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Latest adhesives boast improved formulations

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By Jacqueline Hinchcliffe—In much the same way that the different floor covering products and categories are constantly evolving and changing, so, too, are the wide variety of adhesives and glues utilized in the installation of those products. No matter the project, there’s an adhesive designed to tackle it. DriTac/Sika.

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Customers share A+ products from 2021

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By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year on record. The following products represent a sampling of new collections or expanded product line offerings that scored high among specialty floor covering retailers and distributors in 2021. Caboodle by Anderson Tuftex. Del Rey by Dream Weaver.

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LSI Flooring acquires pad business, updates website

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After expanding nationally in 2021, LSI Flooring —a national flooring products, sales and marketing agency —took over Daltonian Flooring’s carpet and rug padding business this year. Also offered are products that will work with releasable or permanent tack adhesives for a double-stick installation. New York, N.Y.—After

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Surfaces 2021 welcomes dealers back to Vegas

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Surfaces 2021 was the final stop on Mohawk’s Momentum Roadshow for 2021. By Ken Ryan Las Vegas—If nothing else, the 2021 International Surface Event (TISE) here at Mandalay Bay signaled the return of business as we know it for a flooring industry clamoring for in-person, face-to-face meetings on a grand scale.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

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flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. In 2021, it was $1.85. increase in 2021.

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Surfaces 2021 welcomes dealers back to Vegas

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Surfaces 2021 was the final stop on Mohawk’s Momentum Roadshow for 2021. By Ken Ryan Las Vegas—If nothing else, the 2021 International Surface Event (TISE) here at Mandalay Bay signaled the return of business as we know it for a flooring industry clamoring for in-person, face-to-face meetings on a grand scale.

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Shaw’s 2022 intros focus on innovation, design

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Shaw is maintaining its 2021 strategy of phased introductions to ensure it can offer the hallmark service on which it prides itself. Up to this point, only Anderson Tuftex had a pet-focused collection, Pet Protect, which became a Lowe’s exclusive in 2021. It could be adhesive, seam tape, tack strip.

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