Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

F ounded in 1975 in the basement of the Shah family’s Fort Wayne, Ind., home, MSI began as an importer of rough-block granite. Today, the company has grown into a multi-category flooring supplier with over $2 billion in annual revenue with additional expansion on the horizon. In a nutshell, the company sources the globe for its products, and through its 30-plus distribution centers across the U.S. and Canada, aims to deliver them when, where and how its customers need them.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

APRIL 19, 2021

Scott Umstattd on Unsplash It's finally spring and after a solid year of staying home it is well past time for a thorough scrub and scour. I don't like to use too may different products when I clean and that's just a preference having to do with trying to simplify my house cleaning. The room I always start with is my beloved kitchen. I have granite counters, travertine floors, stainless appliances and glossy cherry cabinetry.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

There are various testing methods for assessing moisture conditions. Using humidity meters in accordance with ASTM F2170 is one of them. By K.J. Quinn Moisture issues in concrete slabs remain a serious installation bugaboo, contributing to floor covering failures costing an estimated $1 billion to mitigate annually, reports say. While not common to all jobsites, experts say installers can reduce damages by tackling any potential problems before new flooring is laid down.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

APRIL 19, 2021

Many problems can occur when it comes to plumbing. You never think this would happen to you, but pipelines will develop issues over time. They can be long-lasting, but they are not impervious to leakage, corrosion, or clogs. Dealing with pipes is messy work that not everyone enjoys. If you have no prior experience with the subject, you should not attempt it on your own.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Miami, Fla.— Happy Floors introduced Santa Fe, a new stone-look collection, to its Easy Luxury SPC product line. Adobe. “With Santa Fe, we wanted to add a rich stone-look option to our Easy Luxury line,” said Tressa Samdal , director of easy luxury marketing and product management. “Its high movement and nature-inspired colors are features that were missing from the resilient market.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton is set to host a digital conference, titled “Breaking New Ground,” to showcase its new products for 2021. It is the first of its kind for the company and will be held April 30. Stanton will preview products from each of its brands, including: Stanton, Atelier , Stanton Decorative Waterproof Flooring , Antrim , Hibernia, Crescent and Rosecore.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Lancaster, Pa.—Ecore and the USA Women’s Sevens players of the U.S. Rugby Players Association (USRPA) are “ going for green ” together in a national, interactive campaign to plant 5,000 trees for Earth Day. The campaign will benefit the nonprofit, edenprojects.org , which aims to reduce poverty and contribute to decarbonization by employing local communities.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

I n part I of this exclusive interview , Vance Bell and Tim Baucom discussed a host of issues, ranging from the timing of Bell’s retirement as CEO, the impact of COVID-19 on business as well as the plans Baucom has for the Shaw Floors family of brands moving forward. In the second installment, the executives share their outlook on the state of resilient and carpet; their thoughts about Surfaces 2022; and the health of the residential market.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Huntington, N.Y.— Floor Covering News announces the appointment of Elisabeth McGowan as its new associate editor and digital media coordinator. Elisabeth McGowan. In this dual role, she will be responsible for: crafting news stories and feature articles; copyediting and proofreading content; and attending industry trade shows and events. Moreover, she will provide assistance in content creation for the FCNews website while helping engage the magazine’s audience across its various social media ch

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

UltraWood. By Steven Feldman Dallas—The wood story for Mohawk in 2021 encompasses two collections with enhanced features and benefits. TecWood is what Mohawk is marketing as engineered wood—a wood veneer on top of a plywood core—while the brand new UltraWood is being billed as the industry’s first totally waterproof wood with an impact-resistant core.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Dalton— Shaw Industries Group, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway company, will support the “Plant a Billion Trees” campaign from The Nature Conservancy. The campaign, which is also supported by multiple members of the Berkshire Hathaway Sustainability Leadership Council, is a forest restoration effort with an end goal of planting a billion trees. Shaw said its donation represents the company’s commitment to supporting organizations that are making efforts to increase the health and well-being of the pl

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Prodigy MXL from Shaw’s Floorté Elite Series features high-definition embossing that aims to emulate real wood. By Reginald Tucker I n a sea of rigid core sameness, floor covering manufacturers are leveraging innovation, product design and durability to propel their respective brands forward. Shaw Floors said it has executed on all three fronts as its signature Floorté Elite Series continues to gain steam—and generate continued interest—at retail.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

By Steven Feldman W hat a difference a year makes. Last April we were sequestered in our homes, not knowing what the future could hold for any of us. Our health. Our businesses. Our social lives. For many, it was a one-way ticket to hell with no return flights on the schedule. I don’t know what was worse: the fear or the uncertainty. I guess in a way they’re related: fear of the unknown, as they say.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Dalton— Taylor’s latest “Taylor Time Live” educational program will tackle flooring for hospitals in an episode titled “Highlighting Health Care.” It will be held Tuesday, April 20, at 11 a.m. EST. Special guest experts will be Jeffery Grimsley, president, and Blake Grimsley, vice president of Signature Flooring, Inc., Orange, Calif.

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