Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There was none of that sentiment at Surfaces 2023, which drew its largest attendance since before the pandemic and earned near-unanimous praise among exhibitors and retailers for its vibrancy and business activity. “In Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” noted Glenn King, vice president sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. This has led to smaller, Main Street businesses trying to expand their labor force to accommodate this trend.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Las Vegas—Mohawk emerged as the big winner in the 2023 Best of Surfaces 2023 competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). It helps owners grow sales and improve service.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2023

at Starnet 2023. The 2023 Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative spring conference kicked off earlier this month amid robust member participation. Erin West, commercial business development, AHF Products, fields questions from contractors during the vendor showcase at Starnet 2023. Sc otts d ale , A riz.—The

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Can’t wait for Surfaces 2023 to see the latest/greatest flooring introductions? Among the 2023 highlights? Built tough for demanding environments, the product’s “bounce back” core means heavier yet common household objects won’t cause the product to permanently indent. Anderson Tuftex. NaturTrend. Dream Weaver.

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Floor Covering News

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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Floor Covering News

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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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. He has helped push the industry toward greater innovative advancements that made products better.

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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. Spain also produced 567 million square meters of tile increasing production 20.3% Featured trends. Exuberant balance is the most fun-filled, eye-catching trend.

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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

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Floor Covering News

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

MARCH 24, 2023

In 2023, Karastan LuxeCraft is presenting the Artisan Reserve and Opulent Charm collections that feature 11 new high-end stone and wood styles created with WetProtect for the right kind of waterproof protection. This collection features on-trend large planks and gives consumers the ability to create beautiful herringbone patterns.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

The soft opening of the showroom is scheduled to begin in early October 2023. Chad Treuthart, the VP of residential sales and showrooms at Virginia Tile, expressed his pride in the team that has been diligently working on establishing the company’s presence in the area for the past five years.

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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. The newly released 450+ page resource offers an extensive and varied assortment of products for interior and exterior design, catering to both residential and commercial needs.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 9, 2023

2023 is a very special year for American Olean as it marks our 100th anniversary,” said Hector Narvaez, vice president of distributor sales for Dal-Tile. Dallas, Texas—Established in 1923, American Olean is celebrating it’s 100th year anniversary this year. by two brothers, Malcolm and Roy Schweiker with only six employees.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 27, 2023

However, making the sale can sometimes be laborious for the retail sales associate. With that in mind, tile suppliers are touting new-and-improved merchandising concepts designed to support the sale. The ultimate goal is to equip our retail partners for success with our products and increase their sales.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

What’s more, much of the production of these waterproof products is happening right here in the U.S. As such, manufacturers have seized the opportunity to provide the powerhouse product category with the benefits of domestic production. One of the most invested suppliers in domestic manufacturing is AHF Products.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 9, 2023

Just like every year before it, 2023 has come with its unique challenges and changes—and the sales landscape isn’t exempt from those kinds of shifts. The sales game won’t look the same as it does a year from now, and it can be a big help to get ahead of those transitions early on. Now think of your sales demos.

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Floor Covering News

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

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 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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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. I think it’s going to be a tough first half of the year,” noted Yon Hinkle, VP of product management, resilient, AHF Products. “We Units might be flat.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. 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. The heart and soul of local communities witnessed a resilient rebound.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

AHF Products has entered into a strategic agreement with Spartan Surfaces, effective September 21, 2023. Spartan Surfaces will have exclusive distribution for the full line of Parterre luxury vinyl flooring products. Mountville, Pa.—AHF Parterre has serviced the commercial flooring market for over 30 years.

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Floor Covering News

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. COREtec doesn’t see this trend going anywhere. WetProtect offers complete waterproof protection with no fine print.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Since then, the brand has evolved from a supplier of traditional laminate products to what is now a provider of waterproof laminate, rigid core/SPC, glue-down LVT and even moldings. The line also taps the wood-look trend with realistic colors and styles. was introduced to Ultimate Floors at the regional Biloxi Flooring Market in 2023.

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Floor Covering News

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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JANUARY 8, 2024

Welch and continued through to the end of 2023—entails the following moves: The R.A. Clint Haselhorst, vice president of sales and marketing, R.A. We have been very pleased with our recent launch of Johnson Hardwood products. Johnson’s on-trend product offerings, Haselhorst noted, are right in line with those of R.A.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Until the Fed lowers interest rates, existing home sales can be expected to remain slower than usual. We are looking at other options for products to sell that we are currently not selling. Keeping up with capacity “My greatest fear is being able to keep up with the sales and order processing workload.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While the rigid core segment has been locked in controversy for several years—first with the implementation of various tariffs and then with the UFLPA detentions of late—glue down came to the rescue of consumers in the period between 2020-2023. But really the value proposition is what differentiates it for certain applications.

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Floor Covering News

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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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer.

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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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Floor Covering News

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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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA plan to host a wide range of subject matter experts at the 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention. These established speakers will lead sessions on the latest trends in distribution leadership, management, corporate culture, economics, sales/marketing and labor retention/recruitment.

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