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Ardex rolls out new grout colors

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Aliquippa, Pa.—For 2021, Ardex Americas introduced a refreshed selection of grout colors. According to the company, each of the 36 colors—15 of which are new—have been chosen to blend harmoniously with today’s top tile trends. “The process of updating the grout palette was an exciting undertaking,” said Kim Snyder, product category manager of tile and stone installation systems.

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Influencers Share Five Key Design Trends From The 2021 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show

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Covid turned KBIS into a virtual event this year and I thought it would be fun to bring you the perspective of six top industry-watching pals on the KBIS trends they spotted. You'll find that here. The post Influencers Share Five Key Design Trends From The 2021 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.

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Exclusive: I4F’s next frontier — digital printing

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John Rietveldt. I 4F continues to broaden its capabilities beyond locking systems to include digital printing technologies—a key focus area for many of its licensees. The company recently entered into a patent partnership with Hymmen , a leading global digital printing systems provider specializing in flooring, in a move that gives I4F exclusive licensing rights for all Hymmen’s digital printing patents and technologies for flooring production including Hymmen’s award-winning Digital Lacquer Emb

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Ceramic: Using digital tools to connect in-store

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The multi-surface visualizer allows consumers to get an idea of how an MSI product will look on the floor, countertop or wall. By Megan Salzano I f you haven’t implemented a digital strategy to help generate more sales, you’re already behind the curve. The COVID-19 pandemic helped push your timeline up about five years as well. But you’re not in it alone.

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Carpet: Mills raise the bar as category rebounds

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EF’s Astounding—which features proprietary ColorBurst technology—layers multiple colors with a space dye to mimic natural hard surfaces. By Ken Ryan F or years carpet mills devoted significant R&D to develop ever softer, more durable products to meet the demands of discerning homeowners—even when the category was losing share. That level of manufacturer commitment to carpet innovation has only increased as the category rebounded nicely during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Latest advances in flooring-specific software

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QFloors Leads. By Megan Salzano M aintaining a successful flooring retail operation entails meaningful front-end strategies, such as product selection, showroom design and even marketing, but back-end strategies will make or break the business. Those back-end strategies include everything that goes on behind the scenes. In order to successfully manage those back-end operations, flooring-specific software is key, experts say.

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RollMaster partners with hardwood supplier

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Hammond, La.— RollMaster Software, a charter member of fcB2B, has partnered with Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, manufacturer and distributor of Kentwood, Evoke and Adobe floors, to electronically exchange its B2B catalog data directly with RollMaster Software clients. “We are always excited to announce our newest B2B partners,” said Kelly Oechslin, product marketing manager for RollMaster Software.

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PPP loans to become exclusive to small business

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Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association has released the following new guidance on PPP loans for small business in 2021: Many smaller businesses have had difficulty finding a lender under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), with some lenders focusing on larger businesses. To address this issue, the Biden administration announced that PPP loans for small business will be available during an upcoming two-week period only to businesses with fewer than 20 employees.

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Mohawk expands RevWood line

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Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk is expanding its RevWood line with the addition of two new collections in summer 2021. The expansion includes RevWood Plus styles that feature the company’s patented WetProtect technology. “From the beginning, RevWood has truly been revolutionary wood and has been one of our fastest-growing product lines,” said Seth Arnold, vice president of marketing, wood and laminate.

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