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

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

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. 2023 is considered a bounce back year, as the nation recovers from a pandemic that caused major disruptions in construction and renovation projects, leading to delays and cancellations. However, the American consumer continues to spend.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). To that end, hardwood suppliers across the board are leveraging emerging innovations designed to enhance both the visual characteristics as well as the performance attributes of the 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. Linoleum is primarily a healthcare, education, senior care and specialty retail product.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2023

Whether it’s top-selling visuals/species, new engineered formats or even enhancements to the product’s performance, there are hardwood trends and developments RSAs need to keep in mind when helping the consumer make an educated decision. Here’s a look at some of the primary hardwood trends driving continued interest today.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Las Vegas—While many of the laminate, SPC and hybrid/rigid core products aim to deliver more value to the consumer, a significant portion of hardwood flooring products showcased at Surfaces this year targeted the upper echelon of the market. It’s a product that’s going to stand the test of time.”

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Tile of Spain USA

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

APRIL 19, 2023

The good news is mills saw this trend coming and developed products accordingly. “At Additionally, this price point offers an entry point into products that offer great benefits for those who want their pets to be able to love the flooring, too.” So says Thomas Kilgore, senior product director, Mohawk.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When debating the merits of real hardwood vs. today’s incredibly realistic look-alike products, wood flooring enthusiasts often cite a familiar irony: the vast majority of LVP/SPC/WPC floors—as well as laminate—are actually designed to replicate real wood.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2022

We think it’s the perfect central location to serve our customers and our employees with beautiful displays of Tarkett’s unique product solutions.”. Emerging Trends: The future of the workplace 2030 with Hannah Nardini. Rachel Berkin, sustainability product manager for Tarkett North America. Design days events. – 6 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

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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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2021

That’s according to “Construction Market Trends—Mid-2021,” a recent webinar presented by Connor Lokar, senior forecaster with ITR Economics. Whereas we expect housing starts to slow down a little bit next year, we’re going to see non-residential markets really start to rev their engines again in 2022 and 2023,” Lokar stated.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Although interest rates and material costs are up, several distributors say the builder/multi-family segment has been consistently strong in 2022 and should remain that way in 2023 despite its share of challenges. Product trends. Housing activity . The builder/multi-family channels truly represent a dichotomy.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2023

C onsumer demand for broader, beefier hardwood planks —those products starting and 6 ½ inches wide in lengths exceeding 5 feet— continues to gain steam as shoppers opt for products that make a bold statement in their remodeling projects. At both shows, for example, AHF Products showcased hardwood planks ranging from 7 to 9 inches. “We

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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

JUNE 27, 2023

Pricing trends Driven by inflation, which led to rounds of price increases during 2022, the average wholesale price of carpet jumped an estimated 10% from $1.06 While industry estimates show residential carpet sales are down just over 10% in 2023 (year-to-date), there are encouraging signs ahead, executives say. to $1.17 ($10.53

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics noted that there’s good news on the far horizon at the NAFCD 2023 conference. No one is expecting floor covering distributors to post banner sales numbers for 2023—certainly not in an environment marked by high inflation and a slumping new home construction market. C olorado S pring s , C olo.—No

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

Pricing trends Driven by inflation, which led to rounds of price increases during 2022, the average wholesale price of carpet jumped an estimated 10% from $1.06 While industry estimates show residential carpet sales are down just over 10% in 2023 (year-to-date), there are encouraging signs ahead, executives say. to $1.17 ($10.53

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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. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte.

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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. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio. Photo credit: Portugal Ceramics: Vasco Duarte.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

Deb’s initiative and commitment to excellence continues to set new standards. The Refloor team has developed a unique model of curated hard surface products that consumers want presented in a very easy-to-follow sales process with a focus on keeping it simple for the consumer. Tom Pendley is president and CEO of Mannington Mills.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Colorado Springs—Day one of the 2023 North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors/North American Building Materials Distributors Association (NAFCD + NBMDA) convention kicked off here with valuable networking activities and relevant seminars and educational sessions. rates we had back in 2019-2020.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Colorado Springs—Day one of the 2023 North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors/North American Building Materials Distributors Association (NAFCD+NBMDA) convention kicked off here with valuable networking activities and relevant seminars and educational sessions. ITR Economics senior economist Connor Lokar.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

In addition to flooring products, we have moldings, transitions and moisture barriers. More importantly, Lions Floor has provisions in place to service customers in the Houston market—a critical region for the company’s growing line of high-quality, exclusive SPC products. All Lions Floor SPC products are tested in U.S.-based

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

When I spoke at this conference [in 2022], the market was in freefall, trending negative and getting worse by the week. When I spoke at this conference [in 2022], the market was in freefall, trending negative and getting worse by the week. percentage points in the final stretch of 2023. Lowering interest rates will help.

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