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Exclusive: Howard Brodsky looks back with no regrets

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When I was 5, he opened a small floor covering store in Manchester. So my first exposure to flooring began at a young age. It was out of that group that Bill DiPaolo, who was the executive vice president of the National Home Furnishings Association, said, “There’s no major national association [for flooring].”

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Schönox HPS North America gains new distributor partner

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The partnership effectively adds distribution coverage for HPS Schönox servicing Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and upstate N.Y. is a great fit for our innovative line of products,” said Thomas Trissl, principal, HPS Schönox. “As Michael Halebian and Co. The team at Michael Halebian and Co.

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Looking back: Howard Brodsky

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Home Depot and Lowe’s were growing, but at that point [more than half of flooring sales] were still coming through the independent retail channel. What do you see as threats to the specialty floor covering retailer today? The industry really should have had a fund to elevate the buying of the product. He is an amazing person.

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Should I be an Architect? | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

I pay attention to the details I can’t say for sure if this is just me and how my brain is wired … I have a hard time telling you the name of the street two over from where I’ve lived for the last 5 years but I can sketch up a floor plan of your house after having walked through it once. That was back in 1997.