Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

Best Overall in the Award of Excellence 2022 measured suppliers in 10 categories—product innovation, design, service, ease of doing business, professionalism of sales force, training/education, handling of claims, digital tools, on-time delivery and credit terms. In the mega over-$5 billion category, Mohawk edged Shaw.

South America 98

South America Sales Asia Europe 98

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Gilmore said exhibitors used that time wisely to schedule more appointments, which led to additional sales. International attendance, meanwhile, which had waned significantly during the pandemic, continued to make a comeback with greater representation from Asia and Europe. I met a lot of first-time people at the show, which I love.”

Las Vegas 105

Las Vegas Columbus Denver Asia 105

Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2023

Best Overall measured suppliers in 10 categories—product innovation, design, service, ease of doing business, professionalism of sales force, training/education, handling of claims, digital tools, on-time delivery and credit terms. All these floors are both designed and made in the USA.

Asia 52

Asia Sales Industry Flooring 52

Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. in 2019 to 4.9%

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Sales Report Meeting Flooring 86

Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

Unilin says digital printing has the potential to revolutionize the flooring industry by enabling manufacturers to create unique and personalized designs while maintaining cost-effectiveness. Digital printing yields the most realistic representation of the product it seeks to emulate, whether that be hardwood or natural stone.

Ceramics 98

Ceramics China Industry Asia 98

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2023

—Chilewich has appointment Melissa Villa as senior vice president of contract sales. This position marks Villa’s return to Chilewich, where she served as contract sales director for the New York area from April 2018 through January 2020.

Sales 52

Sales North America New York Asia 52

Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

Photo: Chinoiserie vases, painted in traditional blue and white imagery, popularized in Eastern Asia. Eastern Asia: While China may not be known for it’s tile work, decorative ceramics reign from this area. Today, the country is also known for its modern production. Adding City Hall to a Designer Space.

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Ceramics Netherlands Tile France 172

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. Anderson Tuftex Discover Discover was designed with no pattern match required for installation.

North America 59

North America Tools Adhesive Sales 59

Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% From my perspective, the industry is up for the year,” explained Ed Sanchez, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk. We are seeing renovations hitting record numbers as well as new home sales continuing to increase.

Industry 98

Industry Sales Products Research 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

C hi c ago —The 54 th edition of NeoCon, the commercial design industry’s premier tradeshow event held here earlier this month, was alight with enthusiastic optimism and collaboration as the show truly emulated its 2023 theme: “Together We Design.” I think design follows that. Those meetings were all really positive as well.

North America 98

North America Products America Flooring 98

Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. While its origin has expanded beyond China to include other areas of Asia and Europe, imports have reigned supreme for years.

China 111

China Products North America Asia 111

Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

DeCarlo, who was instrumental in building Shaw’s LVT business from the ground up, has designs on growing LX Hausys’ market share in the U.S. We’re the only ones that can do that on a flexible product; some people can do it on SPC. Our TrueMatte finish makes an LVT look just like wood,” he said. It’s not extruded,” DeCarlo explained.

South Korea 98

South Korea Asia United States Georgia 98

Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

The product is made in Dalton. Last year saw companies actively rethinking their supply chain, either convincing their Chinese partners to relocate to Southeast Asia to avoid tariffs, or by opting out of sourcing from China altogether. By Ken Ryan. Mohawk’s SolidTech is a vinyl plank hybrid featuring waterproof core construction.

China 40

China Asia Report Georgia 40

Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

Which have supplied you with the tools to succeed—product or otherwise—over these last 12 to 18 months? So this year you will vote for Shaw and Mohawk in the Best Overall category by casting votes for either company in a number of categories, like product innovation, service, digital tools, on-time delivery, etc. They’re all listed.

South America 98

South America Philadelphia Asia Survey 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

Which have supplied you with the tools to succeed—product or otherwise—over these last 12 to 18 months? So this year you will vote for Shaw and Mohawk in the Best Overall category by casting votes for either company in a number of categories, like product innovation, service, digital tools, on-time delivery, etc. They’re all listed.

South America 98

South America Philadelphia Asia Survey 98

Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

By Reginald Tucker— With the hardwood flooring category facing so much competition from alternative (and often less-expensive) categories designed to emulate real wood, one might assume that the upper-mid-range to higher end of the hardwood flooring might suffer. The product is doing well,” Ward said.

Portugal 97

Portugal Asia France Sales 97

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

Mohawk’s Adam Ward alongside the new laminate products Pergo Elements display. By Reginald Tucker Las Vegas—Even before the current shipping woes fueled backlogs in deliveries of many rigid core products, industry observers had already begun gauging a renewed interest in the laminate flooring category—particularly homegrown products.

Las Vegas 98

Las Vegas Asia Products Sales 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Our sales that year were probably between $30 and $40 million.”. Today, Republic sells a little more than 300 SKUs, half of which is SPC at 60% of sales, with laminate about 25%-30% of sales and wood accounting for the remainder. 1; product is No. What good is it if you only have product? Logistics is No.

China 40

China Utah Phoenix System 40

Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2021

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to hardwood flooring sourcing , so much of the focus has been trained on Asia—rightfully so given the manufacturing prowess and scale of the scores of suppliers in that region of the world. Karla Wischmeyer, an interior designer at Verhey Carpets in Grand Rapids, Mich., But that’s not the only reason.

France 98

France Canada North America Standards 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

Mohawk’s Adam Ward alongside the new laminate products Pergo Elements display. By Reginald Tucker Las Vegas—Even before the current shipping woes fueled backlogs in deliveries of many rigid core products, industry observers had already begun gauging a renewed interest in the laminate flooring category—particularly homegrown products.

Las Vegas 66

Las Vegas Asia Products Sales 66

Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2022

Pictured is a design based on Brazilian walnut. By Reginald Tucker—The laminate flooring category has long been a go-to product segment for consumers seeking a durable, high-performing, visually appealing and value-based flooring alternative. All of that makes SPC or any product you’re trying to import very pricey and difficult to get.

North America 75

North America Products Journal Report 75

Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

Sales 98

Sales Tile Mexico Ceramics 98

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Hydropel, infused with proprietary technology to resist water for up to 36 hours, earned a Good Design award for 2019. When Brian Carson took the reins as president and CEO of AHF Products in February 2019, he announced “very aggressive plans” for the company that had been spun off from Armstrong Flooring the year prior.

Products 40

Products Cambodia Strategy Asia 40

Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

By Reginald Tucker—After several years of losing market share to wood-look products, wood flooring is regaining momentum. Dogwood from Bruce Hardwood Floors was recently named one of the ‘30 Most Innovative Products for 2022,’ presented by Dotdash Meredith’s Beautiful Kitchens & Baths. For 2022, the group expects the U.S.

Products 98

Products Flooring Colors Georgia 98

Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

W hile some in the industry may remember Bella Flooring Group as a consortium of Chinese manufacturers tempered on inexpensive product and lackluster service, the newly rebranded and reinvigorated Bella has set its sights on supporting the needs of the retail community with innovative product lines, U.S. Paring down the product line.

Flooring 52

Flooring South Korea China Cambodia 52

Floor Covering News

JUNE 18, 2021

The SPC/WPC products in this sub-segment rely heavily on imports. Our sales staff and designers are working overtime trying to keep up with demand—the amount of retail business we have seen in the past nine months has been astonishing. The LVT subsegment of the resilient category, which in 2020 accounted for an estimated $4.25

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. On the other hand, the 0.4% billion and 19.07 billion square feet. What does that mean?

Industry 98

Industry Flooring China Sales 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production. Below are this year’s Industry Disruptors. The mother of all disruptors .

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Industry Products China Tools 92

Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

It includes a collection of educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and an advertorial featuring one of the Coalition’s members. Third, a supplier must have product designs that appeal to local homeowners.”. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. But that doesn’t necessarily mean the product sells itself.

North America 52

North America America Products Asia 52

Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion.

North America 98

North America Sales Research Products 98

Floor Covering News

MARCH 12, 2021

Thicker, beefier laminate products are offering retailers higher margin opportunities. Fast forward to 2021 and the laminate flooring category finds itself in a position that requires fortitude and strength of a different sort, as it seeks to reassert itself among other durable hard surface products such as LVT, SPC and rigid core hybrids.

Products 90

Products Asia Industry Sales 90

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

T he resilient category has been the powerhouse of the flooring industry for the last several years—with rigid core products leading the charge. VP of residential sales, COREtec. With all the product features and higher-quality products available, there is no need to race to the bottom. Steve Sieracki. Thomas Baert.

Asia 98

Asia Industry Products Sales 98

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Containers came down, supply chain would ease; More stuff from Southeast Asia in lieu of Chinese. Beyond their products that boast design and style. As sales in October began to fizzle. New products focus on performance and design; We saw it all thanks to Melissa and Caroline.

Asia 98

Asia Texas Training America 98

Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Yarn systems will grow by 10x over piece-dyed production models.

Industry 59

Industry Flooring Sales Asia 59

Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2024

We have great products, but when foot traffic is slow it doesn’t matter.” Jamie Welborn SVP, product management, soft surface Mohawk “The ever-evolving volatility since the start of pandemic has me paranoid of ‘What’s next?’ To that end, Cali is excited to roll out new products.

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Iran Panama Asia 98

Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

Under the leadership of former Shaw executive, Doug Jackson, Cali has entered other product categories , including the skyrocketing SPC segment. It was also clear that we would not accomplish this with just bamboo in our product portfolio. Ideally, when you think about what we’re doing, it starts with design and style.

Asia 81

Asia California Products Sales 81

Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2022

laminate flooring market is currently experiencing is not merely a coincidence, but rather the natural course of a still-evolving product category that is continuing to grow in the face of intense pressure from competing hard surface segments. Then there are those who believe the resurgence that the U.S. is no fluke.

Industry 76

Industry Europe Asia China 76