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Latest wood floors run the wide/long gamut

Floor Covering News

Suppliers are investing in new technologies to make wood floors more durable and, yes, water resistant, to compete with the likes of SPC. I n the battle to reclaim market share from look-alike categories, hardwood suppliers are rolling out an array of new wood floors designed to pique the interest of retailers as well as consumers.

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Surfaces ’22: Tech innovators help suppliers elevate their game

Floor Covering News

Las Vegas—They don’t manufacture or distribute any of the products that floor covering retailers sell. The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the de?cor Many of these time-saving/game-changing technology innovations were on full display at Surfaces as companies like i4F, Unilin and Va?

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Exotics vie for their fare share of the hardwood pie

Floor Covering News

In an age where European white oak, domestic red oak and hickory reign supreme (and for good reason) it may behoove retailers and distributors to know that they have other hardwood flooring options to help them stand apart from the “me-too” pack. That’s precisely where exotic hardwoods—also known as imported “tropical” species—come into play.

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A Clean Slate: How Rough Slate Can Have a Clean Aesthetic

Architectural Ceramics

They produce and export 90 percent of the region’s natural slate used for roofing or flooring. The world’s second-largest producer and exporter of slate, takes us to South America. No matter what country, slate’s color will vary depending on where it is from. Brazilian Black Slate.

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Wood: Anatomy of a winning supplier

Floor Covering News

In the hardwood flooring sector —arguably the most aspirational flooring segment—there are also scores of both domestic and international suppliers vying for market share. A prime example is Boa-Franc, maker of the Mirage brand of hardwood floors—a name synonymous with quality.

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Wood: Prevailing trends drive flooring purchases

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to summing up what’s hot vs. what’s not in hardwood flooring today, there are several factors to consider beyond just color, stain or style. Ask any designer which hardwood flooring species fuels the bulk of the demand in the U.S., It’s just a great off color.”. but exotics are still hot.

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The enduring allure of exotic, imported hardwood

Floor Covering News

Over the past few years, European oak hardwood floors— especially white oak products —have reigned supreme when it comes to in-demand hardwood species. market roughly 15-20 years ago—is that the color palette over time fell out of favor with American consumers enamored with oak and maple. based Derr Flooring. at Indusparquet.

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