Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Regarding the environment, the UL-certified Industry-Wide Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for North American-made ceramic tile shows that ceramic tile has the lowest environmental impact across major impact categories, when compared to other floorings with generic EPDs evaluated under the same product category rules. More at: [link].

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Ceramics Tile North America Standards 90

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. Boasting an impressive 2500 cycles on the T aber test (compared to 1500 for the competition), it stands as the industry’s most robust finish.

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North America Tools Adhesive Sales 59

Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2020

“Patrick comes to us after a successful career in manufacturing and omni-channel distribution for the industrial and construction industries,” said Rothberg. ” Millot will be supported by the existing Laticrete corporate leadership team, who will now report to him.

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North America Strategy System Report 80

Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2022

“We are proud of these new additions to the RFCI family of leading companies, dedicated to fulfilling our mission of industry growth and well-being in the North American resilient market,” said Bill Blackstock, president and CEO, RFCI. “We Founded in 1975, MSI reports over $2.5 Patcham USA is a supply chain associate member.

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Adhesive Report Meeting Industry 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 3, 2022

As part of this strategic investment, Shaw reported that Josh Martenn will now serve as director of business development for totalworx. Martenn brings 16 years of flooring experience to his new role with Shaw and has previously held several leadership positions in sales/marketing and business development with key industry players.

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Adhesive Report Sales Flooring 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s according to anecdotal information provided by industry executives FCNews contacted for its annual Main Street market report. Other industry executives report similar experiences and observations. As suppliers look across product categories, there’s clearly a trend toward carpet tile and hard surface LVT.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 6, 2023

During the convention, FCNews caught up with the NAFCD executive board members to get their take on some of these pressing issues as well as the overall state of the floor covering distribution industry. For a mature industry like floor covering distribution, we haven’t seen a ton of consolidation activity.

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Products Industry Flooring Report 98

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Take a look at why sustainable companies are overhauling the home design industry as we know it today. See how these green designers have changed the industry. Green designers are overhauling the industry as we know it. The post Why Green Design Companies are Overhauling the Home Industry appeared first on Freshome.com.

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Industry Design Interior Design Australia 111

Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion.

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North America Sales Research Products 98

Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2021

The shortage of raw materials coupled with challenges harvesting logs in critical growing regions of the country has contributed to price hikes across the industry. This activity, suppliers report, is not relegated just to select applications. Shown is Castlewood Prime from Shaw Floors. Take Indusparquet’s experience, for example.

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United States South America Brazil Asia 64

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Trendy – Bamboo floors are currently very trendy in the interior design industry. Volatile organic chemicals emissions – Although bamboo flooring comes from natural products, the adhesive used with it can produce volatile organic chemical (VOC) emissions, which impact air quality. Bamboo Floor Cons.

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Flooring Resources System Standards 87

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

OCTOBER 1, 2016

On October 13, 1986, Paul Cain reported to work at the Coraopolis production facility of a small company known as ARDEX. From that humble beginning to today where ARDEX enjoys the mantel of industry leader, a span of 30 years, Paul has been here. From the beginning, Paul has been the consummate team player.

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South Carolina Training Sales Virginia 40

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2015

billion industry within the next five years. billion global industry by 2020, according to Transparency Market Research. billion global industry by 2020, according to Transparency Market Research. The vast majority of owners reported that it was easy to install and program, usually taking less than an hour to be up and running.

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