Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

T he tremendous excitement surrounding the waterproof flooring category has spurred an array of both natural and synthetic products—and even some innovative, water-resistant hybrid materials. The products are also 100% waterproof, allowing for “whole home flooring” with authentic hardwood visuals in every room. Create Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think the vibe is very good,” said Patrick Warren, vice president, residential sales, dealer & showrooms, Daltile. It’s currently available as a wall tile in three styles—Pyramid White, Wave Black and Stries Calacata—and a floor tile in six colors and two sizes. The line is suitable for floor, wall and countertop applications.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports. billion, according to FCNews research.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2023

The idea of ecommerce is still in its infancy within the world of flooring. While the concept has found success within some home improvement-related industries—like home décor, furnishings and even electronics—flooring is a much different animal. Todd Herzig Pleasant Ridge Flooring and Design Detroit, Mich.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. Alex Aya, vice president, Comp-U-Floo told Floor Covering News. “All

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MARCH 19, 2024

Spain continues to lead production within the European Union, with over $432 million in domestic ceramic tile sales. With approximately 70% of all sales made abroad, Spain currently exports to 189 countries worldwide with a total export sales of more than $3.5

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

When it comes to durability, scratch/dent resistance, ease of installation/maintenance and affordability, laminate flooring checks all the boxes. Other executives agree, citing innovations that are putting laminate flooring—whose coreboards still mainly comprise wood-based fibers—on a more equitable footing with rigid core flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

D a ll as —Shaw Floors is coming into 2024 loaded for bear with an increased focus on high style and exclusivity. Rather than focus its Phase 1 introductions on line extensions to core collections, the company unveiled an array of unique visuals, species and products designed to provide its retail partners with something different.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

Case in point is Drew Barber, co-owner of Floor & Home by Carpet One based here. Floor & Home has always been a big stocking tile dealer of the major brands— Daltile , Emser, Surface Art, Bedrosians, United Tile, Florida Tile, Arizona Tile, etc. Barber said sometimes sales associates will guide the customer to the Statements 2.0

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 16, 2019

For Father’s Day we interviewed a new dad, our Commercial Sales Manager, David Arabe, and got his thoughts on his new role as a dad and leading our commercial sales team. Within one porcelain line there are multiple different visuals, finishes and sizes which allow you to mix and match elements to create a beautiful design.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 24, 2023

T here’s a long-running flooring industry folk tale (it’s actually a true story) about a high-end retailer in New York City—ABC Carpet & Home—that was suspicious of a disheveled man roaming around the company’s flagship store on the famed Broadway strip. Other dealers, including Sean Ryan, owner of Elegant Floors in Shelbourne, Vt.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2023

Bird, a top 20 distributor, to represent the company’s comprehensive commercial flooring portfolio under the AHF Contract brand. Our distribution partners offer local stock, sales, marketing, logistical support and a team that is dedicated to commercial customers.” John Allen, vice president of sales at William M. The William M.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These were just some of the highlights of the 2023 Floors & More winter convention held here recently. For Floors & More, the timing couldn’t be better given Mannington’s recent updating of its own website and corporate logo, as well as the expansion of its entire hard and soft surface product portfolio.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Before the weather gets cold or you complete your next tile project, consider using in-floor heating as a way to keep your toes warm during these next few months. Because of our vendor partnerships with Laticrete and Schluter, AC offers multiple types of in-floor heating options. Strata Heat, is our in-stock, in-floor heating option.

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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

JULY 5, 2023

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. This week we asked: How were business sales in the first half? ” —John Bretzloff Barefoot Flooring Castle Hayne, N.C. “Business has been a little soft. appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

In its 10 th year, Boutique Design New York (BDNY) showcases trends targeted to the hospitality boutique and lifestyle market. With over 750 manufacturers, and attended by 8,000+ designers, architects, owners, developers and specifiers, the two inspiring days each November are nothing less than exciting and drool-worthy. Booth prep!

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

After expanding nationally in 2021, LSI Flooring —a national flooring products, sales and marketing agency —took over Daltonian Flooring’s carpet and rug padding business this year. The carpet can be picked up separately or the padding can, likewise, be picked up without leaving a mess on the floor. New York, N.Y.—After

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Offering a unique combination of design versatility, easy installation and high-end performance, Karndean LooseLay aims to set the standard for commercial LVT. Engineered and manufactured for installation as a floating floor, the product also can be glued down if a project requires. LooseLay brings it all together in one product.”

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

It seems like every supplier of flooring has jumped on the waterproof bandwagon to reap the benefits of the industry’s fastest growing category—and for good reason. Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market. Lions Floor.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2024

W hen it comes to “waterproof” flooring—or water resistant, as most flooring retailers will attest —how do you know how much is enough? However, how do flooring retailers know how much is enough? DEBORAH DUTTON CYPERT Interior Vision Flooring & Design Soquel, Calif. appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Empire Hardwood Flooring. Kindred Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Happy Floors has released its new Fossil tile collection. Fossil tile is a unique mashup that suits the evolving tastes of today,” said Peter Pasterski, vice president of sales. Although often used separately, petrified wood and concrete come together in the Fossil tile collection resulting in a fusion of the two design styles.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The popularity of bamboo and cork flooring remains strong despite the intense competition from the deluge of LVP/SPC products. That benefit speaks to many consumers who are wanting to shop and design more responsibly. However, despite all these positive attributes , bamboo and cork flooring products cannot sell themselves.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Miami, Fla— Happy Floors has launched its new concrete-look tile collection : Etna. Concrete-look designs, once used in industrial décor, have become a popular look in a wide range of design aesthetics,” said Peter Pasterski, vice president of sales. With Etna we are introducing refinement to this popular look.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

[Las Vegas] After a 15-year absence from Surfaces, Shaw Floors will be in full force on the show floor when the event kicks off Feb. The goal, according to LoCicero, is to drive brand affinity with consumers through more digital engagement designed to send people in-store where RSAs can close the sale.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 11, 2024

—Louisville Tile, a distributor of ceramic tile and related products, has promoted Tammy Henry to national director of architectural and design (A&D) sales. Her journey began in the showroom, where her design skills and natural talent for sales quickly became evident.

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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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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2024

Suppliers are making it easy for consumers to mix and match their styles, too, with new technology and design-forward products meant to flow from one surface to another. Suppliers are making it easy for consumers to mix and match their styles, too, with new technology and design-forward products meant to flow from one surface to another.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

—Mercury Mosaics, the female-founded maker of sustainable, handcrafted ceramic tiles , has expanded its leadership team with the appointments of Sarah Lien as chief marketing officer, Emma Remer as product manager and Emily Awaijane as sales and business development director. “I

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

AHF Products will acquire the Parterre brand along with its product line and sales representatives and agents. AHF Products announced its acquisition of certain assets of Parterre Flooring Systems, a leader in the commercial luxury vinyl tile category. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Flooring retailers, Strahil Chernev and Sharon Cherneva, traveled nearly 5,000 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska, to attend the Alliance Flooring convention. Orlando—As Alliance Flooring celebrated its 25-year history here last week, it was hard not to focus on the group’s bright future. So, they opened their own store.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My career started in 1979 when, typically, the only women on the jobsite were either designers or administrators. By the time I graduated college, I was proficient at reading contract documents, which was the foundation for me to launch into sales. After working for several prominent flooring con- tractors, I started Takeoff Co.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

“As an organization, we are more optimistic about 2023 as a whole now—after Q1—than we were going into the year,” said Casey Dillabaugh, president of Boise, Idaho-based Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, echoing a sentiment shared by others. In fact, many retailers are seeing an uptick in their top-line sales.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

By Megan Salzano Las Vegas—While the show floor at the 2021 edition of the International Surface Event (TISE) may not have been as chock-full of flooring suppliers as we’re used to, there certainly was no lack of innovation in the space. Following are four trends in resilient flooring that stood out. Rigid core reigns.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

SAR Floors’ engineered SPC product should be available for retailers in February. SAR Floors, an LVT supplier known for high-performing floors with stylistic designs, is launching Riptide II Longboard, an engineered SPC offering featuring the company’s TriCore technology. Harrisburg, Pa.—SAR

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin and Zhejiang Jiashiyibao Flooring Co. Jiashiyibao), a prominent player in the flooring industry, have entered into licensing agreements for four innovative technologies. These technologies empower JiaShiYiBao to offer a diverse array of flooring solutions, all while ensuring top-tier quality and functionality.”

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