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MARCH 18, 2024

laminate flooring market is currently undergoing a resurgence—and it’s also clear that products like Mohawk’s vaunted RevWood line is driving much of that sales activity. retail sales often experience a noticeable dip during election years, as consumers curtail discretionary spending. Mohawk There’s no doubt that the U.S.

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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%. Existing home sales grew to 5.64

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 8, 2021

and Asia (excluding Cambodia) and 3% across domestically produced solid hardwood. At AHF Products, we are committed to helping customers grow their business through superior service, high-quality products and high-style flooring at competitive prices,” said Chris King, vice president-sales. and Canada effective April 1, 2021.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 23, 2021

According to Kevin Whaley, vice president of sales and product, LM has a strong reputation for innovative products and speed to market. Originally made in Shanghai, China, LM Flooring has spent the last two years transitioning all of its products to AHF Products’ Sihanoukville, Cambodia factory.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

A hearing on the sale is set for Tuesday, July 12. and one in Cambodia and three domestic distribution facilities to serve customers through a multi-channel strategy that includes dealers, home centers and distributors around the world. Armstrong originally filed for bankruptcy protection in May, 2022. .

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

and one in Cambodia. KEIA allows approved companies to recoup Kentucky sales and use tax on construction costs, building fixtures, equipment used in research and development and electronic processing. manufactured wood products.” The Somerset location has produced engineered hardwood flooring since opening in 1990.

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Floor Covering News

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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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

By conducting beta tests for more than half a year, FloorForce was able to prove that a more integrated digital-to-physical experience led to higher quality leads, more sales of target products and increased consumer satisfaction. A powerful selling proposition for retail sales reps. The next frontier: Advanced printing technologies.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

“The concern here is that there’s only so much capacity, not merely in terms of plant output but also with regard to logistics,” said Scott Rozmus, president and CEO of FlorStar Sales, Romeoville, Ill. Furthermore, it’s not as simple as deciding one will produce in Vietnam, Taiwan, etc., It was a complicated transition.”

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AUGUST 8, 2022

An issue over the use of the “Armstrong” name briefly held up the deal as Armstrong World Industries objected to AHF Products being given rights in North America to use the Armstrong name and trademarks after the sale. Armstrong Flooring and Armstrong World Industries both used the Armstrong name on its products.) Santa Fe Springs, Calif.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In this position, Bell will be responsible for global sales, product management, marketing, R&D and customer service. Chief among these is quadrupling the capacity at our Cambodia plant to support the tremendous demand for our world class duty free/tariff free products. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The good thing about us is we are small and can change things on the floor quickly,” said Adrian Van Raalten, vice president of sales and marketing for PDI, based in North Hollywood, Calif. “If PDI, which also supplies SPC (from China) and engineered hardwood (from Cambodia), feels the time is right for waterproof laminate.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Strategies ranged from pursuing alternative sources outside of China (namely Cambodia, Taiwan and Malaysia) to establishing or significantly expanding existing manufacturing operations here in the U.S. Sourcing is changing today and has become significantly weighted toward information that is the driving force of sales.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

based FlorStar Sales, agreed. as well as a state-of-the-art hardwood flooring facility in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Cambodia is obviously important, but it’s just one leg of a four-legged stool,” Carson stated. “We Previously, the only source of AHF Products’ sawn-faced lines was Cambodia.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

and Asia (excluding Cambodia) and 3% across domestically produced solid hardwood. Across several of our locations, we are experiencing continued raw material cost inflation on key wood flooring components, including lumber and core materials,” said Chris King, vice president-sales. “As and Canada effective April 1, 2021. told FCNews.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

What industry executives weren’t expecting, however, was to see double-digit declines in both sales and volume. Internally, I think we’ve got some wonderful products for wood coming out of both our Cambodia facility and out of the American facilities that are new to the industry. What segments and/or products will fuel growth in 2024?

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

But as persisting inflation and a softening new home construction market threaten to put a crimp in new home sales and refinancing, the hardwood sector will likely face headwinds as well. director of sales, USA, Mercier Wood Flooring. That’s going to open up additional sales opportunities for Mercier, especially in solids.

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MAY 4, 2020

Given the fact that so much hardwood production has shifted to Southeast Asian countries—including Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam—one could argue that the impact of tariffs on engineered wood from China might be blunted in the grand scheme of things. over the next 12 months as it was the last 12 months.”.

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MAY 3, 2023

Furthermore, we also make our own plywood in Cambodia. The Baltic birch plywood challenge put stress on everyone from an availability, cost and communication point of view,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing, Mirage. market—domestic and otherwise—took adequate precautions.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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.”. “I think a rollback in Chinese tariffs are likely,” said Sam Roberts, president/owner of Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors, Houston. “I However, it’s very good for our country.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2021

By its count, about two-thirds of wood sales are residential replacement, with roughly one-third new construction. We’re definitely seeing sales come from the renovation and remodel sector,” said Adam Ward, senior product director, wood and laminate. Residential remodel projects are driving the bulk of hardwood flooring sales today.

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JULY 11, 2022

Bella’s leadership has completely changed in the last year and a half, and we’re more focused on taking care of our partners first,” explained Paul Dominie, president of sales and marketing. Dominie said Bella Flooring Group sales team is currently in the field working with its partners to help implement the new price reduction.

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JANUARY 10, 2020

We have 50 new products in the chute, several new innovations, a new company in LM Flooring and a plant that we’re expanding as fast as we can in duty-free, tariff-free Cambodia,” Carson said. “We location, plus two facilities in Asia—Shanghai, China—and the aforementioned plant in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. In the U.S.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The transition with the Armstrong brand really has been the best-case scenario,” said Aaron Rhoderick, vice president of sales at Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based Other wholesalers are equally optimistic about Armstrong Flooring’s prospects under AHF. based Tri-West, another top 20 wholesaler. “To

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