Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. December 20th brings us International Games Day, which actually has some rich history. “Games Day was created by the British game production and retail company, Games Workshop, which started out producing more traditional games such as backgammon and later moved on to fantasy universe games, such as Warhammer. This day of carefree whimsical frivolity was created rather abruptly in 1975 when another games convention got canceled, and the gap thereby created n

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I received a box of product samples from Scott's Liquid Gold Wood Care. Although it's a product I use and recommend already, I am being compensated for this post. Many years ago, when I was starting out as a kitchen and bath designer, stainless steel kitchen appliances had hit the mainstream in a very big way. I was interning under a kitchen designer in the '90s and we spent a lot of time talking to clients and potential clients about caring for stainless steel.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

By Reginald Tucker. Inhaus laminates, which are made in Germany, feature advancements in digital imaging as well as installation. Trendy products like LVT, SPC and WPC are seizing market share from competing hard surface categories in retail outlets across the country, but that’s not the case for specialty dealers like Fred’s Flooring Services in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

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Stone Update

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Portal for January virtual event opens this week.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

By Ken Ryan. Despite the challenges and uncertainties the coronavirus is still likely to present in 2021, senior-level executives representing flooring’s big three multi-product manufacturers are bullish in their projections for the coming year as the industry seeks a return to “normalcy.”. And they have good reason to be optimistic. Consumer research continues to show homeowners investing more into their houses as opposed to extravagant vacations or even purchases of durable goods in other cate

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

La Grange, Ga.—The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) and its 22 manufacturing company members officially launched a campaign to inform consumers that resilient flooring is a “Beautifully Responsible” choice for their homes. This message includes all resilient flooring types, including rigid core and flexible luxury vinyl, vinyl composition tile, linoleum, vinyl sheet, rubber and cork flooring.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

By Jason Goldberg. (First of two parts). Every flooring business is different; every geographic market is different; and every competitive landscape is different. However, there are certain things all of us can do to run more successful and profitable flooring companies. Following are a few key tips: Commit to customer satisfaction. Satisfied customers do two things: 1) They become repeat customers; and 2) They refer potential customers to you.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Shanghai—Välinge Innovation China moved into new offices in Jing’an District, here. The move, the company said, was triggered by the increased organization in China in support of the growing number of licensees and the addition of a showroom for the upcoming launch of Välinge Flooring in Asia. “We are proud of and well-known for the extensive support that we offer our partners, our licensees and their customers to decrease their time to market and bring them turnkey solutions related to fl

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

( This article was originally published by Later ). By Monique Thomas. Wondering what the future of Instagram marketing looks like? Between the COVID-19 pandemic, an increase in social activism and Instagram introducing new features, to call “unprecedented” the buzzword of 2020 is an understatement. With so much change, it can be hard to predict social media trends for 2021.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Parker, Colo.—Küberit USA, a trim and molding supplier, has joined the Fuse Alliance as a preferred supplier. Küberit’s comprehensive line of trim, edge, transition, expansion, ramping, stair-nosing and wall protection profiles will be available to Fuse members through the new partnership. The company said it welcomes the opportunity to work with Fuse’s 120 member owners in over 215 locations in the United States and Canada.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Washington, D.C.—Housing demand for not only single-family homes but multi-family developments as well continued to shift to lower-density, more affordable markets in the third quarter of 2020, according to data from the latest NAHB Homebuilding Geography Index (HBGI). Multi-family construction has primarily occurred in large metro area core (40%), suburban counties (26%) and small metro area core counties (22%), with the former two experiencing drop-offs of 4.9% and 4.2%, respectively, as telec

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong Flooring was chosen in Architectural Record’s annual Best Products competition, which invites a jury of six professional architects and designers to select the best new products of the year, rating for innovation, usefulness and aesthetics. Armstrong Flooring’s Empower rigid core and MedinPure PVC-free sheet are among the five flooring products selected—the only company to place two products as finalists.

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