Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan. M any people feel the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the world as we know it. People are living differently and buying differently. Studies have shown the pandemic has made consumers more aware of the need to maintain hygiene—both on a personal level as well as in their homes—to reduce the chances of infection. To that end, awareness is growing among consumers around antibacterial materials and antimicrobial products, and the hygienic benefits these low-maintenance surf

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Stone Update

JANUARY 12, 2021

Turkish plant will now be able to product up to 350,000 slabs annually.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Already offering a wide breadth and depth of products, the Daltile brand is now making it easier to find the right product with ColorMatch—a special order, custom color, glazed ceramic wall tile program. “Daltile’s ColorMatch special order program provides complete design freedom with monochromatic color tiles,” said Amber Leigh Martinson, senior director of marketing for Dal-Tile Corporation.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan. One of the pleasant surprises of 2020 was the re-emergence of carpet as a viable alternative to hard surface in the home. Flooring retailers reported sales of carpet improved sharply last year—in part due to the home renovation surge ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as technology improvements that have created a more desirable product.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

By Reginald Tucker. Research shows real wood adds value to the home over the long term. Pictured is Antique Bronze hickory from Somerset Hardwood. The popularity (and affordability) of laminate flooring posed a threat to the wood flooring sector when that new product category came on to the scene in the U.S. market more than 20 years ago. Over time, while laminate’s share of the overall flooring market ebbed and flowed, wood flooring held its ground.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Sponsored. Builder’s Choice XL is the natural next step up from Cali’s original hit collection, Builder’s Choice. This competitively priced rigid core LVP is not offered on Cali’s website and is made for large-scale projects and stocking options with a minimum order of 1,000 square feet. In response to the success of Cali’s first pros-only line, Builder’s Choice, the omni-channel building products company has launched Builder’s Choice XL, a longer, broader vinyl plank with commercial-grade durab

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Hamont, Belgium—I4F has entered into a patent partnership with Hymmen, a leading global digital printing systems provider specialized in flooring. The strategic partnership gives I4F exclusive licensing rights for all Hymmen’s digital printing patents and technologies for flooring production, including Hymmen’s award-winning Digital Lacquer Embossing (DLE) technology.

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