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35th Anniversary: 35 Women in Flooring

Floor Covering News

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Abbey’s Bill Wilson named EVP of sales, marketing

Floor Covering News

Abbey Carpet Company has promoted Bill Wilson to the position of executive vice president of sales and marketing. He held the same positions with Floors To Go, in which he has served since June of 2002. The post Abbey’s Bill Wilson named EVP of sales, marketing appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Huali Floors playing for home-field advantage

Floor Covering News

—There are a number of companies currently building facilities in the Southeast to manufacture rigid core flooring, but few are of the size and scope of Huali Floors—a family-owned business that was started by Huashou Yuan in Taizhou, China, back in 2002. Huali Floors will not be without its challenges. Julian Dossche.

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Retailers of the Year 2022: Avalon Flooring, Watkins Floor Covering, Kelly’s Carpet Omaha

Floor Covering News

Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Avalon Flooring. Philadelphia, Pa.

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Beaulieu Canada welcomes Mike Maxey

Floor Covering News

Mike Maxey Canada— Beaulieu Canada /Peerless Flooring has appointed Mike Maxey to the position of regional vice president of sales for national accounts in the United States. The post Beaulieu Canada welcomes Mike Maxey appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Looking back: Jeff Lorberbaum

Floor Covering News

What he witnessed in 1986… “In the 1980s there were hundreds of small carpet mills scattered across northwest Georgia, and carpet and rugs comprised about 80% of the flooring sold in the U.S. A major difference from that era was the sales channels. Most often, consumers buy flooring about once every seven to 10 years.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. I am currently the chair of the CTDA Education Committee.

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