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

MAY 6, 2024

Here from May 28 to May 30, 2024, the company will showcase its commitment to elevating the quality and performance of flooring products. By leveraging state-of-the-art sensors and analytics, this advanced system empowers operators with real-time insights and instructions, streamlining production while minimizing safety risks.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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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 30, 2024

Flooring retailers have a lot on their minds these days—from running a business profitably to improving customer service to wondering whether their installation crew can handle the volume/schedule. To that end, Floor Covering News polled a group of retailers to find out what they believe will be their biggest challenges of 2024.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Las Vegas—To say that AHF Products has grown in a few short years would be a vast understatement. Once predominantly a company focused on solid hardwood, AHF has since evolved into a powerhouse supplier offering the full spectrum of hard surface products. America was literally built on our floors. He was so proud.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Hannover, Germany—MeasureSquare, a provider of innovative flooring takeoff estimation solutions, is participating in Domotex 2024. Attendees will have the chance to see a live demo of its best-selling products, such as MeasureSquare Commercial Edition, a flooring takeoff estimating software designed to help users win more bids.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

D a ll as —Shaw Floors is coming into 2024 loaded for bear with an increased focus on high style and exclusivity. Rather than focus its Phase 1 introductions on line extensions to core collections, the company unveiled an array of unique visuals, species and products designed to provide its retail partners with something different.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2024

Atlanta— Coverings , the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has unveiled the honorees of the annual Rock Star Awards ahead of Coverings 2024, taking place April 22-25, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center here. EDT, in the Outdoor Oasis (Hall C, Booth 7006) at Coverings 2024.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Jan Luan of SLCC Flooring with retailers at the NFA Showcase, from left: Steve Coles, Michael Longwill and Jimmy Poulos. 22, before the official kickoff of TISE 2024 , but it wasn’t merely the volume of vendors that impressed NFA dealers—it was all about what they showcased. The products weren’t just for show, either.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Raj Shah co-CEO, MSI What is your projection for the category in 2024? As we move into 2024, despite ongoing economic challenges, we anticipate that higher-end con­sumers will remain resilient, as they are not burdened by mort­gages. What are some of the biggest challenges facing the category in 2024?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s fair was held from February 26-March 1, 2024 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. Spain continues to lead production within the European Union, with over $432 million in domestic ceramic tile sales. The post Tile of Spain celebrates Cevisama 40th anniversary appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Hannover, Germany—MeasureSquare, a provider of innovative flooring takeoff estimation solutions, is participating in Domotex 2024. Attendees will have the chance to see a live demo of its best-selling products, such as MeasureSquare Commercial Edition, a flooring takeoff estimating software designed to help users win more bids.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Following are my resolutions for retail professionals in 2024—independent of TDG. Front load your sales/marketing efforts and projects. Being an election year (in so many countries), 2024 has three productive quarters. Is your website reflective of your products, values and story? I am going to make that sale.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 7, 2024

Kubesh will serve a four-year term from 2024-2027. Kubesh is vice president of sales for Coldspring in Cold Spring, Minn. 2024 NSI board president Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group) commented: “We are so excited to welcome Reid to the NSI Board of Directors. and spearheaded the start-up at this location.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

When it comes to durability, scratch/dent resistance, ease of installation/maintenance and affordability, laminate flooring checks all the boxes. However, where laminate has had to play “catch-up” in recent years is in the waterproof/water-resistant department—the domain of rigid core products like SPC and WPC.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

New Orleans—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) kicked off its 2024 Expo this week, boasting its highest attendance in 20 years. See everyone you can on the show floor, meet some old friends and make some new friends. You are the driving force behind the hardwood flooring industry.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

L as V egas —With every major flooring manufacturer represented, and with international attendees returning at their highest level in years, Surfaces ’24 very much hit the mark as the industry’s most important flooring event. “A Flooring dealers agreed Surfaces 2024 stood out in a number of ways. “I

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. Customs detentions significantly impacting supply chains, to name a few—the resilient flooring category continues to offer consumers the styles and durability they need, causing demand to continue to exceed expectations. People are excited.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Las Vegas—For the second year in a row Mohawk was a multiple winner in the 2024 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). The 100% natural hardwood floors, made in the U.S.,

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2023

Schönox representatives, including principal owner Thomas Trissl, (third from right) are “Ön It” as they meet with representatives of Sliwinski Floor Covering, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., The 2023 Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative spring conference kicked off earlier this month amid robust member participation.

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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. Somerset, Ky.;

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

It’s an exciting time to be in the flooring industry! Retailers around the country are scouting out new products, displays and selling systems to kick off the new year. Many view this time as an opportunity to spruce up their showrooms and/or tweak their product offerings to reflect the latest trends in their local markets.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dallas, Texas—This Friday is National Tile Day 2024 and Daltile , the largest designer and manufacturer of tile in North America, wants to kick-off the celebration by highlighting the myriad of attributes that make tile an outstanding component of residential and commercial design, construction and remodeling.

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Ceramics of Italy

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. Rather, it is a product ecosystem consisting of porcelain floor and wall tiles united by a profound aesthetic harmony.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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. It’s difficult to think of an honor that could be more fitting,” said Samantha Lisi, vice president of commercial sales.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

In a move that was panned by some flooring retailers, California consumers began paying as much as 36% more for carpet on Jan. 1, 2024, as part of a California recycling statute. The mills are responsible for advising retailers on which products qualify in terms of post-consumer content. per square yard, up 36%. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, because the Super Bowl will be taking place in Las Vegas in 2024, Surfaces will be moved up a week—Jan. Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces. The category remains the leader in flooring when it comes to growth—SPC the reigning powerhouse.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some examples seen and heard at Surfaces 2024 : “Our Luck Penny [a Dreamweaver offering], with 6 1 / 2 turns of twist, features 24 colors,” said Joe Young, vice president of residential product, Engineered Floors. “It TDG said it thinks so much of color that it has a new theme for 2024: Step into Color. And why not?

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2024

Early bird special pricing runs May 22 through June 21, 2024, and is limited to the first 125 bookings. Attendees are invited to attend an 80’s-themed Après Ski Casino Night with exclusive discounts across hard and soft surface products. Learn more here.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

T he intense level of competition in the waterproof flooring segment —particularly the LVP/SPC/rigid core category—has resulted in aggressive pricing strategies to build market share. Another step-up product from Aperion Surfaces is its New World II line, the company’s thickest, widest SPC collection in its portfolio.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. Our event is really about bringing our community together as much as it is about the latest hardwood products on display.” That sentiment underscored the theme of this year’s event: “Raise the Bar.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

This kicks off ICG Italia’s Inside The Architect Studio 2024 series of events geared to the A&D community with programming that spotlights leading architects and their industry insights in small group settings. She is passionate about creating empowering environments that foster productivity, well-being and user engagement.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

With leadership shared by sons Raj and Rup Shah, MSI was recently projected to reach sales of more than $3 billion and employ over 3,500 people worldwide. Nominations for the 2024 Migliore Award are being accepted until May 20. Nominations for the 2024 Women in Stone Pioneer Award are being accepted until May 20.

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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. The grout can be easily applied and cleaned afterward, resulting in a fully installed waterproof floor within a couple of hours.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

Floor Covering News ’ annual “People making a difference” special section is a tribute to those in the flooring industry who go about their daily business lives striving to make a positive impact. This year’s list represents all facets of the flooring industry—manufacturing, distribution, retail and installation.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Las Vegas—Bjelin is looking forward to sharing its new product offerings with the North American market here at The International Surface Event (TISE) from Jan. 24-26, 2024. With TISE being one of the most popular annual events in the flooring industry, it’s the ideal stage for the North American reveal.

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