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Economics: Construction outlook mixed for 2024-25

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Those were just of the main findings of a wide-ranging keynote presentation delivered by Lauren Saidel-Baker, economist with ITR Economics, in her address to commercial flooring contractors in attendance at the recent Fuse Alliance conference here earlier this month. Following are excerpts of her presentation.

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NSI names 2023 award winners

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Nominations for the 2024 Women in Stone Pioneer Award are being accepted until May 20. He committed his team’s resources to strategically drive the Natural Stone Council through the development of the ANSI 373 Natural Stone Sustainability Standard, ultimately completed in 2013.

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NWFA: Near-record crowd represents highest turnout in 20 years

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Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments. As such, NWFA will co-host the Flooring Sustainability Summit scheduled for July 17-18 in Washington, D.C.

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Third annual FCNnovation award winners announced

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These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. As the click system ensures perfect alignment of the tiles, installation of a FlinTile floor does not require any specific tools or the use of spacers.

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Seeking leaders to join FCEF dealer committee

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As we conclude the first month of 2024, marked by extensive travel to various conventions and meetings within the flooring industry, it serves as a gentle reminder that our journey ahead is substantial. Engaging directly with stakeholders, our team acknowledges the pressing need for concerted efforts within the flooring industry.

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STATS: Carpet rebounds after dismal Q2

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in dollars, according to FCNews research. When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Despite this crash, carpet still remains the largest flooring segment, accounting for 48.4% of the overall 18.969 billion square-foot flooring market in 2020. billion in 2019.

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Resilient 2023: Industry-wide challenges mitigate growth

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The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits. “A In fact, FCNews ’ Statistical issue showed just how important price increases were to the flooring industry in 2022. In terms of volume, the category saw just a 4.7%