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Flooring Markets open for registration

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Registration is now open for the 2021 Flooring Markets. Market Maker Events (MME) is moving forward with its regional Flooring Markets for the first quarter of 2021 , and registration is now open. We’re talking with our exhibitors and attendees every day, and I can confidently say our industry is ready to move forward.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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That’s what industry disrupters are doing when they innovate to the point that it shifts the traditional paradigm. In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Changing the rules.

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An infusion of youth produces ‘Ultimate Floors’

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Ultimate Floors was founded in 2012 by Ofer Dardashti, a 30-year contractor who wanted to step out of construction. What’s more, the two 20-somethings bring new energy to an industry begging for an infusion of youth. “I I graduated college in 2019 and I joined [my father] almost immediately,” Ron Dardashti told Floor Covering News.

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2021 Flooring Markets get the green light

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Market Maker Events (MME) has announced plans to move forward with its regional Flooring Markets for the first quarter of 2021. The majority of exhibitors and attendees can drive to our markets, and as long as we’re able to bring our industry together for these extraordinary events safely, we will. Mississippi Coast Market: Feb.

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Lux Flooring’s laser focus on SPC

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Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Retailers take the initiative on training

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There’s no denying the flooring industry is in dire need of new installers. As Don Roberts, proprietor of Central Alabama Flooring, explained, “95% of installers today have had no professional training. As Don Roberts, proprietor of Central Alabama Flooring, explained, “95% of installers today have had no professional training.

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Swiff-Train unveils new branding

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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 fresh, new brand is available on the redeveloped distributor website stcfloors.com, which also includes a room visualizer for all flooring categories. “We