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Cambodia’s Antique Patterned Cement Tile Floors

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The Khmer Rouge may have destroyed much of the population and vitality of Cambodia in the 1970’s but the lovely cement tile floors in the old districts lived through it all. p] in north west Cambodia is a town adjacent to the Angkor World Heritage Site, location of the world famous ancient Angkor Wat temple complex.

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Create Flooring launches Downwind Logistics division

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Create Flooring, known for its array of innovative SPC, waterproof laminate and hardwood flooring products , has announced the opening of its sister logistics company, Downwind Logistics. Utilizing locations in Shanghai, China; Phnom Penh City, Cambodia; and Calhoun, Ga., In short, Downwind Logistics does the heavy lifting. “We

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Bella Flooring Group re-emerges anew

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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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FCNews’ Annual Top 20 Flooring Distributors

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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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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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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. Volume-wise, square footage sold at the first point of distribution slipped to 915 million square feet—an 11.2%

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Wood: State of the Industry 2023

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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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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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To justly analyze the resilient flooring category in 2020, it would be difficult without looking at the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic—a truth for any product category in the building materials or home improvement industries. All around, it’s just a superior product.”. Residential breakdown.