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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

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laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior.

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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

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When it comes to durability, scratch/dent resistance, ease of installation/maintenance and affordability, laminate flooring checks all the boxes. Other executives agree, citing innovations that are putting laminate flooring—whose coreboards still mainly comprise wood-based fibers—on a more equitable footing with rigid core flooring products.

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Alliance Flooring ushers in new era of leadership

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Flooring retailers, Strahil Chernev and Sharon Cherneva, traveled nearly 5,000 miles from Fairbanks, Alaska, to attend the Alliance Flooring convention. Orlando—As Alliance Flooring celebrated its 25-year history here last week, it was hard not to focus on the group’s bright future. So, they opened their own store.

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Vitra Tiles taps Dennis Szczybor for U.S. operations

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Szczybor began his flooring career in 1990 as a sales representative at Haines. Later he was vice president of sales at Armstrong Flooring and vice president of business development at Sambling Global USA. operations appeared first on Floor Covering News. . operations appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Novalis joins Vinyl Sustainability Council

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“Novalis is continually innovating to provide customers with the highest-quality products in luxury vinyl flooring and a key focus area is on the product’s sustainable attributes—from raw material extraction to end-of-life expectations,” said Jay Thomas, executive director, VSC.

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Cali acquired by Victoria PLC

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.— Cali, the omni-channel flooring and building products company, announced that it is now a wholly owned subsidiary of the global flooring company, Victoria PLC. The company specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of floor covering products including carpeting, ceramics, artificial turf and luxury vinyl plank.

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Natural Stone Institute announces new board members

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Dumais has been the sales and logistics manager of Miller Druck Specialty Contracting, Inc., As an owner and part of the senior management team, she has gained extensive knowledge in both residential and commercial sectors across Europe, Brazil and North America. Miller Druck specializes in commercial fabrication and installation.