Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

. “Novalis is continually innovating to provide customers with the highest-quality products in luxury vinyl flooring and a key focus area is on the product’s sustainable attributes—from raw material extraction to end-of-life expectations,” said Jay Thomas, executive director, VSC.

North America 98

North America Africa Asia Europe 98

Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Europe, Asia and the Middle East are the three next largest geographic areas. Europe, Asia and the Middle East are the three next largest geographic areas. Spain also produced 567 million square meters of tile increasing production 20.3% of its exports. from the previous year, making it the top EU producer. Featured trends.

Spain 98

Spain Trends Ceramics Tile 98

Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

What’s more, much of the production of these waterproof products is happening right here in the U.S. As such, manufacturers have seized the opportunity to provide the powerhouse product category with the benefits of domestic production. One of the most invested suppliers in domestic manufacturing is AHF Products.

El Paso 98

El Paso America Products Texas 98

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity.

Grout 98

Grout System Products Sales 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

Best Overall in the Award of Excellence 2022 measured suppliers in 10 categories—product innovation, design, service, ease of doing business, professionalism of sales force, training/education, handling of claims, digital tools, on-time delivery and credit terms. In the mega over-$5 billion category, Mohawk edged Shaw.

South America 98

South America Sales Asia Europe 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Ukraine is a major exporter of agricultural commodities such as wheat and corn, and the conflict has disrupted production and export capabilities.

Industry 81

Industry Russia Ukraine Software 81

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Gilmore said exhibitors used that time wisely to schedule more appointments, which led to additional sales. International attendance, meanwhile, which had waned significantly during the pandemic, continued to make a comeback with greater representation from Asia and Europe. I met a lot of first-time people at the show, which I love.”

Las Vegas 105

Las Vegas Columbus Denver Asia 105

Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2023

Best Overall measured suppliers in 10 categories—product innovation, design, service, ease of doing business, professionalism of sales force, training/education, handling of claims, digital tools, on-time delivery and credit terms. All these floors are both designed and made in the USA.

Asia 52

Asia Sales Industry Flooring 52

Floor Covering News

MAY 20, 2021

hardwood flooring market generated approximately $2.207 billion in sales, a 4% decrease from 2019 and a shade below the five-year low of $2.23 While hardwood still represents the third-largest hard surface category behind resilient and ceramic with respect to sales, the gap continues to widen. FCNews research shows the U.S.

South America 91

South America Sales United States Cambodia 91

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%

Sales 86

Sales Report Meeting Flooring 86

Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

Unilin says digital printing has the potential to revolutionize the flooring industry by enabling manufacturers to create unique and personalized designs while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Digital printing yields the most realistic representation of the product it seeks to emulate, whether that be hardwood or natural stone.

Ceramics 98

Ceramics China Industry Asia 98

Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

Photo: Chinoiserie vases, painted in traditional blue and white imagery, popularized in Eastern Asia. Eastern Asia: While China may not be known for it’s tile work, decorative ceramics reign from this area. Today, the country is also known for its modern production. Adding City Hall to a Designer Space.

Ceramics 172

Ceramics Netherlands Tile France 172

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2023

—Chilewich has appointment Melissa Villa as senior vice president of contract sales. This position marks Villa’s return to Chilewich, where she served as contract sales director for the New York area from April 2018 through January 2020.

Sales 52

Sales North America New York Asia 52

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. Anderson Tuftex Discover Discover was designed with no pattern match required for installation.

North America 59

North America Tools Adhesive Sales 59

Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion.

North America 98

North America Sales Research Products 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 12, 2021

Thicker, beefier laminate products are offering retailers higher margin opportunities. Fast forward to 2021 and the laminate flooring category finds itself in a position that requires fortitude and strength of a different sort, as it seeks to reassert itself among other durable hard surface products such as LVT, SPC and rigid core hybrids.

Products 90

Products Industry Asia Sales 90

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Containers came down, supply chain would ease; More stuff from Southeast Asia in lieu of Chinese. Beyond their products that boast design and style. As sales in October began to fizzle. New products focus on performance and design; We saw it all thanks to Melissa and Caroline.

Asia 98

Asia Texas Training America 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. On the other hand, the 0.4% billion and 19.07 billion square feet. What does that mean?

Industry 98

Industry Flooring China Sales 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

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. Below are this year’s Industry Disruptors. The mother of all disruptors .

Industry 92

Industry Products China Tools 92

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.

Industry 98

Industry Sales Products Research 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

“COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every aspect of the economy, including commercial flooring sales,” said John Stephens, vice president of marketing, Shaw Contract. Soft surface sales showed flat to low single-digit gains, with approximately $3.3 Category sales grew in the single digits to between $3 billion and $3.5

Sales 53

Sales Porcelain Ceramics Flooring 53

Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

C hi c ago —The 54 th edition of NeoCon, the commercial design industry’s premier tradeshow event held here earlier this month, was alight with enthusiastic optimism and collaboration as the show truly emulated its 2023 theme: “Together We Design.” I think design follows that. Those meetings were all really positive as well.

North America 98

North America Products America Flooring 98

Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. While its origin has expanded beyond China to include other areas of Asia and Europe, imports have reigned supreme for years.

China 111

China Products North America Asia 111

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have great products, but when foot traffic is slow it doesn’t matter.” Jamie Welborn SVP, product management, soft surface Mohawk “The ever-evolving volatility since the start of pandemic has me paranoid of ‘What’s next?’ To that end, Cali is excited to roll out new products.

Iran 98

Iran Panama Asia 98

Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

The product is made in Dalton. Last year saw companies actively rethinking their supply chain, either convincing their Chinese partners to relocate to Southeast Asia to avoid tariffs, or by opting out of sourcing from China altogether. By Ken Ryan. Mohawk’s SolidTech is a vinyl plank hybrid featuring waterproof core construction.

China 40

China Asia Report Georgia 40

Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

DeCarlo, who was instrumental in building Shaw’s LVT business from the ground up, has designs on growing LX Hausys’ market share in the U.S. We’re the only ones that can do that on a flexible product; some people can do it on SPC. Our TrueMatte finish makes an LVT look just like wood,” he said. It’s not extruded,” DeCarlo explained.

South Korea 98

South Korea Asia United States Georgia 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

Which have supplied you with the tools to succeed—product or otherwise—over these last 12 to 18 months? So this year you will vote for Shaw and Mohawk in the Best Overall category by casting votes for either company in a number of categories, like product innovation, service, digital tools, on-time delivery, etc. They’re all listed.

South America 98

South America Philadelphia Asia Survey 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

Which have supplied you with the tools to succeed—product or otherwise—over these last 12 to 18 months? So this year you will vote for Shaw and Mohawk in the Best Overall category by casting votes for either company in a number of categories, like product innovation, service, digital tools, on-time delivery, etc. They’re all listed.

South America 98

South America Philadelphia Asia Survey 98

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Yarn systems will grow by 10x over piece-dyed production models.

Industry 59

Industry Flooring Sales Asia 59

Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Reginald Tucker— With the hardwood flooring category facing so much competition from alternative (and often less-expensive) categories designed to emulate real wood, one might assume that the upper-mid-range to higher end of the hardwood flooring might suffer. The product is doing well,” Ward said.

Portugal 97

Portugal Asia France Sales 97

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

Mohawk’s Adam Ward alongside the new laminate products Pergo Elements display. By Reginald Tucker Las Vegas—Even before the current shipping woes fueled backlogs in deliveries of many rigid core products, industry observers had already begun gauging a renewed interest in the laminate flooring category—particularly homegrown products.

Las Vegas 98

Las Vegas Asia Products Sales 98

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

T he resilient category has been the powerhouse of the flooring industry for the last several years—with rigid core products leading the charge. VP of residential sales, COREtec. With all the product features and higher-quality products available, there is no need to race to the bottom. Steve Sieracki. Thomas Baert.

Asia 98

Asia Industry Products Sales 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Our sales that year were probably between $30 and $40 million.”. Today, Republic sells a little more than 300 SKUs, half of which is SPC at 60% of sales, with laminate about 25%-30% of sales and wood accounting for the remainder. 1; product is No. What good is it if you only have product? Logistics is No.

China 40

China Utah Phoenix System 40

Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2021

Jay has been with Mannington for 29 years, all of them in sales. As seasoned professionals, they were able to strategically plan the production of the 2021 Flooring Markets with safety top of mind after watching similar-sized and larger events convene safely with no outbreaks reported. Products need to be touched and seen in person.

Industry 98

Industry Meeting North America Products 98

Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2021

Jay has been with Mannington for 29 years, all of them in sales. As seasoned professionals, they were able to strategically plan the production of the 2021 Flooring Markets with safety top of mind after watching similar-sized and larger events convene safely with no outbreaks reported. Products need to be touched and seen in person.

Industry 98

Industry Meeting North America Products 98

Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2021

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to hardwood flooring sourcing , so much of the focus has been trained on Asia—rightfully so given the manufacturing prowess and scale of the scores of suppliers in that region of the world. Karla Wischmeyer, an interior designer at Verhey Carpets in Grand Rapids, Mich., But that’s not the only reason.

France 98

France Canada North America Standards 98

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

AHF Products. People were increasingly going back to work, inflation and interest rates were going up, supply chains began to improve and ships coming from Asia and Europe got here faster. Consumer confidence is relatively low, and with inflation putting pressure on discretionary dollars, retail flooring sales could be a challenge.

Asia 98

Asia Industry Ukraine Products 98