Trendir Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Both concealed or on display kitchen range hoods are not only functional but appealing to the eyes. Ever wondered how you can upgrade your kitchen without having to change too much? If so, the answer is simple: change your range hood. Changing your range hood will completely transform your kitchen immediately. The following chic kitchens with concealed range hoods will prove it’s so worthy to change your steel range hood for a more modern and creative option.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The global electronics and electrical ceramics market is expected to increase at a CAGR of close to 5% from 2018-2022.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

It’s 2018. If you’ve managed to keep televisions out of your home entirely, you deserve a major pat on the back. Most of us have let this all-powerful source of entertainment take over not just one, but multiple rooms in our homes and apartments. And hey, there’s nothing wrong with a little TV. Gathering friends for a movie or kicking up your feet after a long day to watch your favorite show are some of modern life’s simple pleasures.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Mara Bollettieri A customer asks a flooring dealer to install new luxury vinyl flooring in her home. After the installation is complete, she notes that it’s just what she wanted. However, one thing stands out like a sore thumb—her vent system. The old metal, beat-up vent clashes […].

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

The Skyward House was envisioned by AC-AA Architects , a Japanese studio known to merge vernacular elements with modern functionality. A surreal green landscape surrounds the 4,402-square-foot (409-square-meter) hillside home. “The house needed to provide a sense of protection since it would be the client’s final home,” the architect said. “It also needed to be supple to blend with the surrounding natural environment.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Ken Ryan As a new selling season approaches, floor covering retailers are gearing up for what promises to be a busy pre-holiday bonanza. Suppliers, likewise, are looking to provide that extra incentive by rolling out new products to excite retail salespeople and consumers alike. Following is an […].

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

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. If you’re looking to update your home for the fall season, you can’t go wrong with pumpkins. Pumpkins are always a favorite for fall decorating. They’re the quintessential fall harvest item. And their bright orange coloring adds an instant boost of fall color to a space.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

RHI Magnesita recently announced that Ian Botha, currently chief financial officer (CFO) of Anglo American Platinum, has been nominated its new CFO and finance director for appointment at the 2019 Annual General Meeting.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Eight charities included in this year’s fundraiser September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 The Floor Covering News Fantasy Football for a Cause league closed this year with eight teams. All are playing for worthy causes as seen in the sidebar below. Each team pledged $5,000 for a total of $40,000, which will be divided […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Reginald Tucker The proliferation of WPC and rigid-core products on the marketplace has had a two-fold effect in the industry: It has generated tremendous excitement for retail sales associates and consumers alike, but it has also resulted in market-share losses of competing categories—namely laminate, observers say. […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Lindsay Baillie Lead generation and management tools are becoming more important as consumers continue to start their purchasing journeys online. Whether a consumer finds a dealer via digital marketing, a TV commercial or a newspaper ad, these customer relationship management (CRM) systems help flooring retailers find and […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

CFL, one of the largest Chinese flooring exporters, has initiated the production of three new fully integrated production facilities outside of China. According to Tom Van Poyer, CEO, the move simultaneously supports the company’s rapid growth while addressing the recent trade disputes between the United States and China. Products produced in these facilities, CFL noted, […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Marlene Morin It’s a given that a high content of moisture in a concrete slab will damage a floor. But where does the moisture come from? How can it be tested and measured? More importantly, how do you solve a moisture issue? Following are a few answers […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Jim Augustus Armstrong Many dealers are running on a hamster wheel trying to build their businesses. One month you have plenty of customers coming in and enough money to cover costs; some months you have more work than you can handle. But then a month or two […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Ken Ryan Hurricane Florence’s massive flooding through the Southeast caused record-breaking floods in North Carolina and also impacted neighboring states, including Virginia, where a Florence-spawned tornado leveled a flooring retail store and killed a supervisor who was trying to help other employees. The impact from the Sept. […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

For Peru-based wood supplier, environmental awareness is king September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Reginald Tucker In today’s marketing-centric, eco-conscious world of imported wood flooring, the term “environmentally responsible” is often applied very generously. But in the case of Peru-based Grupo Maderero Amaz S.A.C—which maintains a half dozen carefully managed forest concessions totaling […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Steven Feldman For the past seven years, Floor Covering News has sponsored the flooring component of the comprehensive TISE (Surfaces) education program. Once again, we will be a co-sponsor in 2019, this time under the banner Converge. It is inarguably the strongest, most comprehensive package this industry […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Scott Perron In the many years of writing columns, I cannot remember a time when I elected to copy and paste the content of any other article. However, this one is worth repeating. “Shark Tank” entrepreneur Daymond John—who is also known for his success at FUBU—posted an […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By David Romano Dear David: I have a general manager who has been with me for more than 10 years. He started as a sales associate but for the last five years has been my manager. When I first made him manager he was doing great, but something […].

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

September 17/24, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 7 By Tom Jennings In the early 1990s, my firm was among several dealers asked to monitor all installation-related interactions with customers. We not only tracked installations, but all correspondence that we had with customers, which may have led to disappointment with the service experience they received. There were […].

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