth in Sections 5(a) and (b)
of this Amendment.

                  (c) Waivers and Amendments. The Agent shall have received duly
executed copies of (i) all consents from and  authorizations  by any Persons and
(ii)  all  waivers  and  amendments  to  existing  credit  facilities,  that are
necessary in connection with this Amendment.

                  (d) UCC-3 Financing Statements.  The Agent shall have received
duly  executed  proper  financing  statements  for all  jurisdictions  as may be
necessary  or, in the  opinion  of the  Agent,  desirable,  under the UCC of all
appropriate  jurisdictions  or  any  comparable  law  in  connection  with  this
Amendment.

                  (e) Interface Americas.  The Agent shall have received each of
the documents set forth in Section 5(g) of the Transfer Agreement Amendment.

                  7. Effect of  Amendments.  (a) The  amendments and waivers 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,

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waiver or modification of any other term or condition of the Purchase  Agreement
as amended hereby or any other  Transaction  Document or of any other instrument
or agreement referred to therein,  except as set forth herein, or (ii) prejudice
any right or remedy that each of the Consenting Parties may now have or may have
in the future  under or in  connection  with the  Purchase  Agreement as amended
hereby or any other  Transaction  Document or any other  instrument or agreement
referred  to  therein.   Each  reference  in  the  Purchase  Agreement  to  "the
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  as  amended  hereby  and  all  terms,  conditions,   representations,
warranties,  covenants  and  agreements  set forth in the Purchase  Agreement as
amended  hereby 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) Each of the Seller  Parties  hereby  jointly and severally
agrees to pay all  reasonable  costs,  fees and expenses in connection  with the
prepara tion, execution and delivery of this Amendment (including the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel to the parties hereto).

                  (c)  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.

                  (d) Any provision  contained in this Amendment that is held to
be inoperative,  unenforceable or invalid in any jurisdiction  shall, as to that
jurisdic tion, 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.

                  (e) 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
Agreement to be executed and delivered by their duly  authorized  officers as of
the date hereof.

                                      INTERFACE SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                      By:       s/  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         Title:   President, Treasurer and
                                                  Assistant Secretary

                                      INTERFACE, INC.

                                      By:       s/  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name: Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         Title:   Executive Vice President, CFO,
                                                  Treasurer and Assistant
                                                  Secretary

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                                      JUPITER SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                      By:      /s/ Julie C. Benda
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Name: Julie C. Benda
                                         Title:  Authorized Signatory

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

                                      By:      /s/ Julie C. Benda
                                         ------------------------------------
                                         Name:    Julie C. Benda
                                         Title:   Vice PresidentExhibit 10.32

                            SECOND LIMITED WAIVER TO
                         RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                  This Second Limited Waiver to Receivables  Purchase  Agreement
(this  "Limited  Waiver") is entered into as of December 20, 2000,  by and among
Interface  Securitization   Corporation,   a  Delaware  corporation  ("Seller"),
Interface, Inc., a Georgia corporation  ("Interface"),  as initial Servicer (the
"Servicer"  together  with  Seller,  the  "Seller  Parties"  and each a  "Seller
Party"),  Jupiter Securitization  Corporation ("Company") and Bank One, NA (Main
Office Chicago),  as Agent.  Unless defined elsewhere herein,  capitalized terms
used in this Limited  Waiver  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 (as  amended,  restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Purchase Agreement").

                  Originator  desires to enter into a certain  Second  Amendment
and Limited Waiver to Receivables  Transfer Agreement of even date herewith (the
"Transfer Agreement Amendment") in order to permit the replacement of Exhibit II
to the Transfer Agreement Amendment, which Exhibit II lists, among other things,
trade names,  corporate names and assumed names used by the Original Sellers and
to allow the use of various  corporate  names,  assumed  names or trade names by
various Original Sellers.

                  Buyer desires to enter into a certain Second Limited Waiver to
Receivables  Sale Agreement of even date herewith (the "Sale  Agreement  Limited
Waiver")  in order to permit  the  replacement  of  Exhibit  II to the  Transfer
Agreement  Amendment,  which Exhibit II lists, among other things,  trade names,
corporate names and assumed names used by the Original  Sellers and to allow the
use of various corporate names, assumed names or trade names by various Original
Sellers.

                  Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement,  the consent of the
Agent and each Purchaser (collectively, the "Consenting Parties") is required in
order for  Originator  to enter into the  Transfer  Agreement  Amendment,  which
consent the Originator has requested,  and for the Seller to enter into the Sale
Agreement Limited Waiver, which consent the Seller has requested.

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                  Each of the Consenting Parties is willing to give such consent
in accordance with the terms and upon the conditions set forth 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.  Consent.  Subject  to the terms and  conditions  set forth
herein and upon the effectiveness of this Limited Waiver, each of the Consenting
Parties  hereby  consents  to the  Originator's  execution  and  delivery of the
Transfer Agreement  Amendment and the performance of its obligations  thereunder
and the Seller's execution and delivery of the Sale Agreement Limited Waiver and
the performance of its obligations thereunder.

                  2. Limited  Waiver.  Subject to the terms and  conditions  set
forth herein and upon the  effectiveness of this Limited Waiver,  the Consenting
Parties hereby waive any Amortization Event or Potential Amortization Event that
may arise as of the date hereof under  Section  9.1(i) or Section  9.1(j) of the
Purchase Agreement as a result of Originator's  waiver as set forth in Section 2
of the Transfer Agreement Amendment or Seller's waiver as set forth in Section 2
of the Sale Agreement Limited Waiver, respectively.

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

                                    (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 (other than those that expressly speak
                  only as of a different date) are true and correct; and

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

                  4.  Conditions  to  Effectiveness   of  Limited  Waiver.   The
effectiveness  of this  Limited  Waiver is  subject to the  satisfaction  of the
following conditions precedent:

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

                                    (b)  Officer's  Certificate.   Each  of  the
                  Consenting  Parties shall have received a certificate,  in 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 Limited Waiver.

                                    (c) Waivers and Amendments.  The Agent shall
                  have received  duly  executed  copies of (i) all consents from
                  and  authorizations  by any  Persons  and (ii) all waivers and
                  amendments to existing credit  facilities,  that are necessary
                  in connection with this Limited Waiver.

                                    (d) Documents. The Agent shall have received
                  each  of the  documents  set  forth  in  Section  4(f)  of the
                  Transfer Agreement Amendment.

                                    (e) UCC-3  Financing  Statements.  The Agent
                  shall have received duly executed proper financing  statements
                  for all  jurisdictions  as may be necessary or, in the opinion
                  of the  Agent,  desirable,  under  the UCC of all  appropriate
                  jurisdictions  or any comparable  law in connection  with this
                  Amendment.

                  5. Effect of Limited Waivers. (a) The waivers 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 as amended  hereby or any other  Transaction  Document or of any other
instrument or agreement referred to therein, except as set forth herein, or (ii)
prejudice any right or remedy that each of the  Consenting  Parties may now have
or may have in the future under or in connection with the Purchase  Agreement as
amended  hereby or any other  Transaction  Document or any other  instrument  or
agreement referred to therein.  Each reference in the Purchase Agreement to "the
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
Limited Waiver shall be construed in connection with and as part of the Purchase
Agreement  as  amended  hereby  and  all  terms,  conditions,   representations,
warranties,  covenants  and  agreements  set forth in the Purchase  Agreement as
amended  hereby 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.

                                    (a)  Each  of  the  Seller   Parties  hereby
                  jointly and severally agrees to pay all reasonable costs, fees
                  and expenses in connection with the preparation, execution and
                  delivery of this Limited Waiver (including the reasonable fees
                  and expenses of counsel to the parties hereto).

                                    (b) This  Limited  Waiver 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.

                                    (c) Any provision  contained in this Limited
                  Waiver  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 Limited Waiver in that  jurisdiction or the
                  operation, enforceability or validity of such provision in any
                  other jurisdiction.

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

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

                                      INTERFACE SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                      By:     /s/  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         Title:    President, Treasurer and
                                                   Assistant Secretary

                                      INTERFACE, INC.

                                      By:     /s/  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Name:  Daniel T. Hendrix
                                         Title:   Executive Vice President, CFO,
                                                  Treasurer and
                                                  Assistant Secretary

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                                      JUPITER SECURITIZATION CORPORATION

                                      By:   /s/ Julie C. Benda
                                          --------------------------------
                                          Name: Julie C. Benda
                                          Title:  Authorized Signatory

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

                                      By:   /s/ Julie C. Benda
                                         ---------------------------------
                                         Name: Julie C. Benda
                                         Title:   Vice President

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