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Multifamily market poised for a turnaround

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“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We You have to design the property, get permits and arrange the financing—so there is a little bit of a lag.”

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Builder: State of industry 2022

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The top-line sales are there,” FEI Group’s Howerton said. The most obvious is global logistics concerns tied to import uncertainty,” said Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. Stateside manufacturing is a critical touch point,” noted Larry Browder, executive vice president of sales, Crossville.

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NWFA: Near-record crowd represents highest turnout in 20 years

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In support of its members and the wood flooring industry as a whole, the NWFA announced both new and existing initiatives designed to help contractors, manufacturers and distributors promote their business and the category at large. However, NWFA leadership says now is not the time to retreat.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. Since its inception, COREtec has challenged the industry to think bigger and go further—in style, design, performance and innovation. It has been designed as the quintessential DIY product. Challenging the industry to go bigger.

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Mohawk recognized as top sustainable supplier

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“At Mohawk, we’re ever evolving to meet the latest sustainable needs of all our customers,” said Scott Gibson, senior director of sales operations, Mohawk builder and multi-family. The brand index is calculated by three elements: Cognition Smart Data sentiment score, Cognition Smart Data mentions and the 2021 Reader’s Choice survey.

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Canadian suppliers in a league of their own

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sales, Mercier. Certainly the raw material rep-resents an advantage, as most of the Canadian manufacturers—including us at Wickham—source Northern Appalachian lumber versus Southern Appalachian,” said Paul Rezuke, the company’s vice president of sales for the U.S. Pictured is hickory character natural brushed.

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The Real Wood Coalition: Part 9

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the retail sales associate’s hand. For instance, a rare imported species with unique visual and performance characteristics might fetch a higher price than, say, your standard, run-of-the-mill domestic strip oak product. According to an NWFA survey of more than 1,000 U.S. DID YOU KNOW. His advice? “Be