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AFS Group acquires Lewis Floor & Home

Floor Covering News

Lewis is the premier flooring, countertop, cabinet and window treatment dealer for the north shore of Chicago with sales of more than $20 million annually. I am excited that Jason and Michel recognize how special our position is in the marketplace and that they are committed to Lewis’s standards of excellence going forward.

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Tarkett expands Contour LVT line

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Introduced at Design Days—which runs alongside NeoCon in Chicago—in June, Collaborative emerged from a collective mark-making process led by Tarkett’s vice president of design for its commercial business, Omoleye Simmons. To recolor any digitally printed pattern, customers can contact their local Tarkett sales representative.

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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

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Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. We have great sales reps who really take good care of us, and they also are very good at making sure that if we have any issues or claims they get them taken care of.

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Wood: There’s nothing like the real thing

Floor Covering News

“True hardwood floors can be easily differentiated from wood-look products by the variation in wood patterns from one plank to another,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing, Mirage. director of sales. What’s more, true wood floors, when maintained properly, can even last longer than some wood-look products.

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Latest hardwood trends focus on color, format

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Today’s trends are still oriented towards return to nature, and matte floors that express the natural authenticity of wood,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing, Mirage. The Texas and California markets are doing well with it—especially the multi-million dollar homes—as well as the Panhandle market and parts of Chicago.”

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018: Crafting an Image

Life of an Architect

To jump off our conversation, we discuss the controversy surrounding the Chicago design awards in 2015 where the design submission for the El Centro building, which is a satellite facility of Northeastern Illinois University just up the road, digitally removed the rooftop air handlers in post-production.

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Wider, longer hardwood planks maintain momentum

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According to Renee Tester, vice president of sales and marketing, it’s well worth the $16-per-square-foot price consumers will need to fork over to get their hands on it. The Texas and California markets are doing well with it—especially the multi-million dollar homes—as well as the Panhandle market and parts of Chicago.”