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New and notable at TISE 2023

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Following is a sampling of new companies exhibiting at this year’s show: Akafloor Booth 2262 Akafloor defines its entire line of hardwood products in one word: sustainable. Franken Schotter Booth 4920 Franken Schotter offers a wide range of top-quality natural stone products made in Germany.

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Bostik inaugurates new R&D Center in France

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Bostik, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of adhesives and sealants, inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art R&D facility – the Bostik Smart Technology Center – in Venette, located near Paris, on October 3 rd. Our R&D centers all are innovation-driven and focus on developing smart adhesives.

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Industry awards, donations and more

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Ionized metallic oxides are used in a vacuum with an oppositely charged adhesive on the surface of the tile. The tile is then fired at low temperatures in an oxygen-starved kiln, which leaves the pure metal behind and burns off impurities and adhesives. The pressure and attraction of negative ions fuses the metals onto the surface.

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HempWood: Homegrown and eco-friendly

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F or domestic floor covering manufacturers, it’s one thing to be able to locally source all the components that go into the making of the final product—not just the raw materials but also the adhesives, binders, etc. But over the past few years in particular, HempWood has been growing in terms of its overall awareness.

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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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One of the factors that has put increasing pressure on the hardwood flooring segment and stolen market share in some end-use sectors is the competition from LVT/P, WPC and SPC products —many of which are designed to mimic not only the visual depth of genuine hardwood but the texture as well. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. “We Sales by channel.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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To justly analyze the resilient flooring category in 2020, it would be difficult without looking at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic—a truth for any product category in the building materials or home improvement industries. All around, it’s just a superior product.”. Residential breakdown.

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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40

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Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. CEO, Johnson Hardwood. He was promoted to CEO in February 2020. Meredith Hafer.

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