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. Category experts agree the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Shaw’s Scott Sandlin with Flooring 101 owner, Jimmy Poulos, at TISE 2023. Las Vegas—Against a backdrop of somewhat troubling, if not sobering, economic reports, the industry came in full force to the Mandalay Convention Center for The International Surface Event (TISE 2023) with no sentiment of impending doom.

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JULY 13, 2022

Five years since it was founded, in 2021 Gruppo Italcer presented its first Sustainability Report, a transparent and detailed overview of the main initiatives carried out during the year and the formal obligations undertaken by the company as it looks to the future. www.gruppoitalcer.it.

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MAY 1, 2024

has released its 2023 corporate sustainability report, the company’s 16 th annual reporting of its efforts focused on people and the planet. Other key progress noted in the report: As Shaw’s portfolio of products continues to evolve, almost 90% of the products the company makes are Cradle to Cradle Certified.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial and multi-family construction made impressive gains largely driven by pent-up demand for apartments and condos, Dodge Construction Network reported. Others diversified their product and service offerings to cater to a wider customer base, which included more A&D community members working remotely more often.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

As early as 1999, the company’s experts began transforming production cycles with a focus on energy saving and the environment. Research led to ever-more efficient plant and to the production of tiles with a high content of recyclable material and industrial waste.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Our commercial contractors reported record revenues as well as solid, if not record, backlogs entering 2023,” he said. However, with the acceleration of ‘everything included’ packaged housing, ASPs decreased with large reductions in consumer selected design showroom material upgrades.

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MARCH 23, 2023

This year’s annual event, the first to take place since 2020, was held from February 27 – March 3, 2023 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. During the four-day show, Spanish tile makers pulled out all the stops, with new production methods and technologies making way for a ground-breaking class of ceramic sensations.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2023

Mohawk Casual Elegance SmartStrand is part of the 2023 Design Trends Report. Mohawk announced the release of its inaugural residential soft surface Design Trends Report, Renewed Transformation. The post Mohawk’s releases inaugural Design Trends Report appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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MARCH 20, 2024

During Tile of Spain’s annual press conference, held on the second day of the exhibition, Vicente Nomdedeu, president of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), reported on the tenacity of Spain’s ceramic sector, providing insight on 2023 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Still, the numbers must be taken with a grain of salt as the November housing starts figure was 34% less than the same month the prior year while authorizations of units declined nearly 10% over October 2023 to 435,000. “I You have to design the property, get permits and arrange the financing—so there is a little bit of a lag.”

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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. 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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JUNE 2, 2023

Chicago— NeoCon opens for its 54 th edition here at The Mart June 12-14 , 2023, offering tens of thousands of attendees an insider look into the driving forces behind design progress and what will shape shared spaces next.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Shaw’s corporate sustainability report highlights the company’s progress and focus on putting people at the heart of its efforts. In addition to this progress, the report focuses on the company’s commitment to its sustain[HUMAN]ability strategy—putting people at the heart of its efforts.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2023

Pictured is Dogwood from AHF Products. I n the battle to reclaim market share from look-alike categories, hardwood suppliers are rolling out an array of new wood floors designed to pique the interest of retailers as well as consumers. Case in point is the latest offering from AHF Products.

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MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. What’s the first thing they’re going to do on a hard surface product?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

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. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports.

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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. Anderson Tuftex Discover Discover was designed with no pattern match required for installation.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2023

–Mohawk announced the release of its inaugural residential soft surface design trends report, Renewed Transformation. Serving as a guide to drive the conversation of design innovation between retailers and consumers, the report theme is a direct reflection of the ups and downs consumers have experienced since 2020.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These were just some of the highlights of the 2023 Floors & More winter convention held here recently. For Floors & More, the timing couldn’t be better given Mannington’s recent updating of its own website and corporate logo, as well as the expansion of its entire hard and soft surface product portfolio.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Atlanta—Interface revealed key trends driving interiors to become more resilient, adaptable and sustainable in its Q1 2023 Design Trend Index. The report recognizes design innovations that merge aesthetics and function to create beautiful, customizable spaces.

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Floor Covering News

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. As the second quarter begins, dealers are reporting that for the most part business activity has kept pace with previous quarters and, in some instances, has accelerated. “As

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

What’s more promising is total consumption in value, which the TCNA reported as $3.03 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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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

The hotel is the brainchild of entrepreneur, Shannon Maldonado, whose adjacent lifestyle shop/design studio was named “The Coolest Shop in Philadelphia” by Bon Apétit magazine. Color impacts the way we feel and our experience of a space,” said Laura Grilli, director of product design for Daltile.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

“With inflation, the average consumer is looking for value and choosing [less costly] lighter retail weights of 30 ounce to 40 ounce and more polyester due to lower raw material cost,” said Jamie Welborn, Mohawk’s senior vice president of product management, soft surface. Carpet today offers so many design options.

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APRIL 18, 2022

A report on design trends recently found its way into my inbox, which I found to be somewhat interesting. The report is designed to deliver insights to guide the profession through the next era of pandemic design. Here are some findings: The future of office design is evolving.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Following a turbulent 2023 —which saw sharp declines in demand and home prices—falling mortgage interest rates and positive economic data signal improving housing conditions as 2024 kicks off. To say that the homebuilding market in 2023 was tough would be an understatement. and 5% in each of the four U.S.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

in Q2 2023. Starnet provided statistics from a recent CBRE Research report showing there’s been a remarkable surge in office-conversion projects. cities, compared to an annual average of just 41 between 2016 and 2022, the report stated. They’re really going after that business as well as other product categories.”

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JULY 19, 2022

Florim has published the fourteenth edition of its “Sustainability Report”, the document that provides a transparent, concise description of the company’s 2021 results in economic, social and environmental terms and also sets out the goals planned for the near future. Florim Press Office.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

At the eighth edition of the Archiproducts Design Awards celebrating international design excellence, Panariagroup’s brands Cotto d’Este and Lea Ceramiche were honoured with three prestigious awards recognising their outstanding aesthetics and design as well as their commitment to sustainable solutions. www.panariagroup.it

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

“With inflation, the average consumer is looking for value and choosing [less costly] lighter retail weights of 30 ounce to 40 ounce and more polyester due to lower raw material cost,” said Jamie Welborn, Mohawk’s senior vice president of product management, soft surface. Carpet today offers so many design options.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

It would be an understatement to say that product delays have frustrated distributors like Elias Wilf, which partners with a small core of vendors who source both domestically and globally. “No It’s our job to keep the supply chains open for the retailer and product continuing to flow. Domestically we’ve seen raw material constraints.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Multifamily Production Index (MPI) had a reading of 38—well below the break-even point of 50—for the third quarter while the Multifamily Occupancy Index (MOI) reading was 82. The MPI measures builder and developer sentiment about current production conditions in the apartment and condo market on a scale of 0 to 100.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

.— Karastan will reinvigorate its soft surface portfolio in 2023 with new SmartStrand and wool products as well as introduce an expanded assortment of Kashmere styles with new Xtra Technology and All Pet Protection & Warranty. One way the brand is investing in product design is through new technologies such as Xtra.

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JANUARY 24, 2023

This new role will be responsible for the overall business and financial operations of the North American entity, along with reporting to Indusparquet’s board of directors and ownership in Brazil. “We North American operations. general manager. The post Indusparquet’s Doyle named president appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JUNE 29, 2022

Building material prices are up 47% since the beginning of the pandemic in early 2020, NAHB reported. Given these market challenges, we are anticipating single-family construction will remain flat this year and decline in 2023 as higher interest rates weigh on housing affordability,” said Fan-Yu Kuo, an NAHB economist. million, a 3.5%

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NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Chris O’Conner of Congoleum and current RFCI board chairman presented the new board members to serve 2022–2023. According to RFCI, Rohde stressed the need for education in university design degree programs in material science, product content and performance testing to select resilient flooring for more than its aesthetics.

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