Tile of Spain USA
JANUARY 10, 2024
Perched atop a steep property that rises above the Bay of Palma in Puntiró, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, is a striking residence that redefines the relationship between architecture and local typography. Effortlessly enmeshed with the surrounding landscape, “House in Puntiró” by Ripoll-Tizon establishes deep roots with nature and offers its residents a pure and organic living experience.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
In a move that was panned by some flooring retailers, California consumers began paying as much as 36% more for carpet on Jan. 1, 2024, as part of a California recycling statute. The Golden State requires CARE, the carpet stewardship organization, to implement a so-called “differential assessment” on each square yard of carpet sold that reflects its cost burden to recycle.
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Realstone
JANUARY 12, 2024
Gone are the days of the monotonous white kitchen backsplash. Colorful kitchen backsplashes infuse color, personality, and style into the heart of your home – the kitchen. This article dives into how you can transform your cooking space with a colorful backsplash, ensuring it stands out while reflecting your unique taste and style. Key Takeaways Embrace Color Diversity : Explore vibrant colors for a lively kitchen atmosphere.
JG Kitchens
JANUARY 10, 2024
I have a theory. I think the dip in certain wellness trends in the latest American Institute of Architects’ Home Design Survey were caused by high costs. Mortgage rates, home prices and more expensive building materials likely all played key roles. Check out 4Q23 trends and insights in my latest Forbes.com article here. Homes with […] The post Architects’ Latest Survey Shows Mixed Home And Neighborhood Wellness Trends comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness De
The A to Z of Building
JANUARY 9, 2024
The construction industry as a sink for carbon dioxide? This is being worked on by researchers at Empa’s Concrete & Asphalt lab.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
The new year marks a new beginning for Johnson Hardwood Floors. With the recent completion of the realignment of its distribution network, the company can focus more fully on its go-to-market strategy with a more robust distribution network. “The new alignment will allow us to better service our existing customers,” Billy Ko, Johnson CEO, told Floor Covering News.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Dallas, Texas—Daltile recently launched six new tile and stone collections into its product line, and these new products are being showcased prominently during the nationwide Mohawk Momentum Roadshow during the month of January. “Our new Daltile products exemplify many of the most popular interior design trends,” said Laura Grill, director of product design, Dal-Tile.
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Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Deb Tippett Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton Carpet Corporation has appointment of Deb Tippett to the newly created role of regional vice president, hard surface, for the South-Central region. In this role, Tippett will assume sales responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s hard surface business. She will report to Jamann Stepp, senior vice president of hard surface.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Foundation welcomed the following industry members to its board of directors for 2024: Kevin Camarata—board president Brie Pfannenbecker—president-elect Tony Malisani—immediate past president Ralph Morgan Greg Osterhout Rick Stimac Holly Roher Jonathan Zanger Buddy Ontra Katie Jensen-NSI board president liaison 2022 foundation president, Rich Katzmann, (Rockheads Group USA) will officially end his term at StonExpo in January 2024.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Las Vegas— Antolini will be exhibiting a new design and exhibition concept on February 27-29 here at the Las Vegas Convention Centre for the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show 2024 (KBIS). The main idea, according to the company, was to connect natural stones and “gameplay,” in an original experience for visitors. The main stage involves Cristallo Vitrum “Wow:” Alessandro La Spada, interior designer of the new booth, has designed an articulated labyrinth that showcases the succession precisely bet
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
W hen it comes to “waterproof” flooring—or water resistant, as most flooring retailers will attest —how do you know how much is enough? The waterproof tagline still draws consumers in, so much so that even flooring categories outside of rigid core have begun donning the moniker, meaning it remains marketed and on showroom floors en masse. However, how do flooring retailers know how much is enough?
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
T he winter markets. Surfaces. It’s what flooring retailers rely on every year to chart their course for the next 12 months—the catalyst being solution-oriented products that resonate with end users while boosting retailers’ bottom lines. With the COVID-19 pandemic in the rear-view mirror and supply chain issues largely under control, 2024 has the potential to be a very good year for product launches.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Hannover, Germany—MeasureSquare, a provider of innovative flooring takeoff estimation solutions, is participating in Domotex 2024. Held here every year, the show will be held January 11 – 14. MeasureSquare joins 1,000 other exhibitors and will present with its management team at their booth. MeasureSquare will unveil its latest advancements in estimation technology and beyond.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Hannover, Germany—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has entered into a strategic patent partnership with HMTX Industries—a global flooring company and leading innovator in flooring technologies. As a result of the agreement, i4F has secured exclusive rights to license HMTX’s SRP rigid core TPU flooring technology to third-party decorative panel manufacturers.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Dalton—Philadelphia Commercial, leading Mainstreet brand of Shaw Industries, has released its 2024 soft and hard surface introductions designed for universal appeal across all Mainstreet market segments with a special focus on tenant improvement, education and resident living market segments. The brand selected target markets in areas where it is best poised to meet customer needs, developing products with the specific color and pattern needs of core customers in these segments.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
by Pami Bhullar Greetings and Happy New Year, friends. Over 25 years’ tradition of New Year’s resolutions is something I will not break, and it continues to be consistent with the new chapter in my professional life at The Dixie Group (TDG). Sharing resolutions is an expectation from most of you, so I will not disappoint you. Following are my resolutions for retail professionals in 2024—independent of TDG.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2024
Traditional business practices have often emphasized detachment and objectivity, with the focus on profit margins, market trends and bottom lines—often overlooking the human element. In the realm of business, the adage “It’s not personal, it’s just business” has long been a prevailing mindset. There is something about this mindset that has never sat well with me.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
Hannover, Germany—MeasureSquare, a provider of innovative flooring takeoff estimation solutions, is participating in Domotex 2024. Held here every year, the show will be held January 11 – 14. MeasureSquare joins 1,000 other exhibitors and will present with its management team at their booth. MeasureSquare will unveil its latest advancements in estimation technology and beyond.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Shaw Floors developed a range of high-end offerings under the umbrella of the 3Cs concept: Controlled, Color, Character. Shown is Canvas Comfort. F ollowing its COVID-19-induced spike in sales, the residential carpet market is down more than 20% from where it was just two years. Prospects for 2024 are muted, with the residential segment forecast to contract in the mid-single digits.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2024
Phoenix, Ariz.—The move from big cities on the East and West coasts of the country to suburban areas continued apace in 2023. That’s according to a newly released report from U-Haul, which reflects a trend that accelerated in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Texas netted the largest number of movers in one-way U-Haul equipment in 2023, marking the third consecutive year it has finished atop the U-Haul Growth Index.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2024
Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) released a new “Tuesday Tips” this week. In the series, WFCA experts presents short video tips for improving customer service and optimizing staff performance. In the end, it’s all about understanding the importance of being 1% better than your competition. In this week’s “Tuesday Tips ,” Tom Jennings, retail training expert, reminds us that as a manager, one of the hardest management skills is learning to take care of yourself firs
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Anthony “Tony” Kelly Mannington Mills has announced the passing of Anthony “Tony” Kelly, former president and CEO of Mannington Mills, on January 3, 2024, at the age of 88. Kelly served as president and CEO from 1992 until his retirement in 2001, and his impact on Mannington Mills cannot be overstated, the company said. He successfully led the company through the Mannington Gold crisis, which required not only sound judgment and business acumen, but a commitment to associ
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Nearly two years after breaking ground on its sprawling, state-of-the-art rigid core manufacturing facility in Cartersville, Ga., Wellmade has officially launched the second phase of its plant expansion. The producer of high-quality hard surface flooring has added new capabilities, capital equipment and automation to better service its growing OEM customers base.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
International Flooring Company (IFC) is a new resilient flooring supplier spearheaded by Julian Dossche as president/CEO; William Dossche as executive vice president; and Piet Dossche as chairman of board. There are few names more well-known within the flooring industry than that of Dossche. Piet Dossche has achieved much-earned success within the industry, touting several unique innovations—even kicking off what is now the WPC segment of the resilient category back in 2012.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Encinitas, Calif.—Cali is coming into 2024 loaded for bear. The lifestyle brand continues to grow its portfolio of products as more retailers benefit from the company’s unique omni-channel approach. The secret sauce combines a unique coastal style with a limited distribution strategy along with a focus on higher-end products to allow the retailer to make more money.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 12, 2024
A fter 25 years of filling positions, we experience, firsthand, the trends and cycles in hiring weighed against candidate demands and expectations. Astute candidates are aware of the talent shortage we are facing in the industry. Many reach out to us with a desire to broaden their experience, better balance their time or, in some cases, to simply get big raises.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2024
NAFCD board High inflation in an uncertain economy. Challenges in recruiting, hiring and retention. Ongoing shipping and sourcing issues. These were just some of the hot-button topics on the table at the 2023 North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors and North American Building Material Distribution Association (NAFCD + NBMDA) convention held here at the group’s fall conference.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 9, 2024
W hen U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) added polyvinyl chloride products (PVC) as a “sector of concern” to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement efforts last February, it marked for many suppliers the beginning of the end of sourcing products from that region of China. As it turned out the burden of proof on U.S. suppliers to verify that their materials were not sourced from the Uyghar Region (XUAR) became so onerous most suppliers simply gave up and pivoted to other
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 8, 2024
Keith Campbell A fter 46 years at Mannington Mills—the last 28 as chairman of the board— Keith Campbell retired on Dec. 31 , turning the reins over to Zack Zehner, his nephew and previous president of Mannington Residential. As of January 1, Zehner is officially executive chairman of the board. The transition ushered in the fifth generation of Campbell family leadership at the 100-plus-year-old company.
The A to Z of Building
JANUARY 10, 2024
Adel District sits along King Fahd Road (Airport Road), between King Saud Road and Riyadh Road, close to some of the most pulsing highways that connect to the city’s most famous landmarks.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 12, 2024
Mountville, Pa.—AHF Products, a leading manufacturer of hard surface flooring for the residential and commercial markets , has won a 2023 Good Design award for Armstrong Flooring Natralis Commercial Homogeneous Vinyl Sheet. Natralis is inspired by the landscapes of North America and the “spot” patterns found in nature. “AHF Products is pleased to win this award,” said Fred Reitz, vice president of commercial, AHF Products.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 12, 2024
Manchester, N.H.— CCA Global University kicks off 2024 by exceeding expectations in its new Installation Excellence Program. In 2023, the in-house training arm of CCA Global Partners completed floor installation education for 320 individuals, in 23 cities across the United States and Canada. CCA Global Partners launched the Installation Excellence Program last year in response to one of the flooring industry’s most challenging issues—finding and retaining qualified installers.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
John Selldorff Bethany, Conn.— Laticrete International, Inc. has added John Selldorff to its board of directors. Selldorff currently serves as the president and CEO of North and Central America for Legrand, a global provider of products and solutions for electrical and digital building infrastructures. His appointment to the Laticrete board officially began on January 2, 2024.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 11, 2024
(Part 3 in a series) In skydiving, you want to prepare for emergencies long before you ever climb aboard the airplane. The same principle holds true with your flooring business. As I mentioned in the previous installments, it’s not a matter of if we’ll hit economic turbulence; it’s a matter of when. With that in mind, I’m going to unpack specific strategies you should deploy right now to ensure your survival when the market takes a nosedive.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) has released the organization’s board of directors for 2024. The NAFCD board is comprised of senior executives from both distributor and supplier member firms. Each volunteer leader will help support the association’s mission and promote wholesale distribution in the floor industry. “I look forward to building off NAFCD’s success from this past year while working alongside an impressive group of
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
Lancaster, Pa.— ECOsurfaces’ Nada Rx, powered by Ecore, has been recognized with multiple industry awards for its performance, design innovation and environmental stewardship. Recent accolades consist of a Sustainable Award in the resilient category from Healthcare Design ’s Nightingale Awards, a “Best of 2023” product award by ADEX Design Journal Magazine and a “2023 Products of the Year” award bestowed by Architectural Record.
Floor Covering News
JANUARY 10, 2024
This time of year can be very stressful—especially for small business owners and retailers like yourselves who are likely preparing for tax season. Many business owners may be on edge when considering the possibility of footing a large tax bill. When starting your small business, your choice of business structure plays a vital role in not only minimizing taxes but also reducing personal liability.
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