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. Jackson, Miss.—The

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

Deb’s initiative and commitment to excellence continues to set new standards. This was the start of a 35-year passion for sales and marketing. While Brian has a deep understanding of how sales and marketing fuel a business, he also understands that culture and people are the things that feed long-term growth.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? What are some of the biggest challenges facing the category in 2024?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up. PureGrain direct digital print DLVT flooring uses digital embossing technology to create high-definition designs directly on a high-density rigid core. This is all happening in the U.S.

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MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Italian companies’ international sales achievements and their ability to enhance the global standing of Italian industry based on official statistics from the Italian Customs and Monopolies A gency. Designed to meet the needs of the global design community , Boost World transcends the concept of a collection.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

To capture that ongoing potential in 2024 and beyond, the industry’s top suppliers are offering up the latest in style and innovation. That was evident at this year’s International Surface Event, held here, last month. Eco-friendly options The creation of what many suppliers called “a new category of flooring” was evident at TISE 2024.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 29, 2024

Karndean Designflooring has always been known for its focus on design—the word is in its name, after all—but the company has managed to out-do itself with the unveiling of its revamped Art Select line of luxury vinyl. With the upcoming launch, Art Select once again raises the bar, setting a new standard for luxury vinyl flooring.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We 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

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

—For Karndean Designflooring , the word “design” is more than part of the company name. That commitment to artistry, craftsmanship and creativity has just been recognized with a 2024 ADEX Platinum Award for new wood-inspired designs for its Karndean LooseLay collection. We’re proud and humbled by the recognition.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

Commercial flooring contractors like Joel Bonstell, sales and marketing manager for River City Flooring, Hudsonville, Mich., billion in sales, are numerous. The suppliers write a lot of specs; they often have closer relationships with end-users and designers, so we want to be their best partners. They need us and we need them.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With existing home sales and new home construction having cooled significantly, mill executives expect a slow start to 2024 for residential carpet , with sales expected to be down mid-single digits. James Lesslie COO, Engineered Floor What is your projection for the carpet industry for 2024?

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

In support of its members and the wood flooring industry as a whole, the NWFA announced both new and existing initiatives designed to help contractors, manufacturers and distributors promote their business and the category at large. However, NWFA leadership says now is not the time to retreat.

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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. Anderson Tuftex Discover Discover was designed with no pattern match required for installation. But that ’ s not all.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

F ollowing its COVID-19-induced spike in sales, the residential carpet market is down more than 20% from where it was just two years. Prospects for 2024 are muted, with the residential segment forecast to contract in the mid-single digits. housing transactions, were expected to average a little over 4 million units in 2024.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. and units gained 9.5%.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2024

Mobile Marketing was recently named a Premier Partner in the Google Partner program for 2024. “We This designation reflects that dedication to our clients.” I’m thrilled with our team for accomplishing this,” said Dave Geipel, vice president of sales and marketing for Mobile Marketing. “We Pottstown, Pa.—Mobile

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

AHF Products has continued to invest in our domestic operations since our inception three years ago,” said Chris King, senior vice president, sales and marketing, AHF Products. “We This expansion is expected to be completed by the end of 2024. .; West Plains, Mo.; and Titusville, Pa. the company said.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2024

As we started thinking about our 2024 roadmap, we got back to the basics with a practical and direct approach to planning—we spoke with our customers,” explained Todd Saunders, CEO. “We Our integration between 2020 Design Live and RFMS gives our customers additional efficiencies when it comes to quoting and selling kitchen and bath products.”

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