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Armstrong Flooring wins three 2019 Good Design awards

Floor Covering News

Armstrong Flooring has received Good Design awards for Rigid Core Vantage, Migrations and Striations BBT, and Alterna engineered tile. Good Design covers new consumer products, graphics and packaging designed and manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Rigid Core Vantage. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong

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Back to Basics: AC’s Ceramic Tile Collections

Architectural Ceramics

This collection’s features make it an easy option to mix and match with other natural stone or porcelain tile: 3″ x 6″ field tile with coordinating bullnose and trim profiles. Machine-made ceramics go through several steps and processes, before resulting in two main types: thin-body or porcelain. glossy finish.

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Chinese Tariffs and their Effect on the Tile Industry

Architectural Ceramics

Many people have asked us about how the newly implemented Chinese tariffs will affect the tile and flooring industry. for unglazed ceramic 10% for unglazed porcelain 8.5% for glazed ceramic and porcelain 2.7% It only impacted glazed and unglazed ceramic and porcelain. An influx of porcelain tile factories in the U.S.

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Waterproof: Domestic manufacturing update

Floor Covering News

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Vinyl, hardwood, laminate Luxury vinyl flooring and all its iterations remains one of the hottest categories to date with growth outpacing all other categories.

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

Floor Covering News

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. Premier Flooring Center. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. Europe and Asia/Pacific.

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STATS Commercial: Healthcare the bright spot in 2020

Floor Covering News

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% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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Avente Tile Talk: Islamic Star Patterns in Tile Design

Tile Talk

Iran or Central Asia, 15th Century. These tiles were commonly used as floor and wall applications and to decorate mihrabs , the architectural niches in mosques. floor tile. Artisan Porcelain Tiles for the Pool. Flooring The Consumer. Chinese Fans made from Porcelain and Bamboo. backsplash designs.

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