Floor Covering News

MARCH 25, 2020

Armstrong Flooring is offering a series of online continuing education unit courses in April to make it easy for designers to enhance their knowledge and earn CEUs even when in-person sessions aren’t an option. Health, wellness & specifying LVT – Thursday, April 9, 2020, 1 p.m. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Contessa by Interceramic.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

26, 2020, hosted on Coverings’ website, and it will be followed by successive Coverings Connected experiences during 2020 and 2021. The Coverings Connected August event will address tile industry standards, selling tile post-pandemic and the health and wellness benefits of tile. 23, 2021—National Tile Day.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Our responsibility to design innovative quality products means a duty to not only our customers but also our environment and community,” Panisi said. “In In other words, as we focus on designing beautiful, cutting edge commercial and residential spaces, we must remain mindful as we contribute to our communities and natural ecosystems.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

He routinely volunteered to help out CTEF at trade events and conferences; he served as CTI Evaluator to help expand the certification program; and he promoted tile installation best practices to interior design students so they could better specify tile projects. After a short illness, Hecox died at the age of 52 on September 21, 2020.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

By Ken Ryan If not for an anomalously bad second quarter created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the carpet category may well have celebrated an upturn in 2020 after several mediocre years. In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% Flooring, including carpet, got a share of that spend.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Healthcare spaces such as hospitals, health centers and other facilities warrant special attention as they are designed for use by the public and will need to provide an optimum response to the new health demands and requirements set in place to deliver the necessary levels of safety to protect our health.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

“At first, I was wondering if Coverings would still have that Coverings feel, but the exhibitors built the booths from the ground up and they are artfully designed—and you can intensely feel that people are engaging, really engaging.”. by volume vs. Q1 2020, Astrachan said. million square feet of ceramic tile, up 26% from Q1 2020.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Armstrong Flooring has received Platinum Awards for Design Excellence (ADEX) for four products: MedinPure PVC-Free Sheet; Unbound Luxury Flooring; Parallel USA Luxury Flooring; and Empower Rigid Core. Additionally, MedinPure was recognized as a Best of 2020 Product. Lancaster, Pa.— Manufactured in the U.S.,

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 8, 2020

Playing with grout lines, Zip offers unique decorative effects with shaped edges alongside its standard 600 by 600mm and 600 by 1,200mm pieces. It’s an awesomely simple variation that adds wonderful scope for unique design. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Zip Ivory White. Zip Ivory White.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The brand has its own story we’re proud of and it is being recognized in the community and marketplace with customers, distributors, architectures and designers. The company holds several certifications for its ongoing efforts in sustainability, including Green Squared, a multi-attributed ANSI standard.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2020, Osterhout served as the chair of the NSI’s R.I.S.E. Arcot’s advocacy in the human rights space greatly complements the sustainable work practices that exist through NSI’s third-party verified Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (ANSI/NSI 373) and the NSI Accreditation program.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2020

Presented by ASID as part of the 2020 Virtual Internship, a series of conversations between designers and reps as they review new products. Designing with tile. Recent trends and changes in tile design including installation methods and requirements, quality assurance methods and standards.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

During the Spring of 2020, without access to standard tools and resources and looking for a way to focus on the importance of connectivity, Patcraft product designer, Linnzi Rich, said she turned her attention to her home—observing texture and materiality in the items around her.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2021

In-person flooring events have been few and far between since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. and there is no surer sign of this in the flooring industry than the return of The International Surface Event (TISE) , also known as Surfaces, the industry’s largest domestic show. It is ideal for homes with pets and kids.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 31, 2020

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. It revealed the superior environmental performance of Italian porcelain floor tiles. See the latest sustainable tile solutions from Ceramics of Italy members ( [link] ) at Coverings 2020.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Armstrong Flooring is boldly walking into the future with a revitalized brand, an optimized collection of flooring products and adaptive solutions for its customers. The company continues to evolve as a leading global manufacturer of flooring products and one of the industry’s most trusted and celebrated brands. Floors for all.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It would be an understatement to say the industry—and most of the world—is glad to see 2020 go. Dealers across the country can expect the new year’s product introductions to run the gamut from innovative waterproof flooring to next steps in stain-resistant carpet to anti-microbial resilient planks and everything in between.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

This year’s event, a completely virtual experience, will take place May 7–8, 2020, and be followed by six additional weeks of sessions and summits. Designed by ILFI founder Jason F. The Living Future 2020 Online Conference includes two days of live events on May 7 and 8, followed by six weeks of additional content. Cahoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

“We want transparency to be synonymous with ceramic tile,” said Bill Griese, TCNA’s director of standards development and sustainability initiatives. The post TCNA collaboration provides material transparency appeared first on Floor Covering News. rating system.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

The pandemic caused the show to cancel its 2020 event just one month prior to its scheduled kickoff date. We have 20 countries represented on the show floor and more than 340 companies that are signed up in about 275,000 gross square feet of space.”. The show floor will also be open Friday, July 9, from 9:30 a.m. Tried and true.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

By Ken Ryan T he year 2020 may be best known for COVID-19, which closed down much of the economy for several weeks. The flooring industry was not immune to these impacts as plant shutdowns and retail showroom pauses put a crimp on product introductions. Exchange Luxury Flooring by Armstrong. Natural Essence by Lions Floor.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 14, 2021

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) will induct three industry leaders to its Hall of Fame. Each of this year’s inductees led with passion, integrity and, most of all, a dedication to the betterment of the floor covering industry during their illustrious careers. Dalton, Ga.— He remained president and CEO until his death.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2020

A few years after that, it was launched as a carpet fiber, giving interior designers and facility managers a premium carpet fiber that offered key performance benefits that help carpet look newer longer, including easy cleanability and appearance retention.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Eternity Flooring Ecoessent waterproof laminate floors continue to be a hit with retailers. S ome hard surface suppliers sought to cash on in the suddenly resurgent laminate flooring category as a result of difficulty in sourcing rigid core products from overseas—a consequence of the pandemic. And good looking, too, apparently.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

While flooring is still largely ruled by well-established legends and pioneers, there’s a new generation in town. Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. He was promoted to CEO in February 2020. Jason O’Krent.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

“We’re thrilled to see the passion and involvement of our members reflected in this year’s conference theme,” said Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial floor covering contractors. based Legacy Group, and River City Flooring’s Bonstell. “We, told FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2020

Having existing inventory is key for flooring interests during this time of plant and production shutdowns. Down but certainly not out, the flooring industry is taking proactive steps to deal with an unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has changed life as we know it. Retailers seize opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. HF Design employs a thermal heat-treating process to create eye-catching visuals featured in its new AquaTek waterproof hardwood line. But HF Design—a new entrant to the waterproof wood segment—said it has struck just the right balance with its new AquaTek line. By Reginald Tucker.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2021

Dalton—Shaw Industries has unveiled the recipients of its 2020 sustain[HUMAN]ability Leadership Recognition Program. The nine organizations selected for this year’s recognition program have displayed tremendous effort and progress to support the well-being of people and the planet amid the unprecedented challenges of 2020, the company said.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

This sponsorship also designates Shaw as the official flooring provider of the College Football Playoff. There are so many possibilities for Shaw’s activation throughout the weekend, and we are thrilled to help showcase not only the company’s creativity but also its many flooring and turf solutions.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta will host the 2021 Southeast Flooring Market with additional safety precautions. There have been 13 major industry events that have taken place since COVID-19 hit (mostly since September 2020), and no major outbreaks were reported. Last year’s event drew more than 1,600 people. That’s not all.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Dalton—Troy Virgo, director of sustainability at Shaw Industries, has been selected by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) to receive a 2020 IWBI community award recognizing outstanding members of the WELL AP and WELL Faculty community. billion square feet across 65 countries.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. One hundred percent of our solid wood flooring has been—and still is—made right here in the U.S. quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

—Mohawk said it will begin to roll out a fully evolved TecWood product line and introduce 100 new SKUs in 2021 in an effort to give homeowners trusted performance and design from a natural hardwood veneer. The post Mohawk fully revamps TecWood line appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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