Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. Las Vegas—The tile and stone category is not immune to the effects of encroaching vinyl flooring products and is perhaps the hardest hit by current labor woes; however, these obstacles have not stopped it from being one of only two aspirational categories in the industry.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

By Steven Feldman There is no denying that 2020 was a year unlike no other. flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Remarkably and fortunately, the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Mohawk’s Pergo Extreme features higher-end wood and stone-look visuals along with dent-free technology. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. By Megan Salzano. increase over 2018’s $4.916 billion. Shaw’s Floorte?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. Alex Aya, vice president, Comp-U-Floo told Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

March 2/9, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 18. Ben Shepherd, Gainesville CarpetsPlus ColorTile; Ann McDermott, Shaw Floors; Josh Elder, Gainesville; Scott Sandlin, Shaw Floors; and Kevin Logue, Alliance Flooring. The product, called Sidewinder, is an SPC with a 30-mil wear layer and a bevy of other differentiating benefits.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

T he waterproof flooring story isn’t just about the latest rigid core/SPC offerings hitting the market. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% in 2020 vs. 2019. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% in 2020 vs. 2019.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Los Angelas— Emser Tile , a leading designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, has introduced the brand’s newest product offerings in its 2020/2021 product catalog. Following is a sneak peak of new Emser Tile products and corresponding current style directions. Striking Surfaces.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Games Day was created by the British game production and retail company, Games Workshop, which started out producing more traditional games such as backgammon and later moved on to fantasy universe games, such as Warhammer. Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. ” – DaysOfTheYear.com. The Fun Continues, No Matter the Age.

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MAY 7, 2024

Reid Kubesh Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute board of directors has appointed Reid Kubesh (Coldspring) to fill a vacancy left by Alexandra Niedbalski, who resigned her position after leaving the industry. program and helped lead the Natural Stone Catalogue into existence. Kubesh will serve a four-year term from 2024-2027.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. With Santa Fe, we wanted to add a rich stone-look option to our Easy Luxury line,” said Tressa Samdal , director of easy luxury marketing and product management. Miami, Fla.— is famous for.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted best of class in the 2020 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest sponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Style & Design category: Mannington. RI DIGITAL.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Floor Covering News , with the launch of The Great Reveal, is providing manufacturers with creative ways to get their new flooring products in front of specialty retailers around the country so they may be better prepared to present consumers with new products, colors and designs to help them complete their renovation projects.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2024

Co nventional wisdom would suggest that softening conditions in the new home construction market over the past eight to 10 months might put a damper on laminate flooring sales in that bellwether sector. That fits right into the wheelhouse of the laminate category—a product segment that continues to enjoy a renaissance of sorts.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By most accounts, TISE 2020 was another successful event in the annals of Surfaces history. We are so excited to be able to celebrate another incredible event with the industry for TISE 2020,” said Dana Hicks, TISE show director. The show floor was busy all three days of the event.

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JUNE 22, 2020

Charlestown Pine, Wellmade’s waterproof vinyl flooring, was granted a patent exclusion in the HDPC rigid core category. Wellmade Performance Flooring has been granted tariff exclusions by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on its Chinese-made LVT products. By Ken Ryan. These exclusions, retroactive to Sept.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) recently named Martin Brookes its president for 2021 and 2022 and its 2020 Tile Person of the Year. The award has traditionally been given at the Coverings trade show but was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

March 2/9, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 18. economy heading into 2020 with a hopeful outlook and poised for growth—unemployment is down and consumer confidence is on the rise—the time for tile to shine is now. The supplier unveiled the collection at TISE, which features a polished wood look as opposed to the traditional polished stone.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. Not only is the product particularly unique, but it comes with a set of dos and don’ts consumers are often unaware of or afraid to deal with. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., By Megan Salzano. Sustainability.

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APRIL 22, 2020

After reviewing hundreds of new product launches from Ceramics of Italy member companies, Ceramics of Italy has released its top six trends for the 2020 spring-summer season. Geometric stone. Material stone. Clockwise from left: Fioranese Sound of Marbles, Flaviker Retour, Naxos Rhapsody, Unicom-Starker Sky.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

COREtec Stone. The company will also launch three new colors in its COREtec Stone platform. In 2020, we’re expanding on this style element with product innovation through our newly innovated, enhanced integrated bevels. The company will also launch three new colors in its COREtec Stone platform.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2020

Patcraft introduced several new styles in early 2020 designed to answer varying market demands. Within our internal process, we look to resources beyond our personal scope—from technical to manufacturing teams—to broaden our understanding of a product solution as thought partners. Patcraft’s 2020 collections include: Anew.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

To that end, awareness is growing among consumers around antibacterial materials and antimicrobial products, and the hygienic benefits these low-maintenance surfaces provide. As this trend grows—and is expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future—flooring suppliers are developing products that promote cleanliness and hygiene.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Fresh off of our annual corporate meeting on January 11 th , (we missed you just as much as you missed us that day, don’t worry), we thought it was a great time to reflect on some of our past accomplishments before setting sail into the new year filled with new opportunities to showcase our quality products and services to the building industry.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Three luxury vinyl product ranges by Karndean Designflooring have been recognized by The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design with a 2020 Good Design Award, including the Heritage collection, Opus and Karndean LooseLay. Export, Pa.—Three Heritage collection. Heritage collection. Karndean LooseLay.

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APRIL 3, 2020

–Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host a brand-new digital experience called Coverings Connected. Attendees of Coverings Connected are also able to engage with 900+ exhibitors through online exhibitor galleries and the New Product Showcase.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The 2021 CEU Educator of the Year Award was presented to Stone Panels International LLC, a lightweight stone company located in Marble Falls, Texas. Stone Panels continued the marketing strategy that earned it this title in 2020: consistent outreach and the willingness to offer webinars.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 23, 2020

Beauflor USA’s first product introduction of 2020 is Metro+. The Metro+ collection features 16 diverse wood, tile and stone designs. The stone looks feature a solid design and a unique broken stone design that fit into contemporary interior trends. The color palette was based off of 2020 color trends.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) has awarded Greg Osterhout (Northern Stone Supply) the 2023 David Fell Spirit of Service award, and Sam Arcot the 2023 Natural Stone Institute Person of the Year award. Under his leadership, Northern Stone Supply eagerly stepped up to support the R.I.S.E.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Los Angeles— Emser Tile , a designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, has collaborated with Gensler as design consultant. Emser Tile aims to be the resource for the world’s most beautiful tile and stone product offerings,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing, Emser Tile. “By

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. It will come as no surprise that resilient—led mostly by the rigid core/SPC sub-segments —once again registered gains while many other flooring categories in 2020 did not.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 5, 2020

Known and trusted tile brands have been offered one FREE post during an initial three month trial, covering April, May, and June 2020. The respected German trade magazine Fliesen & Platten has been calling on its readers to choose the products of the year since 2011. Agrob Buchtal receiving the Fliesen und Platten Award.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

By Megan Salzano T he year 2020 was a year unlike any other in recent memory and had lasting impacts on every category within the industry both residentially and commercially. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of total industry dollars in 2020 and 12.7% In 2020, the category also represented 21.8%

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JUNE 30, 2020

There are two ways to look at the flooring industry as a whole in 2019, depending on whether ones sees the glass as half full or half empty. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 Flooring currently sits just 4.6% On the other hand, the 0.4% That’s the good news. billion and 19.07

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

—David Allen Company has joined Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, as a new member. “As Celebrating 100 years in business in 2020, David Allen Company performs commercial installations across the U.S. We’re delighted to welcome them to the Fuse family.”.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

While the rigid core segment has been locked in controversy for several years—first with the implementation of various tariffs and then with the UFLPA detentions of late—glue down came to the rescue of consumers in the period between 2020-2023. There’s a reason why more than 90% of commercial floors are glue down.

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