Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

NRF Distributors is a family-owned floor covering products distributor based in Augusta, Maine. LG Hausys Floors announced a new partnership with NRF Distributors, a family-owned floor covering products distributor based in Augusta, Maine. NRF Distributors has a long history in the flooring industry. Atlanta, Ga.—LG

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The Daltile Statements ‘Store Within A Store’ program is designed to simplify the tile selection process for retailers. Dallas, Texas—Daltile is currently holding its annual meeting with key customer advisory board members on Tuesday, Oct. Kelly Taylor, Ambassador Floor (St Louis, Mo.). Daltile Statements Dealer Program.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

In a move that was panned by some flooring retailers, California consumers began paying as much as 36% more for carpet on Jan. This assessment increase is needed to meet the minimum reserve fund balance by the end of 2025, as required by CalRecycle in CARE’s new plan. 1, 2024, as part of a California recycling statute.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Plano, Texas—AHF Products celebrated the opening of a new design showroom here featuring a cross section of products representing its full portfolio of brands, including Bruce, Armstrong Flooring, Hartco, LM Flooring, Robbins, Parterre, tmbr, Hearthwood, Raintree and others. and in Cambodia,” Whaley added.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. Coverings 2022 saw 750 exhibitors and more than 30 countries represented on the show floor. They’re excited to see us.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? In residential, resilient flooring will continue to grow in market share in 2024.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As As we came out of COVID-19, we went through two amazing years,” Warren told Floor Covering News. Consumer finance.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 3, 2022

Technical sales teams from Sika and Merkrete were on hand at at the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation’s (CTEF) headquarters recently to conduct tile-setting training. The post Sika, Merkrete conduct training at CTEF appeared first on Floor Covering News. Pendleton, S.C.—Technical

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, recently welcomed scores of professional contractors, suppliers, distributors and industry consultants here for its annual convention and commercial flooring trade show. During a separate business meeting, Kelly provided an update on membership and program initiatives.

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Granada Tile

MARCH 25, 2019

While function maintains precedence in kitchens, design is quickly moving up on the importance scale. Beautiful, sprawling kitchens which effortlessly show off a homeowner’s personality are a key goal in designers’ minds. When choosing a look for a kitchen remodel, a tile design that works with the individual’s taste is crucial.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 12, 2023

Dallas – This week, Daltile is hosting a multi-faceted meeting for its Statements Elite Daltile Dealer Program at the Hardrock Resort in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. The goal of our Statements Elite Daltile Dealer Program is to equip our retail partners for success with our products and increase their sales.”

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2023

Schönox representatives, including principal owner Thomas Trissl, (third from right) are “Ön It” as they meet with representatives of Sliwinski Floor Covering, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., The 2023 Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative spring conference kicked off earlier this month amid robust member participation.

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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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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. Kevin Murray, Murray Floor & Window Coverings Billings, Mont. We want to make sure the before, during and after sales experience meets each customer’s obtainable expectation.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

The high-end tile market carries much potential for savvy flooring dealers. Therein lies the opportunity for savvy flooring dealers to grab their fair share of those high-end dollars—and material selection will play a crucial role in their success.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

AHF Products partnered with key distributors across the country to represent the company’s newly expanded and comprehensive commercial flooring portfolio. Our distribution partners offer local stock, sales, marketing and logistical support. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Each January, AC has a company-wide meeting, where we reflect on the previous year and create goals for the new year. Here is the Best of 2017, inspired by our annual corporate meeting instead of popular products and tile trends. Each play a different role or function within a design. But, what role do each of us at AC play?

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. and 4.3%, respectively.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Galleher Commercial Flooring, a leading provider of flooring solutions for commercial spaces, and Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, expanded their partnership to include GemCore Resilient Commercial Flooring. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.—Galleher

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

AHF Products boasts some of the most well-known names in the history of flooring, according to Carson. “As As a company we’re only five years young, but the Armstrong flooring brand, for example, goes back to the mid- 1800s. America was literally built on our floors. It was in our homes, and we played on it as kids.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 6, 2023

As retailers kick off the key spring selling season, Mohawk is launching the “Floor Adore” campaign designed to give its Edge dealer partners new tools, assets and even some training to meet an expected surge in remodeling business. Note: a minimum volume of 500 square feet is required to qualify for the rebate. “We

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Daltile has entered into a partnership program with students from The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), widely-known as the No. 1 interior design school in the country, the company said. The bottom line of everything we do is to help our customers most effectively bring their design visions to life.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Flooring retailers have a lot on their minds these days—from running a business profitably to improving customer service to wondering whether their installation crew can handle the volume/schedule. To that end, Floor Covering News polled a group of retailers to find out what they believe will be their biggest challenges of 2024.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

—For Karndean Designflooring , the word “design” is more than part of the company name. That commitment to artistry, craftsmanship and creativity has just been recognized with a 2024 ADEX Platinum Award for new wood-inspired designs for its Karndean LooseLay collection. We’re proud and humbled by the recognition.”

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Italian companies’ international sales achievements and their ability to enhance the global standing of Italian industry based on official statistics from the Italian Customs and Monopolies A gency. Designed to meet the needs of the global design community , Boost World transcends the concept of a collection.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

T he intense level of competition in the waterproof flooring segment —particularly the LVP/SPC/rigid core category—has resulted in aggressive pricing strategies to build market share. Lutea offers a wealth of design options and serene colors in wide planks to create a foundation for a luxuriously well-styled home.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Vinyl, hardwood, laminate Luxury vinyl flooring and all its iterations remains one of the hottest categories to date with growth outpacing all other categories.

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Granada Tile

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Check out these design ideas featuring our line of eco-friendly, long-lasting cement tiles, and discover some inspiration to take your bathroom remodel to the next level. This elegant shower design makes use of our Droplet tile. The blue helps offset the soap shelf while adding a touch of accented class with a double-teardrop design.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The category remains the leader in flooring when it comes to growth—SPC the reigning powerhouse. So, the outlook of those exhibiting resilient flooring at TISE 2023 provided a glimpse into what the industry could expect for the coming year. Luckily for flooring, that outlook was bright. “We It bodes well for everybody.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

These essential installation products not only reduce noise transfer from room-to-room but also from ceiling to the floor below in multi-family applications. Foam Products offers two premium acoustical underlayments designed to meet all the condo HOA and high-rise building sound-reduction requirements.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 11, 2021

Now is the time to delve deeper than ever into consumers’ rapidly shifting preferences and priorities and to develop new products, services and even business models to meet those needs. I anticipate that the flooring industry as a whole is poised for a period of solid growth over the next five-plus years. SOLID GROWTH AHEAD.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The bigger your sales and marketing teams get, the harder it is to align these efforts. Often called “smarketing,” sales and marketing alignment is critical to ensure that these departments are working in tandem to target the right customer base, create more conversions and drive more sales. Not sure how to get started?

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

FCNews reached out to a dozen flooring retailers regarding their thoughts on AI technologies. Floor Coverings, San Jose, Calif. Fellow CCA Global retailer Paul Deschenes, general manager of Schneider’s Flooring America, Vernon, Conn., As Scott Browne, president of Macco’s Floor Covering Center, Green Bay, Wis.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2021

Riviera Maya, Mexico— Daltile is hosting a multi-faceted meeting for its Statements Elite Dealer Program here at the Rosewood, Mayakoba Resort that kicks off June 8. The goal of our Statements Elite Daltile Dealer Program is to equip our retail partners for success with our products and increase their sales.”.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Decocer’s ceramic library offers a wide range of options in terms of color, finish, shape, format and design. However, according to Verónica Obrero, general sales manager, the company has made a “great investment in capacity” to increase sales in the US. In five years’ time, company executives intend to grow the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2023

FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, recently welcomed scores of professional contractors, suppliers, distributors and industry consultants here for its annual convention and commercial flooring trade show. During a separate business meeting, Kelly provided an update on membership and program initiatives. Tucson, Ariz.—FCICA,

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