Tue.Nov 03, 2020

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Durkan launches latest Langley carpet collection

Floor Covering News

Calhoun, Ga.—Durkan has debuted its latest collection with longtime collaborator Virginia Langley —a carpet portfolio that includes styles designed exclusively by the artist for Durkan’s print carpet tile platform. Synergy is featured in Durkan’s state-of-the-art Precision Dye Injection (PDI) tile format, which features proprietary high-resolution pattern design technology in 12 colors for customization, with the added wear-and-maintenance advantages of modular soft flooring.

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Home Services that Free Up Time to Spend with Your Pup

Kitchen and Residential Design

If you've just got a new puppy or have been a loving pup parent for years, you know that there's never enough time in the day to spend with your canine friend. You have a lot of responsibilities as a pet parent, including making enough money to support the two of you. Then, when you finally get home, there's still plenty to keep you busy that doesn't include one-on-one time with your furry friend.

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Distribution: Future holds promise for those who adapt

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Distributors have played a critical role in the flooring ecosystem. However, its role is likely to undergo significant changes in the next five years. Historically speaking, distributors have played a critical role in the flooring ecosystem. However, its role has evolved over time and is likely to undergo significant changes in the next five years—leading to this question: What will flooring distribution look like in 2025?

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Verdict in Granite-Fab Mass Shooting: Guilty

Stone Update

Maryland jury convicts employee of killing three co-workers in 2017.

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Make your temporary sales surge permanent

Floor Covering News

By Jim Augustus Armstrong. “I’m having a record year ,” a dealer from Virginia told me during a recent dealership diagnostic I was conducting over the phone. “What do you attribute that to?” I asked. “I think the COVID-19 crisis has caused people to do a lot of home fix-up projects, including replacing their flooring,” he said.

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AHF Products flexes its manufacturing muscle

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker. AHF Products’ expanded plant in Cambodia is being upgraded with two additional finishing lines, two milling units as well as additional plywood capacity and warehousing space. Large enough to maximize the production capabilities befitting a leader in the U.S. hardwood flooring arena, but nimble enough to make timely adjustments in manufacturing and sourcing to address shifting demand both domestically and abroad.

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Dress for success at work and home

Floor Covering News

By Lisbeth Calandrino. The other day I took off my mask briefly and someone said, “You have lipstick on. Why? No one is going to see it, and it stains your mask anyway.”. The person was right; no one is going to see my face under my mask but me. And I guess that’s precisely the point. I did a Zoom training session the other day and one of the guys gleefully told me he was wearing his pajama bottoms instead of pants.

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NAFCT steps up to fill training void

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Industry installation experts Sonny Callaham and Paul Pleshek recently announced the formation of the National Association of Floor Covering Technicians (NAFCT), a new, non-profit 501(c)(6) trade association created to improve the flooring industry by partnering with industry experts, manufacturers and other flooring associations to provide locally accessible, affordable and advanced hands-on training, re-training and certification programs.