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NTCA unveils training event schedule for September

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”; and “Tile Technology: Adhesives, Trowels and Lippage.” ” The workshops are open to tile installers and contractors as well as sales personnel and the A&D community. 9/12 Louisville Tile, Wyoming, Mich. ● 9/13 SE Tile, Durham, N.C. ● 9/13 Louisville Tile, South Bend, Ind. ●

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Retailers of the Year 2022: Empire Hardwood & Kindred Flooring

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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. Kindred Flooring considers itself the premier local flooring designer in southern California.

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Waterproof flooring makes a splash in 2022

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The product features a self-adhering IXPE pad that bonds easily to subfloors without additional adhesives, while its interlocking edge and end system includes a “crack-n-peel” adhesive that increases locking strength and further prevents moisture incursion. NovaFloor’s Dansbee is available in a waterproof rigid core format.

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Customers share A+ products from 2021

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By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year on record. About the product: With refreshing tones, clean visuals and generous proportions, Dansbee emulates effortless style inspired by Southern California living. Dansbee by NovaFloor. WFR 930 by Stauf. TruCor Prime XXL by The Dixie Group.

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Consensus on Surfaces ’24: ‘It’s back!’

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Gilmore said exhibitors used that time wisely to schedule more appointments, which led to additional sales. I feel better about 2024 today than I did when I got here,” said Ralph Grogan, commercial president, flooring division for Meridian Adhesives, which oversees the Taylor brand. 28-30, at Mandalay Bay.

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Obituary: Edward J. (Ted) Egan

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With over 55 years in general and executive management, marketing, sales and operations, Egan contributed to the leadership and success of many companies throughout his career. In his most recent position with Taylor Adhesives , the company said he was a guiding presence for the company and his clients.

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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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hardwood flooring market generated approximately $2.207 billion in sales, a 4% decrease from 2019 and a shade below the five-year low of $2.23 While hardwood still represents the third-largest hard surface category behind resilient and ceramic with respect to sales, the gap continues to widen. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. “We