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Tile: Key trends emerge at TISE 2020

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Megan Salzano. Las Vegas—The tile and stone category is not immune to the effects of encroaching vinyl flooring products and is perhaps the hardest hit by current labor woes; however, these obstacles have not stopped it from being one of only two aspirational categories in the industry. As such, it is safe to assume consumers will remain enamored with the category and its high-end features and performance attributes—making it a key money maker for ret

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Capturing Cevisama

Diary of a Tile Addict

Now that Cevisama is over, we will be bringing you our take on the show. We were on the look out for expected trends, delightful designs, and Tile Addict favourites- and we weren’t disappointed. We’ll offer a little more detail in the coming weeks about what we loved, what we saw a lot of, and what surprised us, but for now here is a quick overview.

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Al’s column: A look back on my time at Surfaces

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Jerry Levinson. I run Flooring Dealers & More, one of the largest Facebook groups in the retail flooring space. We have over 4,500 members with active conversations daily. It really feels like we are connected to this industry in a unique and active way. But that pales in comparison to Surfaces. More than 800 brands are represented and attendees from over 78 countries came to the show.

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Capturing Cevisama

Diary of a Tile Addict

Now that Cevisama is over, we will be bringing you our take on the show. We were on the look out for expected trends, delightful designs, and Tile Addict favourites- and we weren’t disappointed. We’ll offer a little more detail in the coming weeks about what we loved, what we saw a lot of, and what surprised us, but for now here is a quick overview.

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Fiandre adds new looks to Maximum Marmi collection

Floor Covering News

Chicago—Fiandre, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, has introduced new colors and finishes in its Maximum Marmi collection. Initially introduced at Cersaie and Salone, the products are now available in the U.S. market. The latest editions to Fiandre’s top-selling porcelain collection include: Agata, Amazonite, White Beauty, Grey Beauty, Calacatta Bellissimo , Arabescato Orobico and Rock Salt.

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Catch a Wave of Color & Texture with Point Break!

Garden State Tile Blog

Inspired by the coastal landscape of the Florida Keys, the Point Break glazed porcelain collection includes 3 small format sizes, 10 cool colors and a set of eclectic decos all reminiscent of the sea and sand. This 4”x8”, 4”x12” and 8”x8” matte porcelain features a soft undulated look that can be used on both floors and walls with colors ranging from blue to green and white to grey.

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Resilient: New looks, textures aim to inspire dealers to sell more

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Lindsay Gonzalez. Ed Sanchez, vice president product management, Mohawk, shows off the launch of Karastan’s new LuxeCraft rigid flooring. Las Vegas—Resilient flooring manufacturers pulled out all the stops at the International Surface Event (TISE) held here last month. While the entire resilient category was represented at TISE, it is clear rigid, WPC—and now MGO—have become the category’s headliners.

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Innovation steals the show at TISE 2020

Floor Covering News

Vendors step up their game in a big way. February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By FCNews staff. Traffic was brisk at the Schönox booth from start to finish. By most accounts, TISE 2020 was another successful event in the annals of Surfaces history. From the abundance of news products, tools and merchandisers on the show floor—to the bevy of educational sessions in the meeting rooms—there were more than enough enticements to get retailers to make the trip.

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Florim USA appoints new senior vice president of sales, marketing

Floor Covering News

Jana Manzella. Clarksville, Tenn.—Florim USA has tapped Jana Manzella as senior vice president of sales and marketing. In this new position, she will lead client retention initiatives and new client acquisitions. She will also provide strategic insights to support Florim’s continued growth in both the residential and commercial markets. Manzella, an M.B.A. graduate with more than 20 years of experience in manufacturing, is the first female senior vice president in Florim/Milestone history.

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National Floorcovering Alliance showcase: First-time suppliers aim to seize the opportunities

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Ken Ryan. From left: Darren Braunstein, Worldwide Wholesale; Jodie Doyle, Indusparquet; and Bob Weiss, All Tile. Las Vegas—Every Surfaces-eve, a select group of flooring vendors gets an opportunity to spend meaningful face time with the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), among the most influential flooring dealers in the industry.

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Wood: Segment makes strong play to take back share

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Reginald Tucker. Las Vegas—Water, water everywhere. That seemed to be one of the primary themes across many of the hardwood flooring introductions on the Surfaces 2020 show floor, as manufacturers rolled out their own iterations of alternative cores, topical treatments and innovative, moisture-repelling installation systems.

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Roesel-Heck Company celebrates new headquarters

Floor Covering News

Baltimore-based wholesale flooring distributor Roesel-Heck Company will host a cocktail event and recognition ceremony, “From Monument to Moravia , ” to celebrate the move of its headquarters. The event—which will take place March 12, 3-6 p.m., at 6701-A Moravia Park Drive in Baltimore—will reveal the company’s new space boasting a state-of-the art design center featuring flooring from over 17 international and American suppliers as well as a fully stocked design and sample library.

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Financial: How changes in overtime pay laws might affect you

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Roman Basi. If your business employs a large amount of full-time, overtime-exempt employees earning between $23,660 and $35,308 annually, it’s time to reevaluate overtime liability. The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced a new rule prescribing new standards and threshold necessary to exempt executives, administrative and professional employees from overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

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My take: Entry No. 26 in my Surfaces diary

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Steven Feldman. Dear Diary, Another Surfaces in the books. No. 26. Seems like only yesterday I was stopping by booths that flew Wilsonart and Formica flags. And Ingvar Backhamre had showgirls at the Tarkett space. And carpet was king. And the show encompassed two floors at the Sands Convention Center. I digress.

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Xpress Global Systems adds value across the supply chain

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Reginald Tucker. Xpress Global Systems is investing in state-of-the-art warehouses for its service centers in key markets around the country. At the same time, it is also growing its fleet. Xpress Global Systems (XGS), a leader in the transportation arena and a specialist in providing logistics, is evolving into more than just a floor covering carrier.

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Laminate: Latest intros convey confidence in category

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Reginald Tucker. Adam Ward, senior product director, laminate and wood at Mohawk, previews additions to the company’s RevWood Plus collection. Las Vegas—Of all the hard surface categories impacted by the onslaught of LVT, WPC and SPC, perhaps laminate has been the hardest hit. In recent years, the industry has seen a decline in the number of companies participating in the category—a phenomenon reflected by a corresponding decrease in the number of lam

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Financing: When to broach the subject

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Megan Salzano. Special financing in the world of retailing is a useful and necessary tool for attracting, converting and finalizing a sale. Consumers today want easy transactional experiences while also getting the best bang for their buck. Sometimes, that means keeping their cash in interest-making money market or stock market accounts while they pay off zero-interest financing over the course of a year or even two.

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Carpet: Technology advances support higher-end goods

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Ken Ryan. While residential carpet share continues to shrink, the areas where soft surface still flourishes—bedrooms, primarily—have seen an influx in more expensive goods filling the space. That was evident at Surfaces last month as carpet mills big and small showed the results of their R&D efforts: ultra-soft products, vibrant colors and textures and looks that in some cases resembled hard surfaces.

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Mannington reveals inspiration behind the designs

Floor Covering News

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. By Reginald Tucker. Salem, N.J.—Long before the curtain goes up at Surfaces every year, manufacturers are busy at work conceptualizing, testing, prototyping and, ultimately, producing the products that will eventually grace the showroom floors of dealers around the country. Anyone who has been at this game long enough will tell you it’s a daunting task—attempting to forecast future trends as accurately as possible while ensuring products make it into dea

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