Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2020

Opus Floors Canada, in partnership with Portugal-based Corksribas, is rolling out its innovative Green Flow cork flooring collection to the North American market. Opus Floors is excited to share the flooring of future now,” said Vern Verkley, president of the company. as well as Canada for widespread distribution.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

The popularity of bamboo and cork flooring remains strong despite the intense competition from the deluge of LVP/SPC products. However, despite all these positive attributes , bamboo and cork flooring products cannot sell themselves. Position the products appropriately. Others recommend a different approach.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 6, 2023

When it comes to flooring, it takes a lot of expertise and a little bit of guile to run a successful business. Not only do flooring retail store owners have to tackle the traditional challenges that come with small business ownership but they must also confront nuanced topics like installation and expanded customer service.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Last year, Carnino walked nearly 27 miles over the course of four days, meeting with customers and prospecting for products for her showroom. Floor Covering News asked retailers and distributors about their objectives for this year’s show. – Chris Consentino, Hadinger Flooring, Naples, Fla. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2024

Atlanta—Interface launched several new flooring collections in the first quarter, offering hardworking, high-quality and high-performance solutions for commercial interiors. Featuring 12 versatile options, these new products are designed to be functional, durable and beautiful—perfect for hardworking spaces in any segment.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

Mississauga, Canada—Amorim Cork Flooring has expanded into Canada with the establishment of Amorim Flooring Canada (AFCAN), a new sales unit located in here, earlier this month. AFCAN will surely lead the way in providing our customers with high-quality, sustainable products and professional service.”

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mike Maxey Canada— Beaulieu Canada /Peerless Flooring has appointed Mike Maxey to the position of regional vice president of sales for national accounts in the United States. The post Beaulieu Canada welcomes Mike Maxey appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Las Vegas—The wood flooring sector is not going to sit idly by while look-alike alternatives such as laminate and LVP continue to eat hardwood’s lunch. Case in point are the latest additions to the ever-expanding AHF Products lineup. A typical pine floor on the Janka scale is about 600; we can bring that up to 2600.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

There are two ways to look at the flooring industry as a whole in 2019, depending on whether ones sees the glass as half full or half empty. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 Flooring currently sits just 4.6% On the other hand, the 0.4% That’s the good news. billion and 19.07

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

“As an organization, we are more optimistic about 2023 as a whole now—after Q1—than we were going into the year,” said Casey Dillabaugh, president of Boise, Idaho-based Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, echoing a sentiment shared by others. Cautious optimism most accurately depicts the mood for many flooring retailers in the industry.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nules, Spain—i4F announced that Novalam Innovacion SA has signed an i4F drop-lock technologies license agreement for its entry into the global stone polymer core (SPC) flooring market. As a result, Novalam becomes Spain’s first manufacturer of SPC products, all of which will be enhanced with i4F drop-lock installation technologies.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2024

Breaking into the tile business, while challenging, is a manageable endeavor for many flooring dealers. and Canada staffed with knowledgeable personnel who will assist the dealer with all their tile product and installation product needs.” Our ceramic and porcelain floor tile programs are created with dealers in mind.”

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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JULY 19, 2023

“It’s significant,” said Derek Nighbor, CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada, in a release. These softwood products are often used for a variety of construction building materials, including—in some cases—the cores and backing layers utilized in some engineered flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

By Ken Ryan—E ven before the age of COVID-19, products that offered healthier attributes were gaining favor in the home. That trend has grown post-COVID-19, much to the benefit of products like cork and bamboo flooring. Both products have sustainable features. The result: a cleaner, healthier floor. Cali Floors.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2018

Armstrong Flooring will introduce a three-to-five percent price increase on select commercial sheet, luxury vinyl tile, vinyl composition tile and select residential resilient products in the United States and Canada. The post Armstrong Flooring initiates price increases appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Saint-Georges, Canada— Mirage has added a new color in the Escape Collection as well as the Exclusive grade to its Muse and DreamVille collections. “In In addition to this new color, Mirage Floors also launched the Exclusive grade in its DreamVille and Muse collections.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has entered into a new partnership with flooring distributor Goodfellow, Inc. The new relationship will help the organization distribute residential LVT products throughout Canada, the company said. The post Tarkett partners with Goodfellow distribution appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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APRIL 11, 2024

Montmagny, Quebec—Mercier Wood Flooring, regarded as a pioneer in the manufacture of prefinished hardwood flooring , is offering consumers a free upgrade to its signature Generations Intact 2500 finish. and Canada. and Canada. The promotion is designed to encourage more traffic into retail showrooms.

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OCTOBER 6, 2023

Mapei Canada, part of Mapei Group, inaugurated a new powders production and warehouse expansion in September at its flagship facility in Laval, Quebec. The new facility allows us to meet Northeastern Canada’s growing need for construction materials, admixtures for concrete, plus cement grinding aids,” he added. “By

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2021

and Canada, ultimately picking seven winners and two honorable mentions. With durability and elegance in mind, the designers selected large format marble- and stone-look porcelain tiles by Florim to cover the walls and floors throughout the lobby and peripheral lounge areas. Installation Products: Mapei. Distributor: Florim.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Shaw’s Scott Sandlin with Flooring 101 owner, Jimmy Poulos, at TISE 2023. Retailers at the show agreed, the trek was well work it and exhibitors came ready to do business with aggressive deals and gold standard product. Jimmy Poulos, Flooring 101, Oxnard, Calif. Ted Gregerson, Ted’s Carpet & Floor, Anniston, Ala.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

Emser Tile currently operates 78 branch locations around the country that are designed to service flooring dealers and their clients as needed. It requires expertise beyond typical product knowledge, access to highly skilled installers and a customer base looking for aspirational products that increase property/resale values.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Appalachian Ridge is among the products that will experience a price increase. AHF Products has announced it will increase prices on hardwood products in the U.S. and Canada averaging 4%-6%, effective Oct. ” The post AHF Products raises prices on hardwood products appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Las Vegas—Undaunted by the continuing presence of COVID-19 and the Omicron variant, flooring retailers who trekked to Las Vegas for Surfaces 2022 say they were happy to have made the trip. From seeing new products to connecting with customers, dealers gave the show rave reviews and agreed there is nothing quite like Surfaces.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

They might not have the widespread, mainstream appeal as other resilient and hardwood floor coverings that are so wildly popular today, but that by no means minimizes the positive attributes both flooring categories offer residential and commercial end users alike.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, many successful flooring retailers know when to turn away business, even telling potential customers that they might be better served going elsewhere. We want customers to love the style and design of the products. Have you installed any new flooring in your showroom? And then we will discuss price and performance.”

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2020

the Mohawk Momentum Roadshow will showcase the latest in product innovation and program offerings to help retailers move their businesses forward in 2021. Consumers are spending more time at home and online searching for new ways to improve and upgrade their living spaces, including shopping for flooring. Calgary, Alberta, Canada—Feb.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Wood products from Allstate Flooring undergo a special process to create unique visual appeal. Most flooring distributors carry a litany of manufacturer brands, but over the past 15 years more and more are distributing their own private-label collections to offer some differentiation to their customers.

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APRIL 14, 2020

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada–American Biltrite said its manufacturing facility remains in operation to serve priority markets while following strict hygiene guidelines. The health and safety of our employees remain our number one priority,” said Jean-Pierre Benoit, vice president and general manager of American Biltrite Canada.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan Specialty flooring retailers are constantly employing methods to up their game, especially as it relates to exclusive, higher-margin product offerings and, of course, personalized service, in an effort to grow the business and even beat big boxes. Private labeling also helps when comparing products.”.

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JANUARY 30, 2022

For the first time in 15 years the International Surface Event (Surfaces 2022) will include every major flooring manufacturer on the show floor as an exhibitor. Shaw Floors’ returning to the show this year is also a huge benefit.”. Capitalize on missed opportunities. attended Surfaces yearly. One is a business-as-usual strategy.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2023

floor covering retailers and distributors seeking a North American producer of laminate flooring and SPC will soon have a viable option based north of the border. Toucan Flooring, the brand marketed by Toronto-based Triforest, Inc., And once all the kinks are worked out, Triforest will add SPC production from that factory.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Parets has more than three decades of experience in the flooring installation industry. He began his career at his family’s sales agency, Raznick-Faulkner (RF), where he focused on growing the company’s residential and commercial flooring installation business by servicing flooring supply distributors across the USA and Canada.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Flooring retailers big and small lauded the cost and time savings RollMaster software affords them. Retailers large and small employ a range of RollMaster’s suite of flooring software products to execute numerous tasks or business functions—i.e., based Infinite Floors. By Reginald Tucker. is one of them.

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