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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

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When it comes to durability, scratch/dent resistance, ease of installation/maintenance and affordability, laminate flooring checks all the boxes. However, where laminate has had to play “catch-up” in recent years is in the waterproof/water-resistant department—the domain of rigid core products like SPC and WPC.

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NFA Showcase: Supplier turnout, product diversification excites dealers

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Jan Luan of SLCC Flooring with retailers at the NFA Showcase, from left: Steve Coles, Michael Longwill and Jimmy Poulos. However, given the quality issues low-end SPC has been having, dealers were happy to see non-SPC products for a change. “We The products weren’t just for show, either. based Flooring 101.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Many supply chain risks remain for products imported from abroad. Challenges include higher inventory costs due to rising interest rates and product stoppages as U.S.

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Huali Group signs i4F license agreement

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Turnhout, Belgium—Huali Group has signed an i4F license agreements for the production of SPC and LVT flooring in the United States, Vietnam and China. End products aim to look incredibly real while removing the inconvenience linked to the installation and maintenance of traditional ceramics. For the U.S. For the U.S.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. 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. People are excited.

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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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hardwood flooring category took a big step back in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows hardwood flooring revenues fell 9.8% Industry observers attribute the disparity in sales to volume activity primarily to higher material and production costs in the face of slower sales. of all hard surface flooring products.

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Cambodia’s Antique Patterned Cement Tile Floors

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The Khmer Rouge may have destroyed much of the population and vitality of Cambodia in the 1970’s but the lovely cement tile floors in the old districts lived through it all. The cafes and shops along the streets in the Siem Reap Old Market district reveal an assortment of colorful cement tile floors in age old patterns.

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