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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

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By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. It is no doubt the incomparable styling that was on display at this year’s show that will drive the growth that is expected for the category in the coming year.

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Mannington Commercial adds colors to Color Anchor LVT

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Calhoun, Ga.—Mannington Commercial introduced a refreshed color palette featuring 29 colors for the Color Anchor Collection, a luxury vinyl tile flooring solution that brings spaces to life with versatile hues complemented with subtle patterning. The new color palette includes rich neutrals with multiple value steps, shades of blues and greens and vivid primary colors.

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Walker Zanger, Anthology introduce new collections

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Los Angeles, Calif.—Following an impressive showing at Coverings 2022 , Walker Zanger and Anthology are back and stronger than ever, according to the companies. Thanks to the booth’s innovative design and open layout, the companies said customers appreciated the pieces’ quality and the convenience of viewing them without interruption. Safe to say, the new line was very well received by customers, who praised the brilliance of the products and how Suzi Portugal’s, vice president

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Graphic Image Flooring hires Ron Laramy

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Manitowoc, Wis.— Graphic Image Flooring, is a leading provider of custom-printed vinyl flooring, has named Ron Laramy as vice president of sales – North America. According to the company, Laramy brings an impressive range of experience to this new role. He’s a veteran in the sales and merchandising world having spent 28 years in a variety of roles with Best Buy Company including store management, merchant, category manager and senior manager of merchandising operations.

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Home building shifting to rural, small counties

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Washington, D.C.—The market share of single-family and multi-family homes built in rural markets increased over the past year, and the growth seems to be accelerating, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). According to NAHB’s Home Building Geography Index (HBGI), 10.5% of all single-family homes built in Q4 2021 were built in rural areas, up from 10% in Q4 2020.

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New trends report outlines key design influences

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Rather than write about topics dominating the news these days ad nauseum—specifically escalating prices on everything from energy to eggs—I thought it would be refreshing to dial it back a notch. A report on design trends recently found its way into my inbox, which I found to be somewhat interesting. The document to which I’m refer- ring is the American Society of Interior Designers’ (ASID) 2022 Trends Report, the first of a three-part series revealing significant industry trends and implication

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For Lions Floor, it’s all about ‘location’

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Jerry Guo, president of Lions Floor, previewing samples of some of the company’s latest rigid core products at Surfaces earlier this year. By Reginald Tucker—Some suppliers take a “one-size-fits-all” approach in their product development and marketing efforts. Lions Floor is not one of those companies. As it seeks to further differentiate itself in a sea of sameness—particularly in the uber-competitive rigid core segment—Lions Floor plans to introduce new SPC lines specifically geared toward two

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FCICA hosts 40th annual convention

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Biloxi, Miss.— The Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) wrapped up its 40th Annual Convention here at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino last month. Flooring industry professionals, commercial flooring contractors, distributors, manufacturers and consultants attended two full days featuring two keynote speakers, a trade show, four education sessions, several product demonstrations as well as networking opportunities and committee meetings.

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