Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2024

It’s what flooring retailers rely on every year to chart their course for the next 12 months—the catalyst being solution-oriented products that resonate with end users while boosting retailers’ bottom lines. As such, Floor Covering News once again delivers The Great Reveal in our first issue of January. T he winter markets.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 19, 2024

This year’s fair was held from February 26 – March 1, 2024 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. Spanish companies are leading the industry with high-definition and multi-step printing systems to encapsulate the essence of organic matter and transport them upon ceramic surfaces.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Las Vegas—Sika and Merkrete will showcase their products at TISE 2024 in the Mandalay Bay Convention Center here next week. It is used to grout interior and exterior applications, as well as intermittent wet conditions such as bathtub, surrounds, shower walls and shower floors.

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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

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Waregem, Belgium– Novalis has adopted the Unilin FlinTile technology on its new resilient flooring ranges. Starting in July, Novalis integrated this innovation into these new collections, enhancing the looks, installation and performance of these resilient flooring products. Unilin will exhibit FlinTile at Domotex Hannover.

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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. Spanish companies are leading the industry with high-definition and multi-step printing systems to encapsulate the essence of organic matter and transport them upon ceramic surfaces.

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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. Other executives agree, citing innovations that are putting laminate flooring—whose coreboards still mainly comprise wood-based fibers—on a more equitable footing with rigid core flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 7, 2024

Las Vegas— Emser Tile has been awarded the Best of IBS Award in the Kitchen and Bath Products category at the 2024 NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS), held here. “We It serves as a remarkable conclusion to a successful week in Las Vegas for IBS 2024.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2024

Turnhout, Belgium— i4F has joined forces with the Akgün Group-Duratiles to bring a clickable floating floor installation system to the world of ceramics. “For years, the market has been asking for the beauty of real ceramics with the flexibility of floating floors. .

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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

APRIL 30, 2024

Atlanta—Last week, students from Georgia Northwestern Technical College (GNTC)/The Dalton Academy and Atlanta Technical College, who are participating in the Basic Floor Covering Program, attended Coverings 2024 here. The post FCEF brings install students to Coverings appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2024

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) was established with the aim of promoting career opportunities in flooring installation, building pathways to training, supporting programs and facilitating job placement for the next generation. We anticipate further expansion to more colleges throughout 2024.

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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. That’s why it’s so important to participate in industry trade shows, especially the upcoming 2024 Market Maker Events.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2024

operation of the Italian Iris Ceramica Group and a prominent manufacturer of high-tech porcelain and stoneware solutions , will present three new American-made high tech porcelain collections at Coverings 2024 in booth 7136. The post Stonepeak Ceramics debuts new collections at Coverings appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 25, 2024

Las Vegas—During a special ceremony here at TISE 2024, the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) presented the 2024 Tom Jennings Champion Awards to Chad Ogden, CEO of QFloors, and, posthumously, to Mike Faust, the former owner and founder of Carpeting by Mike in Somerset, Wis. Chad grew up in the flooring business.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2024

FCNews is here for the start of the 2024 Alliance Flooring convention – “The Next Generation.” Langan is attending his first convention in seven years, in large part to see the new selling system “up close and in person.” Orlando, Fla.—

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Las Vegas— ASID Inside SURFACES Tours is announcing the 13 brands selected for its inaugural series of tours taking place during The International Surface Event (TISE), on January 24-26, 2024 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. Between the two of us, we have had some great experiences with the brands we plan to visit.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nules, Spain—i4F announced that Novalam Innovacion SA has signed an i4F drop-lock technologies license agreement for its entry into the global stone polymer core (SPC) flooring market. Destined for the global market, SPC production will commence at Novalam’s new state-of-the-art facility in here as of March 2024. “We

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Atlas Concorde’s ability to create collections that are valued worldwide and to focus in particular on a top-performing product system: Boost World. 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

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dalton—TotalWorx, flooring accessory brand of Shaw Industries , has released its 2024 introductions, which offer dealers, pros, installers and consumers industry-leading flooring installation solutions from conception to completion. Suitable for both professional flooring installers and DIY enthusiasts.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

For the new 2023-2024 season, Decocer proposes very unique sizes and geometries, volumetric or 3D pieces, floral decorations, very contemporary multi-format and modular systems, great contrasts between matt and glossy finishes, zelliges, shade variation colors, hydraulic or exotic blue flooring for pool application.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

where we created and introduced a brand-new training protocol for a cutting-edge retail system. The 2024 Training APEX Awards winners are the shining stars in the learning and development industry,” noted Training editor/publisher Lorri Freifeld. This honor means so much to us, especially with this year’s rollout of Retail 2.0

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

’” This year, Johnsonite’s color expert Janette Murray has developed not one, but seven inspiring new colorways for Color of the Year 2024: Sophisticated Raspberry, Aged Denim, Golden Joy, Earthen Brown, Retrospective Orange, Artful Sage and Nostalgic Pink. When it comes to color in your spaces, ‘Made Right Means Johnsonite.’”

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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

MARCH 19, 2024

Alliance Flooring co-CEOs, Ryan Dunn and Kevin Logue. O r l and o —The early returns on the Alliance Flooring new Perfect Home retail merchandising system and technology platform point to a clear-cut winner that will ultimately yield higher margins for dealers and more satisfied customers.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

—Alliance Flooring invited early adopters of its Perfect Home merchandising system here to discuss elements of the retail selling solution and technology platform. The post Alliance Flooring holds showcase for early adopters of Perfect Home appeared first on Floor Covering News. The feedback we received was great.”

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

All Johnsonite products are made in the United States at plants that operate on closed-loop water systems and 100% renewable energy. The company said it also has plans to introduce new products under the Johnsonite brand in 2024. “We We are honored to tell their stories.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Performance Accessories offers a total system of industry-leading flooring solutions—including trims and transitions, stair solutions, adhesives, underlayments and cleaners—designed to complement and complete any flooring installation. The Full Stair Tread will be offered for both laminate and vinyl floors in 2024.

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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. For 2024, Bella Flooring Group also plans to launch a new waterproof PVC floor featuring EIR technology and a 20-mil wear layer.

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Stone Update

AUGUST 1, 2016

Research study cites new flooring systems, automated concrete-tile making, other developments for gains.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Some innovators in the flooring industry don’t necessarily make the products end users consume (although that’s changing). Rather, they specialize in the underlying installation, digital imaging and click technologies that improve the aesthetics and performance of the flooring materials.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

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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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

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. We’re thrilled to bring our latest products to one of the biggest and best-attended flooring exhibitions in North America,” said Fredrik Alfredsson, Bjelin’s global head of sales.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Installer View is the latest tool available within QFloors’ existing suite of business management software products, focused on streamlining operations for flooring dealers. QPay , the company’s proprietary payment system that was launched in 2022. Installers can check schedules, job locations, materials and more.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

T hree years ago, Roomvo began its free University Webinar series in an effort to support flooring dealers through the struggles created by the COVID-19 pandemic. There have been massive changes to our economy and to the flooring industry over the past several years, and these changes are showing no signs of slowing down. 28, at 4 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 23, 2024

With that in mind, FCNews reached out to numerous top executives in the industry to glean some insight into strategies for success in 2024. Plan to hire more people in 2024 Despite the tight labor market, 2024 could be an optimal time to hire new talent for your team. I hope 2024 is at least the same, if not better, than ’23.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

has signed two i4F license agreements for use of i4F technologies on its laminate flooring. These new agreements are playing a major role in the implementation of Jufeng’s strategy to launch its laminate flooring as a mass market offering. Mass production is planned to start in Q1 2024.

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