Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Quinn W hile some segments of the residential replacement market actually benefitted from consumers and homeowners quarantining in their residences during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the same cannot be said for the commercial sector. No surprise that resilient flooring and all its iterations continue to lead the pack. “As

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APRIL 21, 2021

—Crossville has outlined its tile recycling efforts for the last year, and said it recycled 4,939,251 pounds of fired porcelain in 2020. Crushed porcelain toilets for tile production. The tile recycling initiatives are based on the company’s proprietary process for recycling fired porcelain products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. Las Vegas—The tile and stone category is not immune to the effects of encroaching vinyl flooring products and is perhaps the hardest hit by current labor woes; however, these obstacles have not stopped it from being one of only two aspirational categories in the industry. Indoor/outdoor.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. While modest, this marks an about-face for the sector, which fell just over 11% in 2020. Linoleum is primarily a healthcare, education, senior care and specialty retail product.”.

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MARCH 5, 2020

March 2/9, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 18. Ben Shepherd, Gainesville CarpetsPlus ColorTile; Ann McDermott, Shaw Floors; Josh Elder, Gainesville; Scott Sandlin, Shaw Floors; and Kevin Logue, Alliance Flooring. The product, called Sidewinder, is an SPC with a 30-mil wear layer and a bevy of other differentiating benefits.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Games Day was created by the British game production and retail company, Games Workshop, which started out producing more traditional games such as backgammon and later moved on to fantasy universe games, such as Warhammer. Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. ” – DaysOfTheYear.com. The Fun Continues, No Matter the Age.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

T he waterproof flooring story isn’t just about the latest rigid core/SPC offerings hitting the market. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% in 2020 vs. 2019. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% in 2020 vs. 2019.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. Alex Aya, vice president, Comp-U-Floo told Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2021

During Connect ’21, Ron Dunn (left) and Ryan Dunn likened the toy that always bounces back-no matter how many times it gets knocked around-to its Alliance Flooring retailers during the pandemic. Alliance Flooring said it plans to hold an in-person convention at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando during the second half of 2021.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Los Angelas— Emser Tile , a leading designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, has introduced the brand’s newest product offerings in its 2020/2021 product catalog. Following is a sneak peak of new Emser Tile products and corresponding current style directions. Striking Surfaces.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted best of class in the 2020 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest sponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Style & Design category: Mannington. RI DIGITAL.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2020

Columbus, Ohio—Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced the winners of the 22nd annual Starnet Design Awards. Following is a list of the Gold winners for 2020. Details: Starnet member: Cornerstone Commercial Flooring. Details: Starnet member: DCO Commercial Floors. Grand Prize Winner: Gold in Education.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Daltile was recently named the Tile Category Winner of the Builder.Media 2020 Building Products Brand Survey. Their company’s reputation is heavily based upon vendor partners that provide the right product, at the right place, at the right time. Daltile’s Lavaliere.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2021

Dallas, Texas—As part of Daltile’s ProSeries program of luxury vinyl flooring, which launched at the end of 2020, the brand has launched a new collection, Adventuro. “As Adventuro’s ultra-durable, rigid core planks are designed to create a floor that quickly and easily clicks together for lasting, water-resistant performance.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year ever , and it’s no wonder as the product pipeline continued to deliver innovative offerings that were in high demand. Following are some of the top must-have product introductions of 2021, along with their key selling points. Create Flooring: Lofts.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These were just some of the highlights of the 2023 Floors & More winter convention held here recently. For Floors & More, the timing couldn’t be better given Mannington’s recent updating of its own website and corporate logo, as well as the expansion of its entire hard and soft surface product portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By most accounts, TISE 2020 was another successful event in the annals of Surfaces history. We are so excited to be able to celebrate another incredible event with the industry for TISE 2020,” said Dana Hicks, TISE show director. The show floor was busy all three days of the event.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Chicago — In keeping with Domotex USA’s 2020 trade show theme “The World At Your Feet” attendees will discover floor covering trendsetters from around the globe. In addition to the global flooring industry on display, we specifically built this year’s educational program to grow our attendees’ businesses.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2020

Charlestown Pine, Wellmade’s waterproof vinyl flooring, was granted a patent exclusion in the HDPC rigid core category. Wellmade Performance Flooring has been granted tariff exclusions by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on its Chinese-made LVT products. By Ken Ryan. These exclusions, retroactive to Sept.

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JANUARY 28, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Floor Covering News , with the launch of The Great Reveal, is providing manufacturers with creative ways to get their new flooring products in front of specialty retailers around the country so they may be better prepared to present consumers with new products, colors and designs to help them complete their renovation projects.

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MARCH 5, 2020

March 2/9, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 18. economy heading into 2020 with a hopeful outlook and poised for growth—unemployment is down and consumer confidence is on the rise—the time for tile to shine is now. By Megan Salzano. Las Vegas—With the U.S. We think that maybe the retailer has forgotten about that. Look this way.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) recently named Martin Brookes its president for 2021 and 2022 and its 2020 Tile Person of the Year. The award has traditionally been given at the Coverings trade show but was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. With Santa Fe, we wanted to add a rich stone-look option to our Easy Luxury line,” said Tressa Samdal , director of easy luxury marketing and product management. Miami, Fla.— is famous for.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2020

Atlanta—Interface has placed in Fast Company ’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020. Interface is honored in the Energy category for its Carbon Neutral Floors program. The post Interface named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020 appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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MAY 5, 2020

Patcraft introduced several new styles in early 2020 designed to answer varying market demands. Within our internal process, we look to resources beyond our personal scope—from technical to manufacturing teams—to broaden our understanding of a product solution as thought partners. Patcraft’s 2020 collections include: Anew.

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OCTOBER 26, 2020

In the end, the finished product looks like it belongs in the main scene of a modern Halloween movie, with the all-black exterior, interior shades of black to match, and even a black-slate rooftop garden with a fireplace and seating area.

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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. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. Somerset, Ky.;

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

To that end, awareness is growing among consumers around antibacterial materials and antimicrobial products, and the hygienic benefits these low-maintenance surfaces provide. As this trend grows—and is expected to continue to do so for the foreseeable future—flooring suppliers are developing products that promote cleanliness and hygiene.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 5, 2020

Known and trusted tile brands have been offered one FREE post during an initial three month trial, covering April, May, and June 2020. The respected German trade magazine Fliesen & Platten has been calling on its readers to choose the products of the year since 2011. Agrob Buchtal receiving the Fliesen und Platten Award.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Orlando—A bevy of new digital initiatives, innovative product introductions and a new conference format. These were among the highlights of Abbey Carpet & Floor and Floors to Go’s 62 nd annual convention, held here earlier this month. By Lindsay Gonzalez.

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JULY 29, 2020

Dallas, Texas—Marazzi’s new Coastal Effects mosaic collection recently received the Best Product Design award from Oceanside Glass & Tile, a glass tile manufacturer. ” Shelly Halbert, lead product designer for Marazzi USA, added, “We spent months and months working on the different color combinations for Coastal Effects. .

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

By Reginald Tucker In 2020, something interesting happened in the U.S. laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of the total flooring market in 2019.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Dallas—Daltile’s RevoTile is an innovative product line destined to revolutionize the tile industry and increase dealer revenue. This new product is being prominently featured in Daltile’s booth #5603 during The International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas, Jan.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

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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MARCH 21, 2022

Flooring retailers, Strahil Chernev and Sharon Cherneva, traveled nearly 5,000 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska, to attend the Alliance Flooring convention. Orlando—As Alliance Flooring celebrated its 25-year history here last week, it was hard not to focus on the group’s bright future. So, they opened their own store.

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JANUARY 2, 2020

Virginia Tile has tapped Sean Cilona as director – products & suppliers. Jack Mulder, current director – products & suppliers, will retire during 2020 after a six-to-12-month transition period. “We Jack Mulder added that the company will benefit from a new set of eyes on its initiatives and goals moving into 2020.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Bostik will be unveiling three new, cutting-edge installation products at The International Surface Event (TISE) Jan. A light-colored, high-strength acrylic polymer compound, Encap-Cote isolates old cutback stains and other adhesive residues that discolor/affect the bond of new flooring installations. Wauwatosa, Wis.—Bostik

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