Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

After a two-year hiatus of in-person events and a one-year layoff from the show itself, Coverings 2021 kicked off here July 8-10 at the Orlando Convention Center, where it welcomed more than 350 exhibitors representing more than 20 countries across 240,000 square feet of space. Through the first quarter of 2021, total U.S.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

AHF Products has officially purchased assets of Crossville, Inc., This acquisition catapults AHF into an industry-leading position in the fast-growing tile sector, with a comprehensive line of porcelain, ceramic, stone and accessories for both residential and commercial applications in interior and exterior floors, walls and countertops.

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JULY 6, 2021

Laticrete will exhibit its latest product solutions and innovations at Coverings 2021, including the soon-to-be-released Hydro Barrier Plus and Hydro Ban XP waterproofing and crack isolation membranes. Following are the products Laticrete will showcase at Coverings 2021. Products to be showcased. Bethany, Conn.—Laticrete

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APRIL 9, 2021

Intro to the 2021 LVP Selling Guide: Fourteen years ago, Floor Covering News pub­lished its first educational supplement, the Re­tailer Guide to Hardwood Flooring , to great acclaim. The category goes by many names: lux­ury vinyl plank (LVP), luxury vinyl flooring (LVF) and, historically, luxury vinyl tile.

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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

MAY 16, 2023

Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The company said it met Carbon Neutral Enterprise status according to the PAS 2060 standard, the leading international carbon neutrality standard created by the British Standards Institution (BSI). The post Interface meets carbon neutral status appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Marcos Soria, Feria Valencia STATE OF THE INDUSTRY During the Tile of Spain Press Conference, held on the first day of the fair, Vicente Nomdedeu, President of The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) , echoed the strength of Spain’s ceramic sector, reporting on 2022 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2022

Leveraging results from the 2021 Materiality Assessment and ongoing engagement with customers, key stakeholders and industry partners, the company detailed progress made toward its 2030 goals. . That’s what drives our quest to optimize 100% of our products to Cradle to Cradle design principles by 2030. standard . standard .

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Mike Gallman, president of Mohawk Group (second from left) speaks with Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, during NeoCon 2021. Among the awards, Page was particularly proud of its win in the Sustainability category for Data Tide, a product within Waterways. This is not an ask by them; it’s what they are demanding.”.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Atlas Concorde, a major global player in the ceramic tile industry with an extensive presence in 130 countries across 5 continents , has further strengthened its position as the industry’s top ranked company in terms of export share in the period 2021-2022. We are thrilled to receive this award for the second year running.

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OCTOBER 27, 2021

Cleveland, Ohio— Healthcare Design magazine in partnership with the Center for Health Design and The Healthcare Design Expo + Conference revealed the winners of The Nightingale Awards 2021. The Gold Award and an Innovation Award in Architectural Products: Non-Clinical. The Gold Award in Flooring: Hard Surface.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By acknowledging those innovations that are decided to be a cut above the rest, suppliers and their products receive credit and gain additional exposure. Suppliers are asked to submit only one innovation per product category. Flooring products will be judged based on design and/or performance (technology). Rigid core/WPC.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

23, 2021, in commemoration of National Tile Day. Members and enthusiasts of the tile and design industries can continue to celebrate National Tile Day 2021 the following day by tuning into Coverings’ KBtribechat Twitter chat Feb. 24, 2021, at 2 p.m. 2021 Tile Trends,” will take place from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

By Megan Salzano After a two-year hiatus, Coverings 2021 , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host its in-person trade show event July 7-9, in Orlando, Fla., ” Coverings 2021 is among the first of the larger industry trade shows to host an in-person event in the U.S.,

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JULY 8, 2021

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) revealed the publication of its Material Ingredient Guide on July 7 at Coverings 2021. Product ingredient disclosure is in high demand,” said Dan Marvin, senior vice president of operations for Ironrock and chairman of TCNA’s Green Initiative Committee. Clemson, S.C.—The

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Natural Stone Institute presented its 2021 Person of the Year award to Michael Picco of Picco Group. Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute presented its 2021 Person of the Year award to Michael Picco of Picco Group, and named John Cierech of Tennessee Marble Company its 2021 Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year.

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APRIL 25, 2022

—Mohawk Group said it strengthens its commitment to sustainability with the release of seven Environmental Product Declarations (EPD), highlighting its most sustainable products and processes to date. We continually challenge ourselves to design and manufacture innovative products with reduced impact on our planet and our people.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

FCNews has announced the winners of its inaugural FCN novation Awards, a new initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies in the flooring industry today. Hardwood—(Woodura) Valinge Flooring. After all, today’s innovation is tomorrow’s standard.”. Practicality.

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MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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MARCH 23, 2022

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett released its 2021 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSR) report, also known as extra-financial performance declaration. Tarkett said it has made strong progress with ReStart, its take-back and recycling program, by transforming end-of-use flooring and recycled materials into new floors.

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MARCH 16, 2023

laminate flooring category has been well documented. SPC and WPC) due primarily to supply chain challenges with some popular, imported resilient products. This phenomenon forced specialty retailers and distributors to fill the void with domestically produced laminate flooring. laminate flooring market from the get-go.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. suppliers are touting record-high sales in 2021 and expected ongoing growth as a result of changing consumer habits and a booming housing market —both spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production.

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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. In that same vein, vendors are scheduling in-person meetings with retail attendees to avoid lines and overcrowding on the show floor. Last year’s event drew more than 1,600 people. That’s not all.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Mohawk Industries has a long history of introducing sustainable products that have influenced consumer preferences. More recently, the company was the only flooring manufacturer to be ranked among America’s Climate Leaders by USA Today. Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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MAY 24, 2021

Chicago— NeoCon 2021, scheduled here October 4-6 at theMART , will be open for registration beginning June 8. The show will offer new product launches from 500 leading and emerging brands, as well as world class programming from industry leaders and events and installations. “It

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

—RFMS established b2b connectivity with 52 flooring vendors as of May 1, 2021. The system is designed to allow nearly 900 RFMS clients to connect with many key b2b enabled mills, distributors and tile companies to access product catalogs, invoices, purchase orders, ship notices and web services, according to the company.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Fell passed away in 2021 and his memory now lives on through this prestigious award. 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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DECEMBER 29, 2021

That statement accurately reflects 2021 for many flooring dealers, who—despite facing numerous challenges— are closing out 2021 with one of their best sales years ever, with many shattering records. FCNews asked several flooring retailers to share their proven practices for profits. Carlton Billingsley, Floors and More.

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JUNE 16, 2020

Las Vegas—According to Informa, the organizers of The International Surface Event (TISE), the 2021 trade show will move forward as scheduled here next year and be organized in accordance with Informa’s AllSecure health and safety standard. The post Surfaces 2021 moves forward as planned appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

While single-home production is posting double-digit increases over last year, building materials and labor shortages, housing affordability and backlogs are tempering growth prospects for 2022, observers said. Which is why we shifted focus around North American-made product solutions.”. Builder State of the Industry.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We We expect it to be better this year with the second half being the strongest.”

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JULY 16, 2021

That’s what adhesives suppliers are touting as they showcase new formulations designed to go the extra mile to improve flooring installations. “We call it an all-in-one adhesive,” said John Lio, director of marketing, DriTac, told FCNews at TISE 2021. It’s a heavy bells-and-whistles product.”

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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. The new colors will be available in summer 2021.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The spirit of ‘we’re all in this together’ was reflected in this year’s Floor Covering News Retailers of the Year issue. Floor Covering News then narrowed down the winners based on the scope of the merit attributed to each floor covering retailer. Carpetland USA Flooring Center Sturtevant, Wis.

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