Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

T he momentum that the U.S. laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior. In terms of volume, the category grew at a slightly slower rate (4.5%), reaching roughly 1.098 billion square feet.

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JG Kitchens

JULY 5, 2023

I promised equal time for she sheds, and I'm delivering here. Along with tips and trends from three pros, there's lots of gorgeous eye candy. The post Tips And Trends For Sensation She Shed Spaces comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. This week we asked: How were business sales in the first half? Here are their responses: “Our business is seeing another record-breaking year. The biggest surprise has been the shift in the residential and commercial segments.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

Saint-Georges— Mirage has introduced its new TruBalance Lite technology and its latest collection: Muse. TruBalance Lite is a thinner version of the prominent TruBalance technology that features a unique core technology of real wood lamella over a locally sourced SPF core layer. The new technology presents multiple benefits, including ease of installation, peace of mind and affordability.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

St. Louis, Mo.—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 67 th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. program builds mortgage-free, custom, specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. The home dedication for United States Army First Sergeant (Ret.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

Turnhout, Belgium—Triforest has signed a license agreement for i4F drop-lock technologies. Triforest will first introduce i4F’s drop-lock technologies on to its laminate flooring product lines quickly followed by some of its SPC ranges destined for the market in North America. This latest license agreement further underlines the ongoing transition to i4F one piece drop-lock solutions in the hard flooring market, the company said.

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