Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

F amily owned and operated since the founding of its parent company, Pelican Creations, nearly 25 years ago, Pelican Creations Home has made a name for itself in the ever-crowded flooring market by offering a variety of popular product categories and exceptional customer service to its retail partners. Product prowess.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2021

While flooring is still largely ruled by well-established legends and pioneers, there’s a new generation in town. Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. CEO/president, Nonn’s Kitchen Bath & Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Customs detentions significantly impacting supply chains, to name a few—the resilient flooring category continues to offer consumers the styles and durability they need, causing demand to continue to exceed expectations. It’s way busier than last year,” said Jesse Woodrow, chief operating officer, Lux Flooring. More people are here.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The stay-at-home economy continues to buttress the flooring industry as remodeling projects surge. With few exceptions, flooring retailers continue to report strong activity as they enter the final four months of what has been an unprecedented 2020. Year-to-date, sales in our two retail stores are up a combined 23% over last year.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 14, 2020

The difference between Novalis and the other manufacturers is knowledge and experience, according to Steve Ehrlich, vice president of sales and marketing. There are obviously many advantages to manufacturing domestically, especially now as tensions escalate with China. But the key for Novalis will be innovation.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sales growth persists despite stumbling blocks. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2020

Chicago — In keeping with Domotex USA’s 2020 trade show theme “The World At Your Feet” attendees will discover floor covering trendsetters from around the globe. In addition to the global flooring industry on display, we specifically built this year’s educational program to grow our attendees’ businesses.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2024

Ask flooring retailers whether American-made products matter to their customers and you’re likely going to get a wide range of answers—from affirmative to apathy. The consensus is that unless retailers point out country of origin during the sales process, most consumers have no idea where their flooring was made.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. While its origin has expanded beyond China to include other areas of Asia and Europe, imports have reigned supreme for years.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

The report found that manufacturing imports from China were the hardest hit. Last year saw companies actively rethinking their supply chain, either convincing their Chinese partners to relocate to Southeast Asia to avoid tariffs, or by opting out of sourcing from China altogether. Three decades ago, U.S. facility, shown here.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. One hundred percent of our solid wood flooring has been—and still is—made right here in the U.S. quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By 2008, MSI was among the top importers of natural stone in the world, with materials from virtually every major stone sourcing country across the globe, including India, Brazil, China, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Mexico. The post The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

The strength and density of porcelain results in a higher PSI level, making it suitable for floor applications and commercial spaces. The Saadian Tombs in Marrakech, pictured above, show how glazed ceramic tile was used to cover the floors and walls. This thicker tile may be used indoor or out, on walls and floors. ″ x 9.5″

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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. On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 billion and 19.07

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The new introduction addresses customer demand for a wood floor alternative with the quality and fine design associated with the Robbins brand, and like all Robbins products will be sold direct to retailers, the company said. “In In addition, our product, manufactured outside China, is not impacted by the recent tariff.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. For example, if we end up saying LVT is going to be manufactured in China, that’s an absolute mistake. Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. Look at China right now.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Carrollton, Texas— LM Flooring has announced its largest product launch in the brand’s 20-year history with four new collections as well as extensions to four of its most popular lines, totaling 55 new SKUs launching in the fall. The Reserve offers a 7.5-inch inch fixed width; and The Glenn a multi-width 4-inch, 5-inch and 6.5-inch

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Many ceramic leaders agree that by the end of 2019 the category will have remained flat or declined by approximately 3% in both volume and dollar sales. Raj Shah, president, MSI, noted a slowdown in new home sales as well. Imports of ceramic tile from China were valued at an estimated $481.3 Commerce Department.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

This world-class R&D center – alongside its counterparts in Milwaukee in the United States, and Shanghai, China – strengthens our global research and development capacities,” declared Bostik Chairman and CEO Bernard Pinatel at the opening ceremony. Facts & Figures. Bostik is a company of Total.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

W hile some in the industry may remember Bella Flooring Group as a consortium of Chinese manufacturers tempered on inexpensive product and lackluster service, the newly rebranded and reinvigorated Bella has set its sights on supporting the needs of the retail community with innovative product lines, U.S. Dominie explained. Proving its worth.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 25, 2014

The countries visiting the "ask Chris" blog are very diversified and include this month France, Germany, Australia, India, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Ukraine, Russia, United Kingdom, Iceland, Malaysia , Moldova and of course the US. Website Designs by Diana-Tile Excellence Webmaster & SEO Manager. Ask Flooring Excellence.

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Tile Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Website Designs by Diana-Tile Excellence Webmaster & SEO Manager. Im behind SEO Powered Websites, Websites Designed by Diana and options4life. Ask Flooring Excellence. Monday, October 28, 2013. reader stats this month. United States. United Kingdom. Netherlands. Tile Excellence. Reactions: Email This BlogThis! August (2).

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. Raw material scarcity.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. This is particularly evident in segments such as LVT, SPC and WPC , but also engineered hardwood and laminate flooring. Engineered Floors. and China,” he said.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2022

flooring producers—both domestic and global—announced myriad plans to bring floor manufacturing stateside or expand existing operations. Much of that new domestic production is coming in the form of the waterproof flooring segment—namely SPC, WPC and sheet vinyl. Domestic producers grow capacity. CFL’s Calhoun, Ga.,

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 3, 2013

Simulating semiprecious stone, Ceracasa’s Absolute collection achieves a high gloss polished finish on porcelain tile with six high gloss floor and wall tile colors that bring luminosity to any space. Matt Bartkowski, Regional Sales Manager – New England with Marazzi USA, managed the large-scale donation of first quality porcelain tile.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

HF Design employs a thermal heat-treating process to create eye-catching visuals featured in its new AquaTek waterproof hardwood line. But HF Design—a new entrant to the waterproof wood segment—said it has struck just the right balance with its new AquaTek line. in average unit price sales,” Garber explained. By Reginald Tucker.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The producer of high-quality hard surface flooring has added new capabilities, capital equipment and automation to better service its growing OEM customers base. We had the advantage of having George Chen who has designed more SPC plants than probably anyone in the world in the plant the whole time.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Republic Floor has come a long way in six and a half years. Our sales that year were probably between $30 and $40 million.”. Today, Republic sells a little more than 300 SKUs, half of which is SPC at 60% of sales, with laminate about 25%-30% of sales and wood accounting for the remainder. They’re designing papers.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Inhaus’ Fruitville laminate features an oak wood-look design. Laminate flooring, once the darling of the industry, lost some of its luster years ago, observers say. Overshadowed by competing categories that promised more in the way of design and performance, the category has struggled to maintain market share. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Eight major hardwood flooring manufacturers are charter members of the Real Wood Coalition, a pro­motional campaign that is launching this month in part­nership with Floor Covering News. The issue for them is that there can be twice as many profit dollars in a hardwood sale than other categories. That’s not all. Renovating.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MARCH 11, 2012

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. Labels: art , furniture , interior design. It do not get the store at all, it is like a garage sale or flea market with a storefront. kitchen design. interior design. bath design. flooring. (30). wholesale flooring. (1).

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Producers and importers of SPC are constantly striving to stand apart from the pack in this hyper-competitive subsegment of resilient flooring. Working closely with its manufacturer partners in China, the company began testing various iterations of SPC in an effort to address the inherent shortcomings of the product (i.e.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. This led to stronger-than-expected sales dollars, but units did not grow at the same pace. in sales in 2019.

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Entra Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Destination China. The hotel occupies the top 28 floors, providing its 297 guestrooms with views that stretch far beyond the financial district immediately below. . Destination China. Designed for the palate.and the nose. Sunday, November 27, 2011. Regis Shenzhen. ► January. (1). ▼ 2011. (81). One night only!

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