Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2021

Austin, Texas—Full-service flooring provider, Fabulous Floors, has expanded into the Austin market through the opening of a sales office and warehouse. The company added John Saye to its sales team to lead the Austin operations.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. in 2019 to 4.9%

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JUNE 8, 2021

“Statements is an exclusive Daltile program geared to the top dealers throughout the United States,” said Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms for Dal-Tile Corporation. Warren added that a key strength of the brand is the breadth and depth of the product it offers. “The

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

We were thrilled to partner with some of this country’s most talented young creative minds to address these questions,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation. The other vein of research was geared to answering the question, Welch said.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Now, those unable to attend in-person can virtually tour Mohawk’s Momentum Showroom to explore the largest product launch in Mohawk’s history. Within the virtual showroom, visitors can learn about the products, programs, merchandising and initiatives the company is sharing in 2021, including: Mohawk Resilient. National Sales .

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

AHF Products will acquire the Parterre brand along with its product line and sales representatives and agents. AHF Products announced its acquisition of certain assets of Parterre Flooring Systems, a leader in the commercial luxury vinyl tile category. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Radiant heating sales hit growth levels in the first quarter that haven’t been seen in over a decade, according to the “Q1 2021 Industry Report” by WarmlyYours —a manufacturer specializing in electric floor heating. One of the primary conclusions drawn in the report was that floor heating sales were up 31.1% Lake Zurich, Ill.—Radiant

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

“I am humbled to be part of the Ardex Family and believe it’s the perfect fit for the TiLite product offerings and myself,” said Scott Carroll, founder of TiLite and newly appointed Ardex business manager, shower systems. “It I’m especially excited to welcome Scott Carroll to the Ardex Family.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 24, 2021

But just as one man’s passion is another’s poison, the strained supply situation affecting shipments of SPC and LVT/P seems to be having a positive impact on laminate flooring—especially domestically made products. It’s a more scratch-resistant, water-resistant product at a fabulous price to our customers.”. Shown is Arcadia.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 24, 2021

Cali, the omni-channel flooring and building products company, announced that it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the global flooring company, Victoria PLC. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of floor covering products including carpeting, ceramics, artificial turf and luxury vinyl plank.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2021

—Responding to increased consumer demand for resilient flooring, Mohawk said it is expanding its SolidTech line to offer retailers a full assortment of product from LMF to flex and rigid. Divided into Essentials, Select and Plus tiers, SolidTech products are designed to be durable for any room, any style.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By Megan Salzano—T he booming flooring industry is chock-full of high-style and innovative products aimed at tapping the unprecedented growth in demand that began in 2020. increase in sales in 2020 vs. 2019. billion in sales. billion in sales. Glue-down/flexible products don’t require transition profiles.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

“We are so excited to add Corral to our team and give our company much more physical presence in the market and continue to capitalize on the tremendous interest we are seeing for our products in this market,” said Jodie Doyle, vice president of U.S. sales and marketing.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 19, 2021

Daltile’s collection consists of technologies, products and b2b services that bring a distinct competitive advantage to dealers, according to the company. Visitors to the Daltile booth will learn about the entire suite, including: Defend powered by Microban: Eliminates 99% of bacteria on the tile surface.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

According to Daltile, the upcoming collaboration with Carpet Exchange is one example of the many ways in which the brand continually executes innovative, comprehensive sales and marketing campaigns to help set its retail partners up for ongoing success with the brand’s products. Increasing retailers’ sales. Design-forward.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2021

“Elevated Elements makes the lives of commercial architects, interior designers, specifiers and builders easier by offering up a ready-made palette of beautiful neutrals to use in the design of commercial settings,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

SAR Floors’ engineered SPC product should be available for retailers in February. Although the product is marketed as an engineered stone polymer composite, it has the look and feel of rigid core, according to Skip Mason, director of national sales. Harrisburg, Pa.—SAR

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% From my perspective, the industry is up for the year,” explained Ed Sanchez, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk. We are seeing renovations hitting record numbers as well as new home sales continuing to increase.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

It’s no wonder resilient flooring suppliers came to play at TISE 2021, as the category garnered a jaw-dropping 20% gain in sales last year and doesn’t show any signs of stopping in 2021. As such, resilient flooring suppliers offered up a variety of stylish and technologically advanced product lines for attendees at this year’s event.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 7, 2021

In order to take advantage of the unprecedented demand, however, those dealers need to offer up products that speak to the evolving needs of their customer base. Dal-Tile’s one-two punch of tile innovation technology and leading style and design is what powers its product development and ongoing dealer opportunities. The ‘Power 5’.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Mark Shannon, executive vice president of distribution sales, will retire from full-time work and transition to a part-time role. Larry Browder, Crossville Studios vice president of sales, will be promoted to executive vice president of sales for Crossville. Browder will be promoted to executive vice president of sales.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

That statement accurately reflects 2021 for many flooring dealers, who—despite facing numerous challenges— are closing out 2021 with one of their best sales years ever, with many shattering records. We also increased our window coverings sales by 50% volume over last year, which added another 2% in additional rebates. It all adds up.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

AO’s new Color Story wall collection is the toolbox of color that retailers, designers and homeowners want to have at their fingertips,” said Shelly Halbert, director of product design, Dal-Tile Corporation. The company added that an additional 16 colors are offered in glossy finish.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

While Indusparquet has been producing hardwood for 50 years, its products really landed along these shores back in 2006, when it was the major supplier to BR-111, the company that created the demand for exotic species such as Brazilian cherry. sales and marketing. But 100% of the solid products they sold were made by us—everything.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2021

T he resilient category has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years—in terms of both market popularity as well as sales. When it comes to product trends, construction is usually left out of the conversation in lieu of more appealing topics such as style and design. Following is an overview of three emerging trends: Rigid Core.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2021

“Sustainability is a major focus for our commercial customers,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation. “To To best serve these customers, we have updated our CEU with complete information about our products’ sustainability attributes.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

MSI prides itself on being a leader in delivering its products to customers. MSI will be increasing its branch breadth for which eight new distribution centers are set to open in the next 12 months as well as building the trucking infrastructure for last-mile delivery of slabs and flooring products. Orange, Calif.—

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. and units gained 9.5%.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

We will be adding significantly more sales and carpet manufacturing capacity to meet the continue demand for our commercial product line. We are also gaining proven product lines that are well-established within certain commercial segments where we see expanded growth opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2021

Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products. It has incrementally expanded not only its product lineup but its command of the market. But it’s not only the product that Forbo supplies that makes it stand out from the crowd. It’s one of the best websites to order products from.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2021

Tile is the very best option for waterproof needs,” said Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms for Dal-Tile Corporation. “ 100% waterproof, tile has been, is and always will be the preeminent flooring product for wet areas such as bathrooms and kitchens.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

We saw the Main Street market pull back,” said Blakley Satterfield, product manager, residential resilient for Mannington, echoing a familiar sentiment. We are already seeing a lot of businesses take advantage of special financing offers and deals,” said Sam Ruble, vice president of sales, Foss Floors. Seizing opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Recent home sales data released by Redfin, a technology-powered real estate broker, supports the fact that there is money out there to be spent on homes, and consumers are spending it—great news for aspirational home products such as tile , according to Daltile.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The goal, according to LoCicero, is to drive brand affinity with consumers through more digital engagement designed to send people in-store where RSAs can close the sale. The company also plans to showcase innovative new design concepts and sustainable product solutions, as well as a new sundries program.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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