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MAY 1, 2023

The FCICA 2023 conference hosted 156 members and 39 exhibiting companies. A total of 156 people registered to attend the event and 39 member companies exhibited during the product showcase. A total of 156 people registered to attend the event and 39 member companies exhibited during the product showcase. T u cso n , A riz.—FCICA,

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They don’t make the flooring products consumers buy; they provide the underlying technology that makes the floors they buy even better. Many manufacturers have changed the structure of their boards to make them more water resistant, but that makes the product very expensive. Hotspotproof. Light SPC.

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JUNE 26, 2023

C hi c ago —The 54 th edition of NeoCon, the commercial design industry’s premier tradeshow event held here earlier this month, was alight with enthusiastic optimism and collaboration as the show truly emulated its 2023 theme: “Together We Design.” There was quite a lot we were excited about ahead of this year’s NeoCon.

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MAY 31, 2023

Laminate is making a resurgence for sure,” said Brian Parker, vice president of product management for AHF Products. so you get a made-in-the-USA product that’s waterproof.” so you get a made-in-the-USA product that’s waterproof.” Other industry observers agree.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Dal-Tile is parent company of three leading brands of tile, stone and countertop products—Daltile, Marazzi and American Olean—featured throughout AR Homes’ nationwide luxury custom home builds. “AR The post Dal-Tile takes home Vendor of the Year 2023 award appeared first on Floor Covering News. Herro, CEO of AR Franchising, Inc.

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MARCH 16, 2023

SPC and WPC) due primarily to supply chain challenges with some popular, imported resilient products. The question now is will this resurgence continue as supply chain issues surrounding imported SPC/WPC normalize and as domestic production of competing hard surface categories ramp up. Lee is not alone. “We Take Mohawk, for example.

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MAY 15, 2023

We want customers to love the style and design of the products. What can I do to help you narrow down your selections?’” —TRAVIS CARLSON, Carlson’s Flooring America, Fort Myers, Fla. BOBBY MERIDETH, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla. And then we will discuss price and performance.” It’s pretty simple.”

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APRIL 4, 2023

What’s more, much of the production of these waterproof products is happening right here in the U.S. Made-in-America suppliers agree there are a variety of benefits to their customers, not the least of which is shorter lead times—a timely advantage given the hardship imported LVTs continue to face today.

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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. Daltile’s Dickson plant.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

“I speak for the entire Tarkett Commercial team when I say we are truly humbled and honored to receive this recognition for the second straight year,” said Kevin McGregor, commercial sales vice president, Tarkett North America. “It The post Fishman Flooring Solutions honors Tarkett appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While many of the laminate, SPC and hybrid/rigid core products aim to deliver more value to the consumer, a significant portion of products showcased at Surfaces 2024 targeted the upper range of the flooring market—a place where many competing hard surfaces fear to tread. These trees were 300, 400 or 500 years old.

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JULY 17, 2023

Pictured is Dogwood from AHF Products. These range from wide-and-long plank products—which are still very much in favor—to specialty products featuring proprietary finishes and surface texture applications. It’s all about demonstrating why hardwood is still the most aspirational flooring product on the market.

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APRIL 17, 2023

F looring retailers are recalibrating their near-term projections as the anticipated slowdown in 2023 has yet to materialize or has been less impactful thus far. Retailer fears of a 2023 drop-off dates to the second half of last year, when the rate of inflation was soaring to 40-year highs—peaking at 9.06% at the end of June.

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DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. Inhaus Icon with Classen Ceramin technology Truly sustainable products need to offer recyclability and recycled content.

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APRIL 12, 2023

FCICA suppliers provided product demonstrations over the course of the two-day event. These included demos from ARDEX Americas, H.B. A total of 156 people registered to attend the event and 39 member companies exhibited during the product showcase. 20-23, 2023, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Tucson, Ariz.—FCICA,

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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. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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MAY 15, 2023

The NWFA Expo 2023 kicked off with strong attendance on opening day. I think we’re going to be just shy of that for 2023. But it also has a rich history in forest products. Nearly half of Wisconsin’s land area is covered by forests, making the state a large contributor to the forest products industry. M ilwaukee , W i s.—

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APRIL 10, 2023

This week we asked: Are you seeing increased interest in Made in America? Here are their responses: “My customers aren’t necessarily requesting made in the USA, but I do talk about those products during the lifestyle interview and product selection phase. “Most consumers are picking product based on color and style.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In less than 300 days America will elect the next president of the United States. Mike Foulk Foulk’s Flooring America Meadville, Pa. “My The election year normally doesn’t have a big impact on our sales—even though in [September and October 2023] we saw a slowdown. 5—or perhaps well after Election Day.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In fact, according to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), total U.S. According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and weakening demand stemming from deteriorating affordability conditions continue to act as a drag on single-family housing production.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

That’s a message one flooring executive had to say about 2023. Yes, the early forecast for 2023—especially Q1—calls for continued inflationary pressures and high interest rates to suppress retail for the first few months. AHF Products. Our business going into 2023 has the right amount of inventory to service the business.

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MAY 3, 2023

Many of the new Mirage hardwood flooring offerings for 2023 will be built on a new engineered platform. We’re hearing less about it today,” said Brian Carson, president and CEO of AHF Products. “We Ditto for Mohawk, which maintains a mixture of domestically made and sourced hardwood production. Pictured is Dreamville oak.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Tile products are an ideal fit for this demographic, and we expect that 2024 will once again confirm this trend. Furthermore, most of the supply chain obstacles have been resolved, so we don’t anticipate product availability to be a concern in the upcoming year. In 2023, large-format tiles emerged as a significant success story.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now in its 13th year, the awards program has become the benchmark for new product excellence and booth design at the industry’s premier trade show. MattMaster finalizes products with a electron beam-cured finish, ensuring resilience and longevity. Radiant extruded glazed porcelain is unlike any collection in the Emser portfolio.

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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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OCTOBER 20, 2023

This week, we asked: How would you assess 2023 heading into the home stretch? Here are their responses: “The reality of 2023 is the COVID-19 boom is over. This year has been steady; we are seeing average ticket sales up but the number of jobs sold down. We are finding customers are choosing better products for their home.”

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APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

So far, so good in 2023,” Adam Joss, president/owner of The Vertical Connection Carpet One in Columbia, Md., We’re seeing good activity in traffic, sales and order sizes. If current activity continues, 2023 will be a very good year.” Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.9%

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MARCH 6, 2023

The campaign, officially dubbed “Floor Adore—Live Your Life and Love Your Floors,” offers retailers a host of compelling features , perks and benefits to entice consumers to buy Mohawk flooring products this season. Central to the promotion are rebates for the consumer when they make qualifying purchases of Mohawk products.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. In early 2023 a new burden was placed on vinyl suppliers and their customers when U.S. government in 2022.

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JANUARY 6, 2023

Kyle Gorny: Well, insofar as LVT, we’re buying a lot of made-in-America products so it’s a lot easier for us to get. Derek Brooks: We buy a lot of product from Europe—probably equal to Asia. So the raw material impacts on both sides, whether it be Asian products or European products, are softening because capacity is opening up.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Beyond their products that boast design and style. SPC and laminate on the same frame; Carpet One and Flooring America now look the same. As sales in October began to fizzle. New products focus on performance and design; We saw it all thanks to Melissa and Caroline. Despite the best efforts of Michel Vermette.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

This week we asked: What gives you hope 2023 will be a good year? Here are their responses: The hope I have for the success of 2023 rests with my incredible team members who have worked so hard to overcome all of the challenges of the last couple of years. Bobby Merideth, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla.

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APRIL 15, 2024

gross domestic product (GDP) in recent quarters, but that outlay has not trickled down to the flooring sector to the same degree. Consumer spending on foreign trips and live entertainment rose by nearly 30% in 2023, The Washington Post reported. We’re still up against Q1 2023, but not as dramatically.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

—To stay competitive in the dynamic flooring industry, Kährs said it will put more emphasis on direct sales and the strategic partnership of distributors with inventory promoting the Kährs brand. Dillon started his career at Mohawk Industries and assembled Provenza Floors’ first sales team. team,” Magnusson said. team spirit.

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JULY 11, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last month, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across key commercial segments in 2022. We expected to be, in 2023, beating where we were in 2019. Show organizers confirmed attendance at NeoCon 2022 was higher than in 2021, at about 40,000.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

C hi c ag o —The forecast for the new home construction market looks cloudy while non-residential sales are expected to remain robust in 2023. economy for 2023 and beyond. ITR Economics predicts inflation will come down to about 2%-3% by the end of 2023. They just want to raise rates—unnecessarily, in our opinion.”

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