Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Dallas, Texas— Daltile launched four new designs into the brand’s One Quartz extra-large quartz slab program. These new designs are Made in the USA with imported material in Dal-Tile LLC’s quartz plant in Dickson, Tenn. , and are among the largest quartz slab products in the world, according to the company. “These new, extra-large slabs exemplify how quartz combines the beauty of marble and limestone visuals with durability and low maintenance,” said Roy Viana, director of natural stone and slab

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Onfloor Technology

AUGUST 9, 2022

Concrete resurfacing is a huge industry, and as a business owner in this field, you need the right tools to succeed; otherwise, you'll be left in the dust. Business does not wait for anyone, so in this industry, the right equipment may make all the difference between a successful pour and an avoidable catastrophe. The majority of the required tools are straightforward and easy to acquire, but there are a few essential items that you may not have considered.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

While there are many factors that play into an effective business strategy, branding is among the most important steps a business can take on the road to success. Today, a company’s brand is more than just the font on its logo and the colors on its business cards. A successful branding strategy incorporates these features plus so much more—from the language it uses in its advertising to the material it uses in its packaging and even the other brands it agrees to partner with.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

For more than 16 years, SmartStrand carpet has been through challenge after challenge. This summer, Mohawk put SmartStrand to the test once again with help from its residential sales team. For the SmartStrand Demo Video Challenge , each team received a large piece of SmartStrand carpet and was given instructions to be creative and demo how extraordinarily clean and exceptionally durable this product is.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Howard Brodsky. Nashville—CCA Global Partners kicked off its 2022 summer convention here Monday evening by paying tribute to Howard Brodsky, the co-founder, co-CEO and chairman of CCA, who is retiring from day-to-day activities after 38 years. The tribute featured a one-on-one conversation with Brodsky about his career as well as testimonials from his siblings, college roommates at Wesleyan University in Connecticut and current and former CCA members.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

By Lisbeth Calandrino—In 1997, the former CEO of Lowe’s, Bob Tillman, told a group at the American Hardware Association Convention, “A good scare is better than a great idea; the biggest scare that happened to Lowe’s was Home Depot.” Around that time, I received a call from Lowe’s asking if I would meet with them about the business. I knew they were out of their element.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 9, 2022

Washington, D.C.—INSTALL has announced two new Alliance Partners: Floorcloud and Spec-Intel. INSTALL Alliance Partners work side by side with INSTALL to bring the best technical education , product expertise and technology training to the flooring industry. INSTALL Alliance Partners participate in ongoing curriculum reviews and work with INSTALL instructors to revise and refine the curriculum to assure it meets manufacturer standards.

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