Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chicago—Fiandre, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, introduced new colors and finishes in the Maximum Marmi premium Italian porcelain collection: Alpi Chiaro Venato, Verde Fantastico, Irish Green, Invisible and Apuano Purissimo. Ariostea’s Next collection and Porcelain Gres’ Loft collection are new color ranges in the Stone Effects categories. Debuting for the first time in the U.S., these new high-tech architectural surfaces include the latest in Fiandre’s advanced technology and manufacturing ca

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

By Megan Salzano. Gen Z has become an important consumer due to its vast numbers, tech-driven knowledge base and influence on the generations before them. The line used to read: By 2020, Generation Z will make up 40% of all consumers in the U.S. and influence nearly $4 billion in spending. Well, 2020 is here and those numbers are no longer projections.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

TimberBrushed Platinum from AHF Products’ Hartco lineup is manufactured in its Somerset, Ky., facility. Mountville, Pa.—AHF Products announced plans this month to invest $2.5 million and create 20 full-time jobs at its Somerset, Ky., facility early in 2021. Work on the expansion has already begun and is scheduled to be completed in February. AHF Products, with decades of experience in wood flooring design and innovation, said it opted to expand its Somerset facilities in large part because

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Within the LVT offering, Mannington has included a heavy commercial product, City Line, pictured here. Calhoun, Ga.—Building on its longstanding success in the Main Street category, Mannington is launching a new, updated and refreshed product offering and re-branding of the program, now called Mannington on Main. Mannington on Main incorporates popular existing products as well as new additions, revised merchandising and a simplified selling system created with the retail sales associate in mind

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Chris O’Connor, Congoleum CEO, said the company has emerged even stronger and more competitive. Trenton—Congoleum, founded in 1886, announced it has successfully completed its restructuring process as a privately held company. Through this process, the company has eliminated significant contingent liabilities and reduced its debt by more than $80 million dollars.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The residential sector will be a bright spot in construction starts. Hamilton, N.J.—Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2021 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicted total U.S. construction starts will increase 4% in 2021, to $771 billion. “The COVID-19 pandemic and recession has had a profound impact on the U.S. economy, leading to a deep drop off in construction starts in the first half of 2020,” said Richard Br

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