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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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The new, 54,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will handle both finishing and automated packaging of products under the Concord Flooring banner manufactured at its sites in Asia and via its partner on the East Coast U.S. Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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According to the Decorative Hardwood Association, lumber and plywood prices increased 22.5% The products that we get are primarily from Asia, and they use eucalyptus and other local species for the core. We’re trying to find a high-quality option,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of sales, U.S. year-over-year in February 2022.

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Wood: There’s nothing like the real thing

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Everything we do is on a full-length plank; even our standard product is 71?2 We carry all of their lines,” said Tim Hosea, sales manager at Arizona Hardwood Floor Supply, based in Phoenix. The mad scramble for alternative imported supply from Asia has put the spotlight back on species gleaned from South America.