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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

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Following is an overview of some of the latest laminate flooring products designed to give rigid core a run for its money. While the SPC/LVT business remains strong, import supply chain challenges have created a new opportunity for our laminate, which is predominately made in the USA,” said Chris King, vice president of sales, AHF Products.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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Suppliers across the show floor showed off their version of PVC-free, recyclable or eco-friendly rigid core options designed to intrigue today’s “Earth-conscious” consumers. The Stone + Wood collection—my dad, [Michael Raskin, CEO], has been working on for two years, picking out the right colors and really fine-tuning it.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? We’ll continue introducing the on-trend, wood- and stone-inspired luxury vinyl designs that are synonymous with our brand, making them available in multiple installation formats to ensure retailers have the right option for their customers.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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How it works: The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the décor film and the core. Since grouts are directly milled into this additional wear layer, the risk of grout damage, color deviations, staining and the gathering of mold is eliminated. cor, Sheboygan, Wis. Stainmaster.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. Existing home sales grew to 5.64

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Bob Shaw disrupts again with digital printing plant

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We were using way too much energy, way too much water in dying the carpet—plus, there was the challenge of consistently making one dye run after another in the same color with a match across side to side, end to end,” he had told Floor Covering News. It’s because you’re consistent with color. Better on design, better on quality. “I

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

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PureGrain direct digital print DLVT flooring uses digital embossing technology to create high-definition designs directly on a high-density rigid core. What’s more, the initiative is designed to change how retailers and manufacturers work together to sell that flooring. These products offer the realistic look and feel of actual wood.