Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Once known exclusively as a supplier of nylon and tufted wool carpet, the company in the past few years has expanded into new fibers (polyester and decorative wool) and every hard surface category (excluding ceramic tile) while overcoming challenges related to Stainmaster’s departure from specialty retail. Why enter that arena? “We

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Italian companies’ international sales achievements and their ability to enhance the global standing of Italian industry based on official statistics from the Italian Customs and Monopolies A gency. The challenging international scenario makes this performance all the more gratifying. “We

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2022

Las Vegas—Portobello America will debut its new porcelain collection Terralma at Coverings 2022 (booth N2526). “Terralma is offered as a 4 x 16 field tile with matching 1 x 16 decorative liners,” said Mike Ward, vice president of sales. “The collection includes eight amazingly realistic earth-tone colors.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

What’s more, the 293-member group is poised to grow as six new members have joined since the beginning of 2022, while 65 prospects are being considered for inclusion. joining forces with Alliance Flooring in 2022 was not their first consideration. In each of their three years, sales have increased steadily.

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Ceramics of Italy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ABK Group, a company specialising in the ceramic sector with a revenue of €233 million in 2022, is continuing its growth and expansion strategy following the acquisition of Gardenia Orchidea and the French company Desvres two years ago. www.abk.it L'articolo ABK Group continues its investment programme proviene da ceramica.info.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 13, 2021

Hannover, Germany—As Domotex prepares to enter its 33rd season, its 2022 show, to be held here January 13-16, “Cover New Ground” will be the event’s lead theme. Show organizers promise new innovations at Domotex 2022. For the flooring industry, social media has also become an important sales channel.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B. In fact, the rigid core subsegment alone outperformed carpet by $10M in 2022. Units might be flat. We intend, despite all that, to go on the offensive.”

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. In 2022, Treasure Coast Carpet and Interiors added the 1866 and Decor product lines in our major displays.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Today the company sells to around 60 countries, with export sales representing more than 60% of turnover. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. This requires relentless effort in a number of areas.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Today the company sells to around 60 countries, with export sales representing more than 60% of turnover. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. This requires relentless effort in a number of areas.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% in Q1 2022. In the last three years we have had a renaissance in styling where we are definitely seeing more patterns, more loops and bolder colorations,” said Jason Randolph, senior vice president of sales for Karastan, Mohawk’s luxury division. Home values rising.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. Tile market strengthens Much like most other flooring categories, the tile industry held its breath in 2022—unsure how the market might perform amid a questionable economy. “But this year you feel the excitement, you see the foot traffic.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 28, 2023

a beloved hardwood flooring industry legend who passed away in October 2022, Mullican Flooring is encouraging individuals to contribute to a National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Education and Research Foundation (ERF) Named Scholarship Fund in his name. Johnson City—In memory of James Donald “Don” Conner, Jr., He served in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

New York—Starting by renting a small space in the sample room of Atlas Carpet Mills Manhattan showroom, LSI has grown to be one of the largest sales and marketing agencies for floor covering products in the U.S. The company said it generates millions in sales annually for the mills they represent. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. The high point was a 5.4%

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Floris Koopmans is the sales director of Unilin Technologies Carole Cross: Innovation Through Collaboration By Dave Geipel Carole Cross is an expert in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing and has been making a difference in the flooring industry for years. Bart’s determination has had a significant impact on the flooring industry.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2022

Quick-Step said it continues to reinvest in its top-selling NatureTEK Plus line in 2022, introducing new, stylish collections while refreshing its existing portfolio. We wanted to enhance NatureTEK Plus holistically—from its style and design to its innovative performance TEKnologies,” said Greg Wiedbusch, vice president of distribution sales.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. We have great sales reps who really take good care of us, and they also are very good at making sure that if we have any issues or claims they get them taken care of.

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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

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Haven Conference, LLC is known for the community of influencers the company has nurtured over its 12-year history, culminating in an annual conference that educates, empowers and connects both new and established influencers in the home improvement do-it-yourself, home decor and lifestyle spaces, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet. But if people are not traveling, they’ll spend more money decorating.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2022

The sale of the Stainmaster brand to Lowe’s last year may have caught some members of the carpet industry by surprise. We will continue with our current lineup in 2022 and are planning on new spring/summer product launches in nylon carpets.”. Phenix Flooring was ahead of the market curve in responding to the Stainmaster exit.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. This compared to its overall sales of $151.2 in 2018 and $1.11

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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. For example, sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 14% to an 800,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to data by the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

The resurgent laminate flooring category continued on its upward trajectory in 2021 as sales reached $1.304 billion, FCNews research shows. That $1.304 billion also represents the highest level of laminate sales seen since 2006. In terms of sales, laminate represented just 4.9% in 2016; and 6.6% in 2011, FCNews research shows.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

For 2022, the group expects the U.S. Dogwood from Bruce Hardwood Floors was recently named one of the ‘30 Most Innovative Products for 2022,’ presented by Dotdash Meredith’s Beautiful Kitchens & Baths. We carry all of their lines,” said Tim Hosea, sales manager at Arizona Hardwood Floor Supply, based in Phoenix.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. It was, however, a sizeable 23% increase in sales from 2020’s $2.844 billion when the category experienced its first decline since 2009 amid the Great Recession. Category experts agree the U.S. year-to-date.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

According to the Decorative Hardwood Association, lumber and plywood prices increased 22.5% year-over-year in February 2022. We’re trying to find a high-quality option,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of sales, U.S. We will see if it will sustain for 2022.”. Outlook for remainder of 2022.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

What is not unprecedented is the trailblazing resilient category, which continued its wild ride in 2021 with another year of major growth in both resilient flooring sales and volume—again led mostly by the red-hot rigid core subsegment of LVT. When taking total flooring sales into account, resilient flooring sales comprised 31.6%

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Let’s look back to 2022. Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. 2022: High single-digit growth? MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. For example in 2022, we added 10 locations. Did the year meet your expectations? It exceeded our expectations.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2022

“Domestic laminate flooring has certainly enjoyed a surge during the COVID-19 period and resulting global supply chain restraints both from availability and the dramatic transport cost increases we have seen from Asia and Europe,” explained Kevin Brown, executive vice president of sales and marketing. “We CFL’s Frith agreed.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2022

The biggest objection we get from a flooring dealer to selling wool is ‘Nobody ever asks for wool,’” said Don Karlin, director of broadloom sales or Nourison. Cationic nylon is used in Phenix’s FloorEver Pet Plus, the mill’s 2022 launch. In 2022 EF is adding five new styles to its popular DW Select line. New initiatives.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

W ith residential carpet sales up single digits in units in 2021 and even higher in dollars, mill executives have reason to feel good about their business. One area that is getting a lot of attention is decorative. We’re going to become a leader in the decorative business—there is no reason we shouldn’t,” said T.M.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 million in 2022. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte: Location: Viuva Lamego. This grew by 6.4%

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 million in 2022. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte: Location: Viuva Lamego. This grew by 6.4%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2024

“We are forecasting more rapid growth in 2025 with still lower mortgage rates and a persistent housing shortfall.” The housing market, a major driver of residential flooring sales, appears to have passed peak mortgage rates. million and a whopping 42% higher than November 2022, according to the U.S. and 5% in each of the four U.S.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

T he COVID-19-inspired honeymoon that pushed residential sales ahead by double digits has been replaced by inflation and interest hikes, which are expected to put a lid on carpet growth in 2023, according to leading executives. Introduction of great decorative product and continuing to promote rug fabrication as a key differentiator.

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