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An infusion of youth produces ‘Ultimate Floors’

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Then it was just a matter of investment. “We made our first big investment in Houston two years ago,” he explained. “We We purchased a distribution center there, and I moved out to Houston to open that up. They have a good/better/best strategy, but they also have a wide variety of designs. The owner, the sales reps.

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ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month

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The women-led ICG Italia, brand of Iris Ceramica Group, developed this program as part of an important Women’s History Month initiative to honor women’s leadership roles in the architecture and design community. Michelle Hatton SOM, Associate Principal Originally from South Africa, Hatton started her career in Houston with Gensler.

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

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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. The finish allows traditional indoor lines to become suitable for exteriors without any change to the visual design.

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Trendspotting: Cooler tones give way to warmer hues

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FCNews rounded up various independent floor covering retailers , distributors and designers from around the country to get a feel for what’s popping in their respective markets. Honeycomb Home Design. The design industry as a whole is going away from the gray-black-white theme and welcoming the warm tones again.”. Tigard, Ore.

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Best of 2017: A Reflection on AC’s Core Values

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Each play a different role or function within a design. From management to sales, or from customer service to the warehouse, each team helps to carry out our day-to-day processes. Delivering supplies after the flood to the Triumph Church Nederland, a local church in the Houston area. But, what role do each of us at AC play?

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Tips for setting up a mobile showroom

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Seven years later, they have gone from a husband-and-wife team transporting samples in a pickup truck and making a few hundred thousand dollars in sales to a sturdy company with five mobile showrooms, a storefront and over $7 million in sales annually. You can get people with the sales skills and train them on the technical side.”

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Installation: 5 smart approaches to keep talent

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Even when business was down about 40% in April and May (2020), Brian’s Flooring & Design in Birmingham, Ala., After those two months, we were ahead of sales from 2019, so it was business as usual,” said Brian McCarver, owner. “I was thinking about compensating installers. Cross training. to work out.