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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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FCNews’ Annual Top 20 Flooring Distributors

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based All-Tile. Furthermore, it’s not as simple as deciding one will produce in Vietnam, Taiwan, etc., On the wood side, Galleher is completely out of China—a transition that began nearly a decade ago—with production moving to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia. “To A case in point is Elk Grove Village, Ill.-based

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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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I expect that shipments from China declined significantly in 2022 vs. 2021, replaced by other Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia.” The first half of the year was doing quite well, but then the back half of the year softened up considerably,” said Brian Carson, president and CEO of AHF Products.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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When compared to ceramic tile, hardwood, laminate and other hard surface materials, resilient accounted for 50.6% Whether they are updating the room themselves as a DIYer or using an installer, they are very quickly able to transition a room vs. tile or hardwood where it’s a much longer process.”. increase from 4.564 billion in 2019.

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Q&A: Reshoring movement takes on greater urgency

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made alternatives, including domestically produced laminate flooring, hardwood, luxury vinyl tiles or planks and, where appropriate, ceramic tile. based companies merely shifted production from China to other Asian countries, namely Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan, as a means to circumvent the tariffs. However, some U.S.-based

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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A series of distributor acquisitions culminating with the 2022 purchases of Blakely Products and All Tile and Carpet Cushions & Supplies (All Tile CCS) created All Surfaces—which formerly operated as Crown Products, a private equity firm. It now ranks as the No. 2 distributor. INA collectively generates roughly $1.5