Mon.Dec 19, 2022

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Louisville Tile names Chris Cobb to executive team

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Chris Cobb. Louisville, KY.— Louisville Tile Distributors recently appointed Chris Cobb to the position of business development manager – national accounts. Cobb joins the company from Armstrong Industries, where he worked as the commercial market manager. Previously, he worked for major flooring firms such as Gerflor, Forbo and others in key sales positions.

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J+J Flooring introduces Classics II

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Dalton—J+J Flooring’s best-selling Classics II LVT line has gotten a facelift in six new colorways, featuring options that achieve the warm-cool tone driving so many aesthetics today. The new six colorways coordinate with the line’s original four. “It was the right time for a refresh,” said Marie Moore, design manager for Kinetex and LVT. “Many firms were telling us they’re working on refreshes and interior updates, so providing them with flooring in warm, cool and mid tones allows them to bridg

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Mohawk partners with Wreaths Across America

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Calhoun Ga.—Mohawk drivers are among hundreds from across the country that are collectively delivering wreaths in partnership with Wreaths Across America to decorate veterans’ graves for the holiday season at approximately 2,500 cemeteries across the United States and abroad. This year, Mohawk said its drivers are transporting wreaths to cemeteries in Texas and Tennessee for National Wreaths Across America Day, taking place on Saturday, Dec. 17.

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Laminate: Experts share tried-and-true merchandising tips

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Experts recommend merchandising laminate by grouping products by style, design and performance. Laminate flooring, a category introduced to the U.S. market nearly 30 years ago, still boasts a slew of benefits today. These include: realistic, eye-catching visuals; proven durability and performance; and environmentally friendly product attributes. However, that doesn’t mean the category can sell itself—it needs to be properly positioned and promoted on the showroom floor to achieve maximum impact.

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NWFA completes 66th R.I.S.E. home

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Cumberland Furnace, Tenn.—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has provided flooring for its 66th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. program builds mortgage-free, custom, specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders.

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Executive Forecast 2023: Laminate

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The resurgence of the U.S. laminate flooring category has been well documented. Over the past two years in particular, laminate has recouped market share lost to certain sub-segments of the resilient category (i.e., SPC and WPC) due to supply chain challenges surrounding some popular imported resilient products. This phenomenon forced specialty retailers and distributors to fill the void with domestically produced laminate flooring. .

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Mapei can now be found on Floorcloud

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Deerfield Beach, Fla.—Mapei has just released specification data for its flooring installation products on Floorcloud, an online technology platform developed to allow users to remotely “monitor, communicate and store” jobsite-condition data in real time. The Floorcloud platform monitors jobsite conditions such as ambient temperature, humidity and dew point, as well as concrete moisture and temperature.