Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

We anticipate demand strengthening throughout 2021 as major companies facilitate their employees returning to the office.”. The carryover effects from the pandemic continued into the first quarter of 2021, with leasing activity and occupancy rates on the decline. Hard surface surge continues. Healthcare. Hospitality.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

These cut-pile sales are reported as residential, not Main Street. According to a Congressional Budget Office report, the number of employed Americans won’t return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024—even as the broader economy is expected to fully recover by the middle of 2021. When is it going to slow down?” Christensen asked.

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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.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

He served as president and CEO of the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute from 2018 to 2021, and he is a board member of the World Green Building Council and Sustentabilidad para Mexico (SUMe). Register for the event here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Following what for many was a record 2021 , flooring distributors weren’t certain what to expect in 2022 given inflationary pressures, interest rate hikes and recessionary fears. Heading into COVID-19, no one would have told you that 2020 and 2021 would be two of the best years,” said Jeff Striegel, president of Elias Wilf, Owings Mills, Md.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

The company has expanded capacity at each of its eight plants in 2021. Rising food and rent costs contributed to the big increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said, as did a surge in gas prices that will become more pronounced in the March inflation report. Setting new standards in manufacturing, education, sustainability.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 11, 2022

Through the Cradle to Cradle Certified Products Program, the Institute sets the global standard for products that are safe, circular and made responsibly through its focus on material health, product circularity, clean air and climate protection, water and soil stewardship and social fairness, according to the organization. Walmart Inc.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

The good news is the latest jobs report showed 372,000 positions added. Lower productivity per capita, a scarcity of goods and services, and a lower standard of living for all. Department of Labor doesn’t count them as unemployed. If they counted, the unemployment rate right now would be 5.5% instead of the official 3.6%

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Tile of Spain USA

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

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Mike Gallman, president of Mohawk Group (second from left) speaks with Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, during NeoCon 2021. For years, according to Page, Interface held the high ground in sustainability standards. Mohawk Group joined over 200 signatories that are also committed to accelerated climate action.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 8, 2021

By Steven Feldman Amid reports that residential soft surface sales were up about 10% in 2020’s fourth quarter, Mohawk is beefing up all its soft surface brands for 2021 with a bevy of new introductions. Then, we will have a full launch of products inclusive of standard SmartStrand, SmartStrand Silk and patterns.”. EverStrand.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

based Tri-West, a top 20 distributor, reported that Asian factories experienced a lead-time change from seven to nine months during most of 2020 and 2021 to three to four months in early 2022. Interestingly, the improvement in product flow by ocean freight has exacerbated bottlenecks at the ports. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2022

Pinterest reported a 240% increase YoY organic video pins from 2020 to 2021. According to a recent report by Vibely, 90% of creators have experienced burnout and 71% have considered quitting social media altogether. From influencer partnerships to event speaker lineups, we hope it becomes more of a standard moving forward.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

in 2021, according to FCNews estimates, while the average selling price rose 7% last year and 12.7% Instead of settling for a standard area rug size, the consumer can have the exact size needed to perfectly fit the room or the area she is covering,” TDG’s Nuckols explained. R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% in Q1 2022.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Stalled momentum After a stunning year in 2022—the best in terms of new units since 1985, a Dodge Construction Network report shows—multifamily starts plummeted and were down 17% year-to-date through the first 10 months of 2023. FEI Group’s Howerton reported members are primarily install- ing vinyl plank floors.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Twenty two percent of consumers prefer to discover new products via social media, according to HubSpot’s 2022 State of Consumer Trends Report. In fact, 36% of TikTok users in 2021 were between 35 and 54 years old, a 10% increase from the year before. Top social media channels consumers use for product discovery. Baby boomers.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As of March 1, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed 2.53 The first of the three phases commences June 2021 and will have a capacity of 3 million square feet. Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. 2021 will be a transformational year for FloorForce and its clients.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

After the feel-good story that was the 2021 statistical year for carpet—when a COVID-19-led rally helped catapult residential sales to double-digit percentage gains— the pendulum swung the other way in 2022. to $8.242 billion compared with $8.201 billion in 2021. in 2021, residential carpet sales fell 5.7% from 2021 to $8.76

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

During the 2021 National Wood Flooring Association convention, Fowke delivered a riveting keynote to attendees, explaining his efforts in working with the Biden Administration on advancing the causes and objectives of the various industries that are dependent upon raw lumber. “As NAHB’s advocacy efforts are bearing fruit. By Derek Bartley.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Page added, “for years, Interface held the high ground [in sustainability standards]. The line comes in 50 standard colors, including solid tonal visuals that work alongside multi-colored chipped colorations. Mohawk Group joined over 200 signatories that are also committed to accelerated climate action.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

uptick over the same period in 2020, the Census Bureau reported. According to the Census Bureau, single-family permit data has been roughly flat on a seasonally adjusted basis since June of 2021 due to higher development and construction costs. housing starts rose 11.8% That translates into 1.68 But that’s still off from the 1.73-million

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

After the feel-good story that was the 2021 statistical year for carpet—when a COVID-19-led rally helped catapult residential sales to double-digit percentage gains— the pendulum swung the other way in 2022. to $8.242 billion compared with $8.201 billion in 2021. in 2021, residential carpet sales fell 5.7% from 2021 to $8.76

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

Higher global demand for hardwood cores is driving up the cost of lumber, suppliers report. In the weeks following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, lumber prices climbed 14% to $1,452 per thousand board feet, according to a report by Markets Insider. Plus, we’re checking to make sure that it’s up to the standards that we’ve set.”.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

The new guidelines are not a federal standard or regulation, so it does not create new legal obligations on employers, the WFCA said. Lastly, President Biden has already directed OSHA to consider issuing a temporary emergency standard for COVID-19 and present a decision for public review by March 15, 2021.

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