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A Tile Cement Floor Can Define a Restaurant’s Aesthetic

Granada Tile

Every restaurant has the same goal – bring in new diners, deliver an outstanding experience, and create loyal customers. Even if the goal is obvious, however, pulling it off isn’t always easy. Restaurants must deliver delicious food, outstanding service, and consistent quality. Plus, they must do it all in an environment that is stylish, appealing, and appetizing.

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Chic Ways To Revamp Your Fireplace

Trendir Magazine

A fireplace is one of those living room signature pieces that cozy up the room almost immediately. However, they are also quite underrated when it comes to decorating them. Most people leave them empty, and others will add a few holiday decorative pieces here or there. With a little creativity and a whole lot of inspiration, you can revamp your fireplace almost immediately.

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Switzerland-based Lico to make rigid core in U.S.

Floor Covering News

Neenah, Wis.—Lico Flooring, a Swiss manufacturer of cork, wood, resilient and stone products, has announced plans to bring its offerings to the U.S. via a manufacturing partnership with Wisconsin-based Acoustic Ceiling Products (ACP), which develops innovative ceiling solutions and unique products to construct or renovate homes and commercial buildings.

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9 New Paint Colors By Farrow And Ball

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Farrow & Ball has been the go-to paint purveyor for perfectly polished English interiors since 1930. The company is very selective about its colors, which consist of a tight collection that never goes above or below 132 paint colors.

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Employees Are Happier and More Productive in LEED Green Buildings

The A to Z of Building

Employees who work in LEED-certified green buildings are healthier, happier, and more productive compared to employees in conventional and non-LEED buildings, according to a new survey published.

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Ruble joins Foss Floors as new vice president of sales

Floor Covering News

Rome, Ga.—Foss Floors has tapped Sam Ruble, industry veteran, as vice president of sales. Ruble will build and lead the sales organization as well as provide strategic direction to support the company’s continued rapid growth in the residential and commercial floor covering markets. With a career spanning over 38 years in the floor covering industry, […].

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Knox to Join RHI Magnesita Management Team

Ceramic Industry Magazine

RHI Magnesita recently announced that Jacqueline Knox, currently associate general counsel for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) at VEON, has been appointed executive vice president for general legal counsel and company secretary, effective December 1, 2018.

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Decorating With Olive Green: 30 Ideas For Fall And Beyond

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Olive green is on-trend – and it appears it will be one of the topmost stylish colors for the next few years. It varies greatly in hue and saturation from cool to warm tones, giving you plenty of flexibility when decorating with olive green. Also known as cargo, sage and even chartreuse, the color is quite versatile. It’s the perfect shade to add to your living space this fall.

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Marketing mastery: How to generate high-quality leads

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Jim Augustus Armstrong (First of three parts) We all know the pitfalls of “buying” leads from popular online referral services: You have no control over the type (or quality) of leads; you have to influence over how the leads are generated; leads sold to you are […].

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Estes Named Regional Architectural Manager for Vitro

Ceramic Industry Magazine

Vitro Architectural Glass has appointed Michelle Estes its regional architectural manager for south central Texas.

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Bamboo: Enhancing bamboo’s visual, performance traits

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Reginald Tucker Bamboo Hardwoods recently added a string of new colors to its signature Manor II line, which is reminiscent of aged French oak wine barrels. Traditional bamboo floors have undergone a facelift of sorts as manufacturers continue to enhance the surface layer of the product […].

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The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Reveals What’s Trending

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) tracks yearly trends through its Best in American Living award winners and its Design Trends Roundtable. Alexandra Isham, Program Manager for Design at the NAHB, let Freshome in on some of the trends the organization has observed. The lines are blurring between commercial and residential applications.

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Carpet: Mills leverage versatility, resiliency of nylon

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Ken Ryan While there is no doubt polyester has gained significant share in residential carpet over the last decade at the expense of nylon, the latter is still arguably the preferred fiber among flooring retailers, particularly nylon 6,6, which is noted for its resiliency. Nylon has […].

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Resilient: Demand fuels manufacturing output at home

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Lindsay Baillie It seems, as of late, most eyes are on resilient flooring. This comes as no surprise, especially when considering the category’s red-hot products from the past five years. However, resilient flooring is now receiving extra attention as a result of the newly imposed Chinese […].

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Lessons learned: It’s hard to retrieve missed opportunities

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Tom Jennings Recently while having lunch at a nice restaurant, I observed an example that everyone in management should have witnessed. At an adjoining table, a service technician for a local automobile dealership was seated with the firm’s general manager. The manager proudly told the server […].

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Arropol finds aftermarket use for PET via polyol

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Steven Feldman Ralph Boe has built a career manufacturing carpet. Now, through a new venture, his focus is on the aftermarket for PET carpet. As president of ArrowStar, a company that has produced chemicals for the carpet industry for 20-plus years, Boe has formed Arropol Chemicals, […].

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Credit: Broaching the subject hinges on good timing

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By K.J. Quinn To help its members seal larger deals, Flooring America heavily promotes financing in its regularly scheduled national promotions. Consumer financing in today’s retail landscape is considered a must, as it plays a major role in where customers shop and ultimately buy. Most shoppers decide […].

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Lisbiz strategies: Finding new customers in unlikely places

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Lisbeth Calandrino I have a therapist friend whose favorite expression is, “You can’t get chocolate milk in a turnip field.” It may sound silly, but if you’re looking for something specific, you had better know where to find it. Looking for new business should be on […].

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Al’s column: Are you due for a brand makeover?

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Lisbeth Calandrino Remember when it was good enough to call yourself a carpet store? Over the past 10 years, the smart “carpet stores” finally changed their names to include other flooring types. Many went kicking and screaming, afraid they would lose their old customers only to […].

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Hurricane Michael: Florida Panhandle dealers feel the brunt of the storm

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Ken Ryan Hurricane Michael, which devastated parts of Florida’s Panhandle with 155 mile-per-hour winds, has knocked several flooring retailers offline, shutting down power and water usage while causing extensive water and rain damage. The Category 4 storm made landfall in Mexico Beach on Oct. 10, devastating […].

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My take: What all the money in the world won’t buy

Floor Covering News

October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Steven Feldman We all work hard for a living. Hard could mean long hours. Hard may mean physically grueling or mentally taxing. Hard could mean responsibility. You get the point. Why do we do it? To achieve better lives for us and our families. For some, […].

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Xpress Global offers storage solutions

Floor Covering News

U.S. warehousing provides buffer amidst tariffs October 15/22, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 9 By Ken Ryan Xpress Global boasts nearly 1 million square feet of storage space across America. Xpress Global Systems is the largest nationwide transportation hauler for the floor covering industry, doing business with virtually all the mills based in […].

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