Architectural Ceramics
AUGUST 26, 2019
Summer is full of exciting music festivals like Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo! Music moves us, so is it any wonder that it should inspire interior design too? Concert halls leave architects and designers a huge opportunity to design impressively artistic spaces, but every space should consider sound in its design. These spaces are a pleasure for eyes and ears alike!
Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine
AUGUST 26, 2019
Behr Paint released their 2020 Color Trends Palettes and they’re significant. According to the company, it’s a new decade, calling for fresh and exciting new paint hues. The 3 collections of 15 colors offer enough variety to work with all design styles from modern to traditional. Unlike other paint color companies, the palettes were created for use in both home and work spaces.
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Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Reginald Tucker The announcement of a territory manager retiring normally doesn’t make the headlines in the flooring trade press. But when that individual is Jon Sterling, the first person to hold that title for industry disrupter USFloors, it’s definitely worth mentioning. Sterling began his 15-year career […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Lindsay Baillie (Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a series detailing how flooring dealers are enhancing their digital presence by partnering with FloorForce.) David Brough, owner of Brough Carpets in Lapeer, Mich., first partnered with FloorForce back in February 2012, when the digital solutions […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Ken Ryan Tariffs? Inverted yield curve? Recession? Despite these real and potential impediments to business activity, flooring retailers are optimistic about the remaining four months of 2019, confident they have the resources and wherewithal to weather any would-be economic storms down the road. Much of this […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Megan Salzano Resilient flooring and its rigid core brethren continue to flood the market and have no doubt grabbed market share from adjacent product categories. Laminate has felt the brunt of the onslaught, but pressure from the likes of LVT, WPC and SPC has jostled […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Arthur Mintie Chip and Joanna Gaines from the syndicated HGTV series “Fixer Upper” may be responsible for most of the world’s recent obsession with shiplap. While not everyone is building a home where shiplap can be found hiding beneath the surface, style-minded homeowners can create a […].
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Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Jim Augustus Armstrong (Editor’s note: This is the first of two parts.) A friend of mine needed flooring for his home, but he didn’t know any flooring dealers. So, he went online and Googled flooring stores in his area. He looked at the web- sites and […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Steven Feldman Ft. Worth, Texas—When Leggett & Platt captured FCNews’ Award of Excellence in the cushion/underlayment category this year, in essence ending Carpenter’s three-year streak, the victory was eye- opening. After no more than 25 votes separated the two companies for three years—a statistical anomaly indeed—Leggett’s […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
Export, Pa.—The U.S. corporate headquarters of Karndean Designflooring has been named one of Pittsburgh’s Top 100 Workplaces for the 8th consecutive year by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The annual Top Workplaces list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC, a leading provider of technology-based employee engagement tools. […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Reginald Tucker The protracted trade war with China has created many ripple effects across various sectors and end-use markets. For those involved in the flooring industry—particularly the companies that import a fair amount or all of their products from China—it has forced many companies to seek […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Steven Feldman It’s sometimes easy to lose sight of why we’re in business—as crazy as that may sound. We all have a million fires to put out each day. Everyone always wants something—employees, customers, vendors—and they want it now. It’s a constant battle, so consider this […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Roman Basi When buying or selling a company, it is important to understand the intricacies within a merger or acquisition (M&A) in order to circumvent potential issues prior to closing. Those familiar with M&As understand the importance of key transactional aspects associated with these deals, such […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Ken Ryan RSAs representing CCA Global’s retail division took part in training at the co-op’s recent summer convention in Colorado. Training at the retail level is more important than ever, most flooring observers would agree. Furthermore, the opportunity for dealers to succeed improves every year given […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Reginald Tucker Out and About Floor Covering, Cascade Flooring America, Westland Carpet One and Ventura Flooring all operate in diverse markets and service different customers. But there’s something they all have in common—their affinity for the Quick-Step laminate brand from Mohawk Industries. Constructed on essentially the […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Tom Jennings A common mistake many companies make is transferring the responsibility of training a newly hired employee to an existing salesperson. This practice is referred to as “shadowing.” You may recognize the scenario: “Just follow Susie this week and watch how she does things. She […].
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 26, 2019
August 19/26, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 5 By Lindsay Baillie What’s the hardest part of rebranding a high-end hardwood flooring line? Creating a name that matches the company’s vision, according to Chris Dillon, vice president of sales and marketing, SLCC. But once the hard part is over, there are also logos to agree on […].
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