Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Pendleton, S.C.—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has joined the AmazonSmile program, which enables CTEF supporters to allocate a portion of their purchases from Amazon to financially support CTEF at no cost to themselves. AmazonSmile is a program that donates 0.5% of eligible purchases on Amazon to a chosen charity. To participate, shoppers need to go to smile.amazon.com instead of amazon.com and select CTEF as the 501(c)(3) charity to donate to.

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The A to Z of Building

DECEMBER 15, 2020

The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, the global professional body for supply chain management has launched the new Construction Procurement Competence Tool after the development of a.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Miami, Fla.—Happy Floors introduced its new porcelain tile collection: Carpi. The rectified, full-body porcelain line is a linen-look tile that features a light touch of texture. “Carpi was inspired by the textile professionals from the northern Italian town of the same name,” said Peter Pasterski, vice president of sales. “We applied visual softness to porcelain’s durability for a product that’s as beautiful as it is practical.”.

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Ceramic Tile Education Foundation

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Did you know that there's an easy way to financially support CTEF without it costing you anything? That's where AmazonSmile comes in.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Carlstadt, N.J.—The Pantone Color Institute has released the 2021 color of the year, and for the first time it has elected to name two colors: Ultimate Gray + Illuminating. The two independent colors are said to highlight how different elements come together to support one another. “The union of enduring Ultimate Gray with the vibrant yellow Illuminating expresses a message of positivity supported by fortitude,” said Leatrice Eiseman, executive director, The Pantone Color Institute.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Jerry Hosko. Stafford, Texas—Jerry Hosko is retiring from his duties as president & COO of Redi Carpet, effective Dec. 31, 2020. Hosko will remain in an advisory capacity with the company. A 40-year veteran of the flooring industry, Hosko began his career in distribution followed by the pad manufacturing business. He spent the last 21-plus years with Redi Carpet where he was instrumental in leading the company’s growth from five locations with $26 million in revenue to 34 locations and over

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

(Second of two parts ). By Jim Augustus Armstrong. The national closed-sale average for dealers is about 35%, meaning if 10 people walk into the average flooring store, about three will wind up buying. If your closed-sale ratio is three out of 10, just by increasing it to four out of 10 you’ve boosted your revenue by a third without spending more on advertising.

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