Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2022

By Jacqueline Hinchcliff—W hen it comes to emerging color trends in flooring, what works in one region of the country might not fly elsewhere. As for carpet and tile, geometric patterns remain popular while hard surface flooring visuals are shifting away from darker tones to lighter, more natural hues. Houston, Texas. “We

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 27, 2023

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. ” —John Bretzloff, Barefoot Flooring, Castle Hayne, N.C. ” —Eric Buehler, CarpetsPlus Color Tile of Wyoming, Thayne, Wyo. ” —Steve Weisberg, Crest Flooring, Allentown, Pa.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Las Vegas— The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) will recognize industry veteran John Bridge with a special award at its upcoming ambassador reception, scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, at The International Surface Event (TISE) here. showcasing excellence in the tile and stone industry. . – 9 p.m., – 9 p.m.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Houston—Swiff-Train Company has appointed Kay Ward to the newly created position of business unit manager, tile division. This role will encompass all aspects of the company’s tile business, including development, sales and strategic placement and marketing across many company channels.

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Granada Tile

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

What we didn’t expect was that our visit would also satisfy our constant hunger for discovering new spaces that feature Granada Tile’s cement tile. The bathroom wall tiles in the photo below are our Torino concrete tiles! Top two photos from Eater LA.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. ” —Eric Buehler, CarpetsPlus Color Tile of Wyoming Thayne, Wyo. ” —Ben Boss, Boss Carpet One Floor & Home Dixon, Ill. ” —Chris Kemp, Kemp’s Dalton West Flooring Newnan, Ga.

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Looking back on 2017, it was a good year for tile and for Architectural Ceramics. Here is the Best of 2017, inspired by our annual corporate meeting instead of popular products and tile trends. It’s easy to apply that to tile. We offer various tile characters: porcelain, ceramic, glass and stone. ” Community.

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Granada Tile

JUNE 27, 2018

If you’re a connoisseur of stunning interiors looking for a list of interior design blogs featuring beautiful cement tile images, practical advice on installing and incorporating cement tiles into residential and commercial projects and insightful tips on how to make the most of this popular material, you’ve come to the right place.

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Garden State Tile Blog

JUNE 16, 2020

From color trends to predictions for the future, Garden State Tile has compiled a list of professional insight from Interior Designers to get you ready for your next home project. People are moving away from the safe standards like white subway tile (which will always be classic) and daring to be bolder! LuAnn McCants.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

For most of its nearly six decades, the brand established by Edward James Welch to deliver “unrivaled service, excellent products and superior solutions to the flooring trade” did so with little fanfare. First it acquired Houston-based T&L Distributing. Welch Company appeared first on Floor Covering News. based distributor.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Rotem Eylor, CEO of Republic Flooring, stands with his new SPC display at the Flooring America convention. Republic Flooring may have just arrived on the SPC/rigid core scene, but its presence is already being felt across the flooring landscape—notably partnerships with the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) and CCA Global.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2022

Chicago—OneFlor USA, an LVT supplier based in Houston, Texas, will showcase new products here at NeoCon 2022 on the 7th floor, space 7-8046, June 13-15. According to David Kim, CEO, OneFlor USA, the hottest flooring category—LVT—will get even hotter. Our one vision is Smart Flooring,” he said. “We

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2021

Houston, Texas—Swiff-Train Company (STC) has rebranded with new logo of STC. Today, STC said it is “Strengthening the Core” to proactively build on this history to continue to offer superior service in the flooring industry. The post Swiff-Train unveils new branding appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

Michelle Hatton SOM, Associate Principal Originally from South Africa, Hatton started her career in Houston with Gensler. The post ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month appeared first on Floor Covering News. Rainer graduated from UC Davis with a B.S., and from California College of the Arts with an M.F.A.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Welch Company, a division of Center Rock Capital Partners’ Merit Distribution Group, has acquired assets from one of the industry’s top flooring distributors. Welch said it has now acquired the Indiana, Western Tennessee, Kentucky and Ohio territories—which also includes facilities—of Gilford-Johnson Flooring, effective Sept.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 8, 2021

By Ken Ryan T he winter storm and cold snap that led to interruptions and closures for flooring retailers and distributors across Texas and Oklahoma is one for the history books. The mid-February Southwest big freeze and weather onslaught won’t soon be forgotten by flooring professionals who lived it. Tracking the toll.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

RevoTile is a true porcelain tile flooring that features a click-style installation method and Daltile’s signature design-driven looks. The tile category has had its fair share of challenges of late, and perhaps none bigger than the industry’s struggle to find qualified labor. Officially launched Jan.

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Garden State Tile Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

From color trends to predictions for the future, Garden State Tile has compiled a list of professional insight from Interior Designers to get you ready for your next home project. People are moving away from the safe standards like white subway tile (which will always be classic) and daring to be bolder!

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 17, 2021

By Ken Ryan The never-ending task of recruiting and training installers has been a flooring industry bugaboo for decades. That said, it is crucial for flooring retailers to keep the good ones. Even when business was down about 40% in April and May (2020), Brian’s Flooring & Design in Birmingham, Ala., Cash is king.

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Granada Tile

OCTOBER 1, 2017

Whites paired with blonde and honey wood is also on the rise,” says Susan Curtis, Lead Designer at Phenix Flooring , about the trendiest hues for fall. Layering and Mixing Patterns and Colors on Backsplashes and Floors. Subway tile is getting a little more colorful than the clean, crisp whites we’ve seen in previous designs.

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Granada Tile

JUNE 18, 2013

Few places are more synonymous with tile—all types of tiles—than Morocco. Your mind (at least our cement-tile-obsessed minds here at Granada Tile ) immediately conjure up images of stately riads with their dreamy interior courtyards and surfaces covered with jewel-like tiles. Cement tile photo, Granada Tile.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

The show itself, while slightly lagging behind in attendance compared to pre-pandemic years, was awash with flooring suppliers, dealers, distributors, designers and architects who were excited to get back to business and meet their partners and peers face-to-face to build business in 2022. ceramic tile market. Let’s make it happen.”.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2022

For the first time in 15 years the International Surface Event (Surfaces 2022) will include every major flooring manufacturer on the show floor as an exhibitor. Shaw Floors’ returning to the show this year is also a huge benefit.”. Ditto for Penny Carnino, COO, Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile and Hardwood, Tulsa, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Las Vegas—The NFA specialty vendor showcase that convenes on the eve of Surfaces has been called the most meaningful four hours in flooring—a forum that allows more than two dozen vendors to meet with 43 of the most influential flooring retailers in the industry, all in one room. Flooring of Oklahoma City.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, many successful flooring retailers know when to turn away business, even telling potential customers that they might be better served going elsewhere. What can I do to help you narrow down your selections?’” —TRAVIS CARLSON, Carlson’s Flooring America, Fort Myers, Fla. Have you installed any new flooring in your showroom?

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The “show,” of course, was Surfaces 2022 —the first fully vested flooring convention since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Surfaces 2022 event, meanwhile, featured all the major players as well as top-tier flooring retailers. Judy Rosas, Sergio Rosas Flooring, Valencia, Calif., I am new to the flooring business.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The stay-at-home economy continues to buttress the flooring industry as remodeling projects surge. With few exceptions, flooring retailers continue to report strong activity as they enter the final four months of what has been an unprecedented 2020. Brian’s Flooring & Design in Birmingham, Ala., A split consensus .

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Sam Roberts of Roberts Fine Floors and Carpets, Houston, may have said it best when he told me: “I know some people in the industry had their doubts about this, but the NFA comprises a bunch of leaders who really don’t care what other people think. The industry needs you to be leaders, too. Virtual events only get you so far.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

The new year is moving right along, and with it has come new innovations and product lines from top brands across flooring categories. When looking for new rigid core flooring lines to onboard or turning to a proven collection to make the sale, flooring retailers seek out specific qualifications in both the product and supplier.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 23, 2023

By Rob Persons—The general move toward e-commerce and online shopping spells opportunities for specialty flooring retailers—whether they are fully, 100% mobile or if mobile showrooms are just an extension of their brick-and-mortar operation. based Carolina In Home Flooring, has been operating mobile showrooms since 2010.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The floor-to-ceiling walls are made from Blanc Absolute Marble. Western Tile & Marble Contractors Redmond, Wash. Chase Tower Granite Cladding Repairs Houston, Texas Camarata Masonry Systems Houston, Texas Moynihan Train Hall New York, N.Y. The Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park is home to a new experience.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. In Southwest Florida, the real estate market has been very hot, with great demand for flooring products. “We 2020 saw record sales.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. In Southwest Florida, the real estate market has been very hot, with great demand for flooring products. “We 2020 saw record sales.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to their son, Raj Shah, president, it’s in the company’s DNA to continuously find ways to engineer methodologies in logistics, product innovation and merchandising and marketing strategies to make flooring and countertops more affordable and accessible to the consumer without sacrificing manufacturer or retailer profitability.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2018

One-story homes with open floor plans keep all areas accessible to all residents. Image: Peter Vincent Architects Overall floor plans The first step to making a home acceptable for Universal Design is to make sure the home floor plan itself is maximized for accessibility.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

We delved into the interior design, looking for features such as hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances, balconies and other modern features. The units offer Brazilian cherry flooring and kitchens that include Smeg and Miele appliances. The updated building includes a gym, landscaped patio and roof deck.

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