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Must-have product introductions of 2023

Floor Covering News

I nnovation is at the heart of product development for flooring manufacturers. Fortunately, this year’s “must-have” product introductions serve as a compilation of in-demand and innovative soft and hard surface flooring. Following is a sampling of some notable products from 2023, along with their key selling points.

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ARDEX Americas Grows Employee Product Training Program

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

Thanks to a robust research and development team, ARDEX Americas launches about 10 new products annually. Add those to the existing lineup of 500+ ARDEX products, and that makes learning about ARDEX products an on-going initiative, even among long-term employees. For a new employee, it can be a daunting task.

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HempWood: Homegrown and eco-friendly

Floor Covering News

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. He was tasked with researching bio-based materials to make hardwood. It’s been a long journey.

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Power of brands: Transparency on the rise

Floor Covering News

T oday, consumers want to know where a brand’s products are coming from and how they’re produced; they’re interested in sustainable business practices. Armstrong Flooring is boldly walking into the future with a revitalized brand, an optimized collection of flooring products and adaptive solutions for its customers.

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Our Top 10 Concrete Floor Sealers

Onfloor Technology

Water-based sealers can be used on a variety of surfaces, including wood, concrete, brick, and stone. Epoxies also have much higher durability than acrylics; their unique water-based composition ensures firm adhesion to concrete with an alluringly transparent surface which will not trap moisture underneath it.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

Floor Covering News

And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. SPC/rigid core, the product known to consumers as water- proof, was responsible for a revival of many other segments. FCNews research reveals that carpet and rugs (which comprises 47.9%

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

Floor Covering News

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% The nature of click flooring in resilient really lends itself to the end user being able to make a quick transition,” said Ed Sanchez, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk.