Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dallas, Texas—This Friday is National Tile Day 2024 and Daltile , the largest designer and manufacturer of tile in North America, wants to kick-off the celebration by highlighting the myriad of attributes that make tile an outstanding component of residential and commercial design, construction and remodeling.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted, total industry sales fell just short of 2019’s numbers at $22.951 billion, a decline of 0.5%. FCNews ’ exclusive research reveals total 2020 flooring sales topped out at $22.951 billion and 18.969 billion square feet. This comes on the heels of 4.6% in volume in 2017; 5.1%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Ukraine is a major exporter of agricultural commodities such as wheat and corn, and the conflict has disrupted production and export capabilities.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In Texas, we were the proud recipients of an ASID Legacy of Design award, presented on August 13th at the annual Legacy of Design Awards held at New Life Hardwood in Dallas. Congratulations to our Texas sales team, management and associates for being recognized with these awards! MIA – Marble Institute of America. ?

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Floor Covering News

MAY 20, 2021

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. FCNews research shows the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

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. This compared to its overall sales of $151.2 in volume in 2017; 5.1%

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

We want customers to love the style and design of the products. What can I do to help you narrow down your selections?’” —TRAVIS CARLSON, Carlson’s Flooring America, Fort Myers, Fla. BOBBY MERIDETH, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla. And then we will discuss price and performance.” It’s pretty simple.”

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Drew Sinquefield – Drew has been hired as a Sales Professional, Tile & Stone Installation System, as part of the Northern Texas Team. In this position he will report Michael Frey, Regional Sales Manager, South West. Doyle Cave -Doyle has been hired as Sales Professional to support the Western Canadian Team.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models. Mike Ward, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Beyond their products that boast design and style. SPC and laminate on the same frame; Carpet One and Flooring America now look the same. As sales in October began to fizzle. Belknap went to Texas and came back with Swiff Train. New products focus on performance and design; We saw it all thanks to Melissa and Caroline.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Many salespeople may be relatively new to the industry and not know how to position a product with a higher price point. And others may look for the easy sale when a customer walks into the store asking for waterproof flooring. Every other product category has emulated hardwood looks. Some may not be completely educated on wood.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

That spells opportunity for floor covering retailers looking to not only grow sales but also profits as an overall percentage of sales. However, once she realizes how much financial flexibility there is when she has up to 18 months to pay everything off, she usually opts to do everything at once and with a better product.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 16, 2024

Contractors and pro installers can easily find the full line of XL Brands, as well as those from the Bostik Wall & Floor line, at BPI locations in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi to ensure continuity and consistent access to all of its preferred products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

While Indusparquet has been producing hardwood for 50 years, its products really landed along these shores back in 2006, when it was the major supplier to BR-111, the company that created the demand for exotic species such as Brazilian cherry. sales and marketing. But 100% of the solid products they sold were made by us—everything.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dallas, Texas—RegalCraft, a leading flooring manufacturer specializing in producing high-quality custom flooring products for OEM distribution or private label markets, has nameed Shane Calloway as president, North America. In 2015, he became VP sales and marketing at Swiff-Train Company and was named president and CEO in 2018.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

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. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

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. Lubbock, Texas . We are sincerely grateful for the confidence and trust that they have in our product and our people.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2024

gross domestic product (GDP) in recent quarters, but that outlay has not trickled down to the flooring sector to the same degree. Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, meanwhile, brought in more revenue in North America in 2023 than dozens of nations generate in a year, amassing upwards of $1 billion in ticket sales alone for the North American tour.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

Now, more than ever, sheet—and to an extent, LVT—is the flooring product most specified for aseptic areas such as operating rooms or patient rooms that require floors to be sanitary heat-welded for infection control. Absolutely, [the pandemic] will have a positive effect on sheet,” said John Green, regional sales manager for Beauflor.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 5, 2023

This scam is rampant across the industry right now—it’s a huge issue,” said Kelby Frederick, owner of My Flooring America, in Denton, Texas, echoing a sentiment shared by others. The customer is usually in a hurry and needs the product right away. For other retailers, the scam worked even with precautions in place. “We

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

As the best retailers, you are the perfect partners to optimize new sales technologies, introduce new and innovative products and re-energize the selling process. Paul De C**k, president of Mohawk Flooring, North America, echoed Lorberbaum’s sentiments in his address to Edge Summit attendees. Well worth the trip.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2021

Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors’ (NAFCD) 2021 Annual Convention will take place November 2-4, 2021, in-person at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas. Member and non-members suppliers are currently welcome to reserve their tabletop booths for this fall.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2021

Due to extensive congestion in the ports, reports show product shipments may be delayed for several more weeks to come. The disruption has the potential to impact flooring retailers well into 2021 as they scramble to fill customer needs at a time of strong sales activity. Foulk’s Flooring America in Meadville, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

. “Our entire sales team operates with iPads, so they are comfortable with technology. We can select products via virtual visits, use our website or vendor websites to select products or bring a mobile showroom with our core products to the customer’s house to complete the entire transaction electronically.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2021

“Hardwood is a highly coveted and sought-after product that adds value and an elevated look to any space. For AHF Products, the sectors that are exploding right now are single- family remodel applications and single-family new home construction builds. Others agreed. Both of those segments are off.”. We see wide-width demand in 3?4-inch

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2023

C onsumer demand for broader, beefier hardwood planks —those products starting and 6 ½ inches wide in lengths exceeding 5 feet— continues to gain steam as shoppers opt for products that make a bold statement in their remodeling projects. At both shows, for example, AHF Products showcased hardwood planks ranging from 7 to 9 inches. “We

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2023

This scam is rampant across the industry right now—it’s a huge issue,” said Kelby Frederick, owner of My Flooring America, based in Denton, Texas. The customer is usually in a hurry and needs the product right away. And in some cases, despite safeguards in place, retailers report they have still been hoodwinked.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

The gambler: Don Finkell’s combination of calculated risks and happy accidents led to product successes. The product was not attainable to the masses at that time, correct? Correct, because it was more expensive relative to other products. It was a 3-ply, half-inch product that was 9 x 9.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

C hi c ag o —The forecast for the new home construction market looks cloudy while non-residential sales are expected to remain robust in 2023. Impact on consumer spending Despite record-high inflation, people will still buy products and spend on home improvements—even if the price of gasoline doesn’t come down as quickly as it went up.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Is there a product out there that can help? While its true that Florida and California were once Spanish territories, so was the rest of North America. Tuscany, while lovely, is a very different place than Spain is and the Italians never played a role in the colonization of North America. COTE DE TEXAS. You hit a nerve.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2020

As America slowly reopens, businesses like hair salons and tattoo parlors got the green light to serve patrons in Georgia. We suspended non-essential travel and implemented remote work arrangements for the majority of roles that are able to do so,” Jeff Meadows, president of residential sales for Mohawk, told FCNews. “We By Ken Ryan.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Though its most apparent in North America, its evident in Europe, Japan and Australia too. It extends into other businesses where staff reductions and increased productivity to accommodate them are considered to be normal. COTE DE TEXAS. Heres my take. -. Labels: Blog Off. That sort of thing. Life in a Venti Cup. Decor Girl.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JUNE 8, 2012

It turns out I was wrong about that, Gaggenaus Full Surface Induction will be available in North America in August of this year. 7 comments: laxsupermom 08 June, 2012 09:01 I was drooling and panting over the Gaggenau, and now that Thermador will be making one for sale in the states, I'm going to have to see it in person.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 29, 2014

It’s actually for sale at the time of this writing and can be yours for $4,995,000 – pretty reasonable if you ask me. I have to prepare my Texas Society of Architects convention presentation – the topic will be “Social Media for the Small Architectural Firm” which I expect to be well attended.

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