Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2024

Las Vegas—The International Surface Event (TISE) , Informa Markets’ premier exhibition comprised of three world-class trade events, Surfaces, StonExpo and TileExpo, created a bustling sold-out expo hall with palpable energy. The post TISE 2024 exceeds expectations appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Las Vegas—The resilient category had a lot to live up to coming into The International Surface Event this year, which kicked off here Jan. The category remains the leader in flooring when it comes to growth—SPC the reigning powerhouse. Luckily for flooring, that outlook was bright. We use [TISE] as a selling event.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. Alex Aya, vice president, Comp-U-Floo told Floor Covering News. “All

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

From much-needed business transactions to energizing educational events and the ever-popular networking opportunities, the conversation in the industry has yet to shift from the success of the show. Another big hit and a first-time event for Surfaces was the Women’s Leadership Conference, which was held Monday, Jan.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2023

The company took a gamble by initiating the event in response to the COVID-19 pandemic when it was unable to travel to the Las Vegas trade shows. During the pandemic many of the top flooring expos in Las Vegas, which are crucial to how our industry does business, were postponed,” said Casey Johnson, CEO. “We Chattavegas 3.0.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Front load your sales/marketing efforts and projects. Being an election year (in so many countries), 2024 has three productive quarters. Plan to conduct more promotions, direct mail events and clean up pipelines of current customers in the first three quarters. Is your website reflective of your products, values and story?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

During Tile of Spain’s annual press conference, held on the second day of the exhibition, Vicente Nomdedeu, president of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), reported on the tenacity of Spain’s ceramic sector, providing insight on 2023 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

—Mapei Corporation and Mohawk Industries’ Daltile/Mohawk Group businesses have signed as headline sponsors of the Flooring Sustainability Summit , taking place here July 17-18. Mapei is proud to be a headline sponsor for the first Flooring Sustainability Summit,” said Brittany Storm, the company’s sustainability manager. “At

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

The Porsche Track Experience was one of the best times of my life,” said Les Lippert, president, Lippert Flooring and Tile. “It Schönox Hands ÖN training followed, introducing attendees to Need for Speed products and strategies. The post Schönox hosts Hands ÖN training session event appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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MARCH 6, 2023

As retailers kick off the key spring selling season, Mohawk is launching the “Floor Adore” campaign designed to give its Edge dealer partners new tools, assets and even some training to meet an expected surge in remodeling business.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

[Las Vegas] After a 15-year absence from Surfaces, Shaw Floors will be in full force on the show floor when the event kicks off Feb. The goal, according to LoCicero, is to drive brand affinity with consumers through more digital engagement designed to send people in-store where RSAs can close the sale.

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OCTOBER 4, 2023

Plano, Texas—AHF Products celebrated the opening of a new design showroom here featuring a cross section of products representing its full portfolio of brands, including Bruce, Armstrong Flooring, Hartco, LM Flooring, Robbins, Parterre, tmbr, Hearthwood, Raintree and others. Many products are in stock and ready to ship.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

—For the 11 th annual Total Solutions Plus Conference by the National Tile Contractors Association, Laticrete, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, will give attendees a virtual first-hand look at the company’s latest flooring solutions. Products to be showcased. SpectraLock 1.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 7, 2024

Kubesh is vice president of sales for Coldspring in Cold Spring, Minn. Kubesh has also participated in association events, study tours, donated material to the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. The post Reid Kubesh appointed to NSI board of directors appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

This year’s annual event, the first to take place since 2020, was held from February 27 – March 3, 2023 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. The Spanish tile industry surpassed expectations with overall sales increasing by 16.2% since last year. since 2021.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

a beloved hardwood flooring industry legend who passed away in October 2022, Mullican Flooring is encouraging individuals to contribute to a National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Education and Research Foundation (ERF) Named Scholarship Fund in his name. Johnson City—In memory of James Donald “Don” Conner, Jr.,

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

—FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, recently welcomed scores of professional contractors, suppliers, distributors and industry consultants here for its annual convention and commercial flooring trade show. A total of 156 people registered to attend the event and 39 member companies exhibited during the product showcase.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Hadinger Flooring. Great Lakes Carpet & Tile. Naples, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2022

Dallas—The thousands of attendees who made the trek to Las Vegas for TISE 2022 were given the opportunity to preview some of the newest, most innovative products in the industry, to negotiate deals with their business partners and vendors, learn more on a multitude of industry subjects and see old friends. I can’t wait for 2023!”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2024

—It has been billed as “the Surfaces of the Northeast,” and for many retailers located in New England, upstate New York and parts of Pennsylvania, NRF Distributors’ New England Flooring Market (NEFM) is indeed their signature flooring event of the season. 1 is I love NRF’s service and their wide variety of products.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Flooring retailers have a lot on their minds these days—from running a business profitably to improving customer service to wondering whether their installation crew can handle the volume/schedule. To that end, Floor Covering News polled a group of retailers to find out what they believe will be their biggest challenges of 2024.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Despite the challenges and uncertainties the coronavirus is still likely to present in 2021, senior-level executives representing flooring’s big three multi-product manufacturers are bullish in their projections for the coming year as the industry seeks a return to “normalcy.”. By Ken Ryan. And they have good reason to be optimistic.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

Originally published by Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Receives 2017 Vendor Partner Award from Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Americas is a flooring industry pacesetter in developing and manufacturing high-performance products used for concrete repair and resurfacing, substrate preparation and flooring installation.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2023

Karastan continues to expand its role as a complete flooring brand by focusing on fashion that transcends time with enhanced and authentic designs and long-lasting materials. Our designers meticulously scour the globe for the rare and beautiful, recreating nature’s designs in a durable flooring.” Calhoun, Ga.—Karastan

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Haines, the flooring industry’s largest distributor, announced plans to hold its Loyalty Club Summit in-person from Feb.17-18, Haines said it plans to tie in its national sales meeting with the summit to allow the Haines sales and product teams to meet and interact with Loyalty Club retailers. Glen Burnie, Md.—Haines,

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

O’Krent Floors employs a receptionist to greet arriving customers and keep them occupied in the event a salesperson is not immediately available. With the bevy of products from which to choose today, consumers can sometimes seem overwhelmed with options. said 80% of a dealer’s business comes from 20% of its product selections.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2024

“Over the past decade, the Rock Stars program has become a Coverings cornerstone, commemorating the innovative spirit and remarkable achievements of emerging tile and stone leaders,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

New York—More than 200 leaders in the flooring industry gathered here recently to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) at the Rainbow Room atop the famed Rockefeller Plaza. Blackbourn extended a special “thank you” to Roger Marcus, who planned and led the event. “It

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Floor Covering News

JULY 16, 2021

Indusparquet team members at NWFA’s Wood Flooring Expo. The National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) 2021 Wood Flooring Expo , held here from July 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center, saw more than 2,500 attendees, numerous in-person networking opportunities and a wide variety of education sessions.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is no escaping it: 2020 is the year of COVID-19, and flooring distributors of all sizes dealt with the myriad effects—an abrupt shutdown that upended the second quarter followed by a resurgence. What some thought would be a cataclysmic event was more like a speed bump. By Ken Ryan. But COVID-19 essentially flipped the script.

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JUNE 3, 2021

Dallas, Texas—Originally scheduled to kick off on March 15, Daltile and Carpet Exchange of Denver officially launched the “Ready – Set – Room Refresh with RevoTile” training blitz and sales campaign. With RevoTile, genuine porcelain tile is now just as fast and easy to install as any floating floor on the market.”.

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JULY 31, 2020

As part of Connect 2020 , executives representing more than a dozen flooring companies get their turn to pitch Alliance Flooring retailers on new products and special pricing. This virtual buying and networking event—like the in-person Alliance conferences—share some things in common: informative and fun. By Ken Ryan.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2023

FCICA suppliers provided product demonstrations over the course of the two-day event. FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, recently welcomed scores of professional contractors, suppliers, distributors and industry consultants here for its annual convention and commercial flooring trade show. Tucson, Ariz.—FCICA,

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Las Vegas—Mohawk emerged as the big winner in the 2023 Best of Surfaces 2023 competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). It helps owners grow sales and improve service.

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