Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

These are some of the terms used to describe the individuals who appear on FCNews ’ People Making a Difference list for 2023 , a yearly roundup of those shaping the industry in some form. A few times, through its licensing business under Bart’s leadership, Unilin has shown that innovations can truly revolutionize an industry.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

In lieu of Cevisama—now postponed to February 2023—Tile of Spain hosted this year’s Passport to Creativity tour, which took place in Valencia June 13-17, 2022. State of the Industry. Tile of Spain also unveiled its 2022 Tile of Spain Look Book , which again showcases the range and depth of the group’s ceramic offerings.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2023

Merkrete, A Parex USA brand, is expanding its line of industry-leading grout solutions by introducing a high-performance grout here next week at Coverings 2023, held April 18-21. ProGrout Plus is the latest step in our tile systems’ offering evolution,” said Merkrete director of sales, Todd Boos. “We Orlando, Fla.—Merkrete,

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile announced its complete suite of products with a new 2022/2023 tile product catalog , available both in print and online. It’s truly inspiring to see so many facets of our business align with the launch of this year’s product catalog,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing.

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MARCH 18, 2024

Last February, Atlas Concorde received the Export Capital award for the second consecutive year and was recognised as the top company in the Export Excellence category for the ceramics and marble sector. The Export Capital Award caps a 2023 full of prestigious recognitions for Atlas Concorde.

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Tile of Spain USA

JUNE 24, 2022

In lieu of Cevisama, which had been postponed to February 2023, Tile of Spain treated the illustrious group to tours of factories, showrooms, historic and contemporary architecture; all to help the group discover trends and inspiration at the source. State of the Industry. LIVING CERAMICS – Kendo Light. of its exports.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Los Angeles—Emser Tile has released its 2023/2024 catalog , available both in print and online. It encompasses a wide range of materials such as porcelain, ceramic, luxury vinyl tile and planks, glass, decorative accents, mosaics, natural stone, setting materials, whole shower systems and more.

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MAY 12, 2023

Panariagroup has announced the complete acquisition of Gresart , a company founded in 1981 and located in the industrial district of Aveiro. The operation was headed by Marco Mussini, Chairman of Gres Panaria Portugal , who commented: “Portugal has a long ceramic tradition that is unique anywhere in Europe in terms of its history and culture.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2022

Dallas—The thousands of attendees who made the trek to Las Vegas for TISE 2022 were given the opportunity to preview some of the newest, most innovative products in the industry, to negotiate deals with their business partners and vendors, learn more on a multitude of industry subjects and see old friends. I can’t wait for 2023!”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

W aterproof features remain a staple in the industry and RSAs continue to tout the performance attribute’s ability to drive customers in-store. Mohawk Industries is also heavily invested in its U.S. The Mexicali plant that we started last year will be completed in 2023, and we continue to add more capacity to our Dalton plant.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

It’s common knowledge among industry observers that commercial tends to lag behind residential activity—at least during normal business cycles anyway. Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Hard surfaces shine.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Coming off a year where many companies reopened or resumed normal business hours, the commercial flooring industry is poised to capitalize on this momentum. Most of the market for commercial flooring is healthy and our members expect to have a growth year in 2023,” said Mark Bischoff, president and CEO, Starnet Commercial Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. Following are the 2023 winners: Carpet Tarkett Home Cloud 9 Tarkett Home set out to challenge the belief that polyester carpets can’t be both incredibly soft and highly durable.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

—The National Tile Contractors Association ( NTCA ) trainers will be touring nine states, offering 17 free, standards-based workshops and eight free regional trainings this year—nearly double the number provided in 2023. The content is aligned with industry standards and methods, ensuring relevance and applicability.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

“The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” King added.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. of total industry dollars ($27.995 billion in 2022).

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. In terms of volume, the category accounted for 6.156 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 4.7%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In late 2023, Renew Lab Partners, an investment firm headquartered in Sandy Springs, Ga., acquired Dalton-based Professional Testing Laboratory (PTL), a leading testing company that works with players across the floor covering industry. We’ve never really had a sales force that goes out and visits clients,” he explained.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

S everal issues that shook out in 2023 have contributed to a less-than-stellar year for ceramic tile. The increase in interest/mortgage rates, an abrupt transition of spending among consumers—from goods to services—and price deflation have all caused a lack of growth for ceramic tile in 2023. cut deeply into spending.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

T he slowing economy has left many in the flooring industry scratching their heads as to what the future holds. High interest rates, slowing home purchases and a surplus of inventory are just a few of the challenges industry suppliers say will need to be tackled in the coming year. senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Resilient flooring remains the top seller in the industry, and suppliers came with new innovations meant to grab even more share in 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. Units might be flat.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. Following are the 2022 winners: Carpet. The Dixie Group. “For

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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.

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AUGUST 21, 2023

While there are still four months left before the calendar turns, category experts agree 2023 will likely see the first resilient sales decline for the category. The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Industry observers point to several factors impacting multi-family investments and development, including higher capital costs, rising rents and expensive cap rates. As a result, we are projecting a significant decline in multi-family starts in 2023.” That trend is likely to persist in the early part of 2023, experts concede.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2023, large-format tiles emerged as a significant success story. Scott Maslowski senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile What is your projection for the category in 2024? And then I would say ceramic faces a unique challenge in regard to labor and the lack of enough qualified labor in North America to install the product.

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Floor Covering News

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. Ceramic market update. ceramic tile market. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 Let’s make it happen.”.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Reggie, Ken and Megan do an amazing job at running the wood, laminate, carpet and ceramic stats numbers through the wash multiple times. So a few years ago, I came up with a cockamamie idea: I’ll just call a few of the major players for stats and get their sales figures. Plus, I don’t talk to anyone outside the industry anyway.

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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. At the same time, the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2021, ceramic finally saw some relief as the category registered gains for the first time in two years. ceramic tile consumption was down 2% by volume throughout the second quarter of 2022 versus the same time last year. ceramic tile consumption at 2.11 billion square feet, up 0.7% compared to the same time last year.

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JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Two online behemoths who reportedly tried their hand at different sorts of businesses—and done well in many of them—pose the latest threat, industry watchers say. E-commerce’s share of total retail sales is expected to rise from nearly 21% to almost 24% in 2023, CBRE, a commercial real estate and investment firm, reported. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While the flooring industry may have an uphill battle in 2023 as it faces a slowdown in Q1-Q2 due to inflationary and housing pressures, the tile category is ready to boost its numbers via its No. The post Ceramic: Boosting demand through style and design appeared first on Floor Covering News. 1 draw— style and design.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain last month for the highly anticipated return of CEVISAMA , the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. The Spanish tile industry surpassed expectations with overall sales increasing by 16.2% since last year. since 2021. since 2021.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Based on the same sturdy densified technology as its predecessor, Dogwood Pro is as hard as ceramic tile but much warmer underfoot, according to the company. We wanted to come up with a name that conveyed the depth of the product,” said Kevin Whaley, vice president of sales and marketing for the LM Flooring brand.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

FCNews publisher, Steven Feldman, recently sat down for a few hours with one of the few people in this industry who still commands the title “Mr.” Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. Are you betting on an industry?

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