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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

TimberBrushed Platinum from AHF Products’ Hartco lineup is manufactured in its Somerset, Ky., AHF Products announced plans this month to invest $2.5 manufactured wood products.” ” Headquartered here, AHF Products employs more than 2,000 people across its seven manufacturing locations— six in the U.S.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2020

AHF Products has appointed Mike Bell, previously the COO for the company, as CCO. In this position, Bell will be responsible for global sales, product management, marketing, R&D and customer service. We will be launching literally hundreds of new products under our various brands for our channel and retail partners.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Most industry observers equate AHF Products with storied brands such as Bruce, Hartco, Robbins, LM Flooring and a host of other notable hard surface lines. We listen to our customers,” Brian Carson, AHF Products’ president and CEO, told FCNews. “As based FlorStar Sales, agreed. MANUFACTURING PROWESS.

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JULY 11, 2022

announced late Sunday that it has agreed to sell substantially all of its North American assets to AHF Products and Gordon Brothers, the latter a global advisory company based in Boston known for liquidating assets. A hearing on the sale is set for Tuesday, July 12. Armstrong Flooring Inc. Mountville, Pa.-based

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FEBRUARY 11, 2021

These suppliers are seeing a decline in both solid and engi­neered wood sales while many flooring retailers are experiencing an uptick in general sales. The issue for them is that there can be twice as many profit dollars in a hardwood sale than other categories. That’s not to say these products are not great—they certainly are.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

And while certain segments of the industry enjoyed a temporary tariff reprieve on select rigid core products, those exemptions have since expired. Our carpet manufacturing model is to have a large operation that allows for efficient product flow and minimize work in process inventory in the facility,” said Bob Shaw, chairman and CEO.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

Pacific Direct Industries (PDI) uses its size “limitations” to its advantage, marketing products that fit specific needs and following that up with excellent service. What’s hot right now for PDI is its Poseidon laminate, a waterproof product it sources from China. Their products are timeless, yet innovative.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Citing rising costs in raw materials as well as container/port constraints, flooring manufac­turers have once again announced price hikes across sev­eral product categories. At press time, Shaw Industries, AHF Products and Mannington/Phenix officially disclosed plans to increase prices. and Canada effective April 1, 2021. and Canada.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

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. We also gained intellectual property and launched the industry’s first all-wood waterproof product, Bruce Hydropel. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Fast forward to today, some nine months later, the situation looks vastly different and markedly improved—thanks in large measure to a new parent company in the form of AHF Products. Now, it’s AHF Products that’s looking to pick up the pieces and right the ship with respect to the Armstrong Flooring brand. “We

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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.

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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?

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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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JUNE 30, 2023

After turning in a stellar performance in 2021 with growth rates in both sales and volume landing in the high double-digits, the U.S. Industry observers attribute the disparity in sales to volume activity primarily to higher material and production costs in the face of slower sales. of all hard surface flooring products.

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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.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the flooring industry during the early spring wreaked havoc on distributors nationwide as they suddenly faced product shortages resulting from disruptions at manufacturing facilities and shutdowns at the retail level. By Ken Ryan. It was a complicated transition.”

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MAY 3, 2023

Despite ongoing and persistent pressures from competing, look-alike products, softness in key end-use market segments and overall pricing pressures, the hardwood flooring sector continues to demonstrate why it has maintained its staying power despite real challenges. Furthermore, we also make our own plywood in Cambodia.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Heading into 2023, suppliers were concerned that the hardwood flooring segment would continue to face intense pressure from competing categories such as resilient and laminate—products that increasingly mimic the visual characteristics of real wood but excel in areas such as waterproof performance and dent/scratch resistance.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

L ike many hard surface segments that enjoyed robust growth in late 2020 through 2022, wood flooring certainly claimed its share of a healthy residential remodel business—particularly high-end products. director of sales, USA, Mercier Wood Flooring. What segments and/or products will fuel this growth? Wade Bondrowski.

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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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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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MAY 4, 2020

With the novel coronavirus dominating so much news coverage these days—and rightly so—it’s easy to forget that merely a year ago there was another issue consistently making headlines: tariffs on Chinese flooring products and the reciprocal, retaliatory hikes on American-made goods. over the next 12 months as it was the last 12 months.”.

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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Tariffs of up to 25% levied against flooring products sourced from China never had the deleterious effect that many industry observers feared. I think the movement of manufacturing back to domestic locations and into places like Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia are more positive than not for our country.”. Tariff impact.

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