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Week of January 11th, 2021 – Office Innovations & Core Values

Architectural Ceramics

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. Happy New Year! Although already almost two weeks into 2021, we can’t stop celebrating the end of 2020. Of course, we had a lot to be thankful for this year and hope you did as well, whether it was finishing school during a pandemic, finally getting that new backsplash you’ve dreamed of while you’re stuck at home, or just simply making it this far – we applaud you.

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Pantone’s 2021 Colors of the Year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating

Why Tile

Pantone has surprised us this year by choosing not just one color for 2021, but two: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating. According to Pantone, Ultimate Gray is representative of dependability and strength. As with natural elements that endure throughout the ages, Ultimate Gray inspires feelings of resilience and equilibrium. Illuminating, on the other hand, is a… The post Pantone’s 2021 Colors of the Year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating appeared first on Why Tile.

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Tarkett donates flooring to Breathe Easy Project

Floor Covering News

Tarkett’s iD Inspiration 70 luxury vinyl tile. Solon, Ohio—Following its “Learn.Give.Breathe.” series of free webinars in celebration of National Indoor Air Quality Month, Tarkett capped the month with a donation of 24,520 square feet of asthma- and allergy-friendly certified flooring to Breathe DC, which will use the flooring to help families in the Washington, D.C. area improve the quality of the air in their homes as part of that organization’s Healthy Homes Project.

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WATCH: Cali Bamboo launches BCXL vinyl

Floor Covering News

Cali Flooring is expanding on its line of luxury vinyl flooring with the new Builder’s Choice XL, a line of SPC vinyl plank. BCXL has the same waterproof, industrial-grade toughness as its predecessors but with longer, wider dimensions: 60 X 9. Like all of Cali’s vinyl collections, BCXL includes rapid click-lock milling and a strengthening, limestone composite core for fast, easy installation without nails, glue or acclimation.

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Shaw Floors rolls out phase one of 2021 product introductions

Floor Covering News

Dalton—?Shaw Floors? has announced its phase one luxury vinyl, soft surface and hardwood introductions. According to the company, its luxury vinyl introductions are focusing on balancing and diversifying SPC portfolios and new WPC innovations. It’s soft surface introductions will focus on what it calls timeless and proven styles, and its hardwood introductions will focus on premium styles from The Gallery collection and its made-in-America, 100% real hardwood styles.

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Beauflor USA donates flooring to support health care

Floor Covering News

White, Ga.—Beauflor USA donated and installed 3,200 square feet of sheet vinyl flooring in a group home in Covington, Ga. The group home, which is operated by View Point Health, specializes in the care and support of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Before. After. Beauflor’s commercial controller, Keeli Padgett, whose late aunt previously lived at the group home, initiated the donation after receiving pictures from her father that showed ripped and damaged vinyl and

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Shaw Floors announces 2021 trend, design vision

Floor Covering News

Dalton—Shaw Floors has announced its 2021 trend and design vision, informing the company’s new product introductions to ensure timely, on-trend styles of today’s most in-demand flooring categories: titled “Craft: A Story of Home.”. The 2021 color palette, tied to the story of craft, will be shared across Shaw’s Residential brands. Each will honor the tradition of the artisan in unique ways through product storytelling and design.

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Net construction job gains offsets pandemic losses

Floor Covering News

Washington, D.C.—From May through December, the number of new residential construction jobs that were created offset the total amount of jobs that were lost earlier in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The number of residential construction jobs rose by 22,700 in December, well above the 15,800 increase posted in November.

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The first step to success starts with target goals

Floor Covering News

By Jim Augustus Armstrong. (First of three parts). I have a question for you: Why did you go into the flooring business for yourself? Most likely you did it because you wanted a better life for yourself and your family. What, exactly, are the goals and dreams that you have for your life that motivated you to go into business as a floor covering dealer?

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Flooring dealers continue to see blue skies ahead

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Many Americans are flocking to Boise, Idaho, and that bodes well for retailers like Dillabaugh’s Flooring America. Flooring retailers entered 2021 with a strong wind at their backs and say they are confident the momentum generated in the second half of 2020 will carry them through the first quarter and beyond. More than a dozen dealers told FCNews that while Q1 has its uncertainties—including a new administration taking over and COVID-19 still a major threat—they believe the ingredi

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Republic Floor acquires Hughes Western

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker. California-based Republic Floor , manufacturer of a host of resilient, hardwood and laminate flooring products, continues to expand both its product portfolio and geographical reach through acquisitions. Its latest purchase—that of renowned distributor Hughes Western, based in Salt Lake City—adds not only a private-label carpet brand but also extends Republic’s coverage into Utah, Wyoming and Montana.

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Always test for moisture on site

Floor Covering News

By Jack Aspenson. Waterproof flooring has been growing rapidly in both commercial and residential markets. The benefits have proven to support its rapid growth. Waterproof flooring is low prep, low maintenance and durable. Those advantages combined with an ever-growing choice of finishes equate to a virtually worry-free floor if moisture is not coming from the subfloor.

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Understanding the new stimulus package, rules

Floor Covering News

By Roman Basi. President Trump recently signed into law the $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that was passed by Congress. The legislation, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, calls for direct payments to individuals and funding to other various communities and sectors that have been hit hardest directly by COVID-19. In this article, I will examine the second round of Paycheck Protection Program (also known as PPP2) funding administered by the Small Business Association using local bank