Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Dallas, Texas—Daltile launched its newest porcelain tile collection: Cohesion—an assortment of concrete-look ColorBody porcelain tile. Featuring a range of pleasing neutrals, these large format tiles are ideal for commercial spaces, according to the company. “If a space requires peak performance and outstanding durability as well as the chic aesthetic of a concrete visual, Daltile’s new Cohesion is the perfect flooring choice,” said Laura Grilli, director of product design for Dal-Tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

After months of price increases due to increasing freight costs, price reductions are beginning to surface. O ver the last two and a half years it seemed as if no product category was safe from the incessant price increases being felt across the board. As suppliers announced price hikes on an almost monthly basis, most attributed the increases to the skyrocketing cost of freight , which began to rise about six months after the pandemic hit the U.S. in early 2020.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The NAFCD convention is being held in Chicago for the first time since 2016. Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) once again co-located with the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) here this week for its annual convention. The event not only marked the return to the Windy City since 2016, but it also signaled a return to normalcy attendance-wise.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Stamford, Conn.—Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, announced 21 winners of the Synchrony Pillars Project Grants, one of which was Independent Carpet One. Launched in 2016, Synchrony’s small business grant program has honored entrepreneurial retail owners and health and wellness providers who have risen above in times of change.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

San Fransico, Calif.—The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) updated the primary version of the LEED green building certification program, LEED v4, to more directly address carbon emissions and climate change. The updates will raise the threshold of LEED v4 to encourage greater energy performance, aligning LEED v4 with the rigor of LEED v4.1, which raised the bar on energy and climate upon its release in 2018, according to the USGBC.

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