Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Arlington, Va.—Coverings, the international tile and stone exhibition and conference, will hold its fourth Coverings Connected interactive digital event this month. The event will take place Feb. 23, 2021, in commemoration of National Tile Day. Coverings Connected will highlight the beauty, durability, sustainability and hygienic uses of tile. The day’s programming will also feature the tile trends for 2021 forecasted by industry leaders and Coverings show sponsors: Ceramics of Italy/Confindustr

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Stone Update

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Coverings gains a partner for July show; U.S. hard-surface imports show only slight 2020 loss; more.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Suppliers have seen as much as 400% increases in shipping container prices over the last six months. By Megan Salzano For several months now—and sparked by the coronavirus pandemic—instability in the ocean freight industry has put growing pressure on supply chains around the world. The flooring industry has felt the pressure as shipping container shortages, not just from China but most of Asia, have caused an ongoing freight crisis and rising prices for importers and their customers.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Calhoun—Mohawk took performance to the next level with its new hardwood offering, UltraWood. Touted as the ultimate performance hardwood, UltraWood is domestically produced at the company’s Danville facility in Virginia and features the latest in the company’s technological innovations: Everlast, WetProtect and EasyClean. “After four years in the making, we are thrilled to bring UltraWood to the market this year,” said Seth Arnold, vice president of marketing, wood and laminate.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Export, Pa.—Karndean Designflooring has digitized its suite of architectural folders, available inside a “digital product library,” to keep its full selection of commercial products at professionals’ fingertips. Visitors to the library will find an architectural folder for each Karndean Designflooring product range. The spine of each folder specifies the format of luxury vinyl (glue down, loose lay or rigid core), the wear layer and whether wood or stone visuals can be found inside.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The Augustine family. South Jordan, Utah—During the holiday season, QFloors participated in several humanitarian efforts offered critical assistance to people in need. First, QFloors employees donating clothing and supplies, such as diapers, toiletries and other essentials, to members of the Navajo Nation living in the Four Corners region, which was hit especially hard by COVID-19.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Dalton—Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has been named a Training magazine 2021 Training Top 100 company for its commitment to comprehensive training, diversity and inclusion and workforce development to empower its associates across the organization. Training Top 100 Award winners include companies across the globe with the most successful learning and development programs, a challenge that took on several new forms in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Washington, D.C.—Over the last few weeks, major housing data series have revealed how strong a year 2020 was, in spite of changes caused by the virus crisis and economic downturn. Historically low interest rates, a pivot for consumer preferences toward housing and a measurable suburban shift for location decisions have lifted homes sales, home building and remodeling since last spring, according to NAHB chief economist, Robert Dietz.

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