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Lux Flooring’s laser focus on SPC

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Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Retailers take the initiative on training

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In our industry the two biggest challenges are the ones that take the highest skill sets, which is carpet and ceramic tile,” explained Don Roberts, president/CEO. Many were installers from Roberts’ company, but there were also installers from South Carolina, Louisiana and Mississippi. This is to benefit all installers,” Roberts said.

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

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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.