Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. No Dye Lot means the color of the carpet will be the same from roll to roll, regardless of when it was manufactured.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. True Grout.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). To that end, hardwood suppliers across the board are leveraging emerging innovations designed to enhance both the visual characteristics as well as the performance attributes of the product.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the skilled hands of the Karndean design team, the natural characteristics of the source materials are replicated and enhanced, capturing the distinctive grains, textures and markings of the original wood in a broad spectrum of color tones. Every Karndean design is an original, each with a story that’s just as unique.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. The heart and soul of local communities witnessed a resilient rebound.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

This special order system, is an all-in-one, adhesive-backed mesh mat, sized to standard dimensions. For more size options, visit our Floor Heat Mat Product Page here. Popular and hot products from our vendor partner Schluter, that are also in-stock with AC, are the KERDI Shower Kit and the metal transition strips, Jolly and Rondec.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“Now more than ever, we’re seeing interiors professionals embracing expressive, unique colors and patterns with a global influence, allowing for a distinct design point of view—particularly within education, hospitality and healthcare applications,” said Thomas Baldwin, vice president of commercial sales, Karndean Designflooring.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

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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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. 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. So, there’s a lot of pride behind the new products we’re putting out.”

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Homeowners of all tastes are turning towards tiles, specifically cement tiles, for their unique patterns, vivid colors, and practical qualities. The firing process heats the clay and powdered colors to seal in the design and create a hard surface. So which is it? What Does Encaustic Mean? Cement tiles use all natural ingredients.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. Portobello America, which will officially open its full-service, ultra-modern production facility in Baxter, Tenn., I think the vibe is ‘OK, we’re back, we’re 100%.’

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2023

Moderating colors, shades Many of the offerings across the Fabrica Wood brand are trending lighter—in keeping with today’s consumer tastes. Designers and manufacturing executives alike are witnessing a dramatic shift in the color palette for hardwood. “The People want to see warmer colors.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Las Vegas—They don’t manufacture or distribute any of the products that floor covering retailers sell. However, the innovation and R&D that installation system technology companies provide certainly improve the products suppliers offer to retailers. cor film and the core. Another innovation from Va?

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We’re also known for our expertise in residential tile products. The slab, done in the color Bianco Venatino Extra, wraps the reception desk and continues on the walls of the sitting area. The large format porcelain tiles in the color White, come from our Silk Stone Collection. Join our newsletter here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Saint-Georges— Mirage , a hardwood flooring brand, announced its Fall 2020 Rebate Sale. The major hardwood flooring sale is taking place across the United States at all participating Mirage dealers from Oct. This offer is valid on all Mirage standard products, regardless of species, color or width.

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Granada Tile

APRIL 14, 2017

Homeowners of all tastes are turning towards tiles, specifically cement tiles, for their unique patterns, vivid colors, and practical qualities. The firing process heats the clay and powdered colors to seal in the design and create a hard surface. So which is it? What Does Encaustic Mean? Cement tiles use all natural ingredients.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2023

SPC and WPC) due primarily to supply chain challenges with some popular, imported resilient products. The question now is will this resurgence continue as supply chain issues surrounding imported SPC/WPC normalize and as domestic production of competing hard surface categories ramp up. Lee is not alone. “We Take Mohawk, for example.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% Consumers crave premium style and design in a quality product they can invest in and live on for years to come,” said Natalie Cady, director of premium brands residential channel strategy for Shaw Floors. in Q1 2022. Home values rising.

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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 and The Glenn offer the same colors and proprietary reactive staining techniques.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

White Thinset is the standard recommendation for Bianco Carrara, Calacata, Onyx, Thassos, most Limestone, and other light or translucent stones. The use of a Gray colored Thinset can result in discoloration of the stone or the appearance of oily stains on the face of the stone. The availability of so many wonderful marbles.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Saint-Georges—Mirage announced two new collections—Chevron and Elemental—and the addition of new colors in its popular DreamVille, Flair and Herringbone collections. Today’s trends are still oriented toward return to nature and matte floors that express the natural authenticity of wood,” said Brad Williams, VP of sales and marketing, Mirage.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

How it works: Unicoat is applied on the edges of the floorboard during production, resulting in a fully sealed surface when the panels are locked together. The new, watertight technology adds advantages to any type of flooring and is invaluable to extend performance and longevity of laminate, engineered wood and real hardwood products.

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Tile Talk

MAY 13, 2014

In our continuing effort to bring you the highest quality in cement tile products and designs, were happy to announce that our Artist Series now includes the Guillermo and Tania collection. This new collection, created by artists Guillermo Gomez Lama and Tania Marmolejo, boasts eight different designs, each presented with three color options.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

“Our latest Contour collections include never-before-seen colors and designs that add artistic warmth to commercial interiors,” said Paul Young, senior vice president of product innovation and design for Tarkett North America. The post Tarkett expands Contour LVT line appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models. Mike Ward, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. and units gained 9.5%.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Architectural Ceramics

JULY 14, 2017

While Encore Ceramics calls Oregon home, Architectural Ceramics is pleased to offer their product on the east coast. Check out Encore Ceramic’s 2017 Online Catalog to view the full product line or to learn more about their environmentally-friendly processes. But to make a great product takes fire and a love for what you do.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 26, 2021

These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. While it may seem counterintuitive to not talk about style, color or design first, this particular question will eliminate some options right away. DID YOU KNOW. Is it going on, above or below grade?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. Both provide data and insight in past and current industry trends.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category 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. Customs enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When debating the merits of real hardwood vs. today’s incredibly realistic look-alike products, wood flooring enthusiasts often cite a familiar irony: the vast majority of LVP/SPC/WPC floors—as well as laminate—are actually designed to replicate real wood.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

T oday, consumers want to know where a brand’s products are coming from and how they’re produced; they’re interested in sustainable business practices. Armstrong Flooring is boldly walking into the future with a revitalized brand, an optimized collection of flooring products and adaptive solutions for its customers.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The awards program has become the benchmark for new product excellence and booth design at the industry’s premier trade show. Raskin Industries’ newest product, RI Digital flooring, has earned the manufacturer a Best of Surfaces award in the Innovation category, the company’s third Innovation award. RI DIGITAL. T ECHNOLOGY.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

To see collections available with Architectural Ceramics that include a base molding, visit our base molding product search here. Where the edges of a ceramic liner are unfinished, when using glass or marble, the color or veining will be seen throughout the trim piece. Get in the Mood.

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