Wed.Jul 07, 2021

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Double Trouble — Wellness Benefits of Induction Cooking and Porcelain Tile

JG Kitchens

I've written about two of my favorite wellness design products in the last couple of weeks. The latest piece is about porcelain tile, with new features, styles, sizes and innovations for the Coverings expo starting today. (No, I'm not going in person this time, but it's a show I've attended numerous times pre-pandemic.) Porcelain fits all five facets of wellness design, which I cover in this latest Forbes.com piece.

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Mapei takes home Coverings Rock Star award

Floor Covering News

Jennifer Diliberto Riquelme. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings selected the winners of its prestigious 2021 Rock Star awards, which includes Jennifer Diliberto Riquelme, a senior development chemist with Mapei. The Coverings Rock Star award is an Emerging Leaders Program that honors the best young talent in the tile and stone industry. All Rock Star winners are being recognized at an awards reception on July 7 during Coverings 2021 , which takes place here from July 7-9, 2021.

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The Only Walk Behind Concrete Grinder You Need

Onfloor Technology

Ever looked at a big slab of concrete you're trying to sort out and wonder why the plain, old tool you're using doesn't seem to be enough?

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Shaw named ’50 Best Companies to Sell For’

Floor Covering News

Dalton— Shaw Industries has been named to Selling Power magazine’s “50 Best Companies to Sell For” list in 2021. This year marks the 18th consecutive year Shaw has made the list, ranking 12th, and the only flooring company to be recognized in the top 20, according to Shaw. “Shaw puts people at the heart of our approach to business and we offer a multitude of ways for our associates to hone their skills and business acumen,” said Mike Fromm, chief human resources officer for Shaw Indu

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Commercial market faces mixed bag of activity

Floor Covering News

By Reginald Tucker (This is the second of two parts. )— In many respects, the residential and commercial construction markets can be viewed as a tale of two cities. Residential, on one hand, has held steady as sequestered homeowners and renters opted to spend their disposal dollars on flooring, appliances and furniture as opposed to extravagant vacations.

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Ecore offers performance flooring CEU

Floor Covering News

Lancaster, Pa.—Ecore is offering a continuing education unit (CEU) focused on the benefits of high-performance flooring for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. The new CEU, titled “High-Performance Flooring for Sports, Recreation and Fitness,” identifies the critical performance needs for flooring in sports, fitness and recreation venues and offers architects and designers guidelines to selecting optimal surfacing for different areas, according to the company.