Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2022

.— Stanton Carpet Corporation has made additions to its sales team. In addition, Dawn Macias, Brian Locklear, Susan Kates and Rachel Preciado have also joined the sales team. Prior to Aperion, Witkin was the executive vice president of sales for Avalon Flooring for six years. and northern Virginia.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 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. Avalon Flooring. Philadelphia, Pa.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2020

Flooring dealers are being forced to cope with unprecedented disruptions caused by the virus. Like most of America, flooring retailers are faced with a challenge unlike anything they have ever dealt with before. FCNews sat down with several key flooring retailers to discuss tips and guidelines for surviving during this difficult time.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

By Irene Ross—Consumers today have a lot of choices when it comes to floor covering. We all know that being a good salesperson requires the ability to identify and react to customer behavior , but everyone has a different style, especially when it comes to flooring. Marjorie Benson, president, Friendly Flooring in Charlotte, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 29, 2020

Carrying thousands of carpet and flooring options, Smart Carpet and Flooring’s mobile showroom allows customers to safely consult with flooring experts from the convenience of their front door. ” Founded in 1995, Smart Carpet and Flooring has always offered shop-from-home options for N.J. Manasquan, N.J.—Carrying

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

” For several flooring retailers, these are the first words now found at the top of their websites following the COVID-19 outbreak. Our sales staff is happier, make more money [and do not work] nights or Sundays.” – Lou Morano. many of the measures flooring dealers implemented during the early days remain in effect.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

—Ecore, a manufacturer of ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, announced that Allison Porter has joined its sales team as director of sales, east & strategic accounts. We are excited for Allison to join our team,” said Andy Bogart, executive vice president of sales operations for Ecore.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 3, 2013

This beautiful table is for sale. Its also for sale. This tables made from reclaimed barn timbers and floor boards. This tables made from reclaimed barn timbers and floor boards. The wood was milled 200 years ago from old-growth Pennsylvania white pine. The table top is made from the floor boards of the same barn.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Vinyl, hardwood, laminate Luxury vinyl flooring and all its iterations remains one of the hottest categories to date with growth outpacing all other categories.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2023

and Cincinnati, Ohio— Schönox HPS North America partnered with Ohio Valley Flooring to provide Schönox subfloor product technologies, training and support across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. The post Schönox partners with Ohio Valley Flooring appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Wood products from Allstate Flooring undergo a special process to create unique visual appeal. Most flooring distributors carry a litany of manufacturer brands, but over the past 15 years more and more are distributing their own private-label collections to offer some differentiation to their customers.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2021

In light of its upcoming departure from Ohio Valley Flooring (OVF) effective July 3, 2021, Armstrong Flooring will expand the territories of two key distributors and service the remainder of the market on a direct basis. The post Armstrong Flooring to expand Midwest coverage appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. One hundred percent of our solid wood flooring has been—and still is—made right here in the U.S. quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

—On March 11, 2022, Skip Mason was named president of SAR Floors, an LVT supplier known for high-performing floors with stylistic designs. In 2019, Mason joined FloorMax USA and SAR Floors as the director of national sales for both companies. Native to Levittown, Pa., Native to Levittown, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

MAY 22, 2020

Not only would such a development stand to have a major impact on residential real estate sales and home prices, but it could also bode well for independent flooring dealers —the vast majority of which are located outside major cities. A case in point is Great Western Flooring, based in Naperville, Ill., Meadville, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

A s Armstrong Flooring’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale nears a resolution, Michel Vermette, president and CEO, shared some encouraging news in a letter to staff. Armstrong Flooring is open for business and remains firmly committed to our customers, vendors and employees as we navigate the path forward,” the spokesperson said. “We

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2020

Unique Design Solutions (USD) has appointed Tim Hanno to the position vice president of sales. In this new role, he will oversee all sales and sales related activities for the U.S. Hanno will be based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Phoenix, Ariz.–Unique and Canada.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

As Cody Carman, co-owner of Wecker’s Flooring in York, Pa., Carman added that one of the biggest struggles for a flooring dealer today is the ability to get materials—but that’s where Karndean shines. They do a wonderful job of going out and finding natural products and making floors [designed to emulate that.]

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

SAR Floors’ customers have done brisk business with the company’s Versailles line of SPC flooring, which is shown here. Not all companies can meet that requirement, but SAR Floors is delivering high-performance flooring to a broad customer base—from small brokers to mega-million-dollar retailers. By Ken Ryan.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

The flooring division of RC Willey Home Furnishings has seen a 30% increase in the average ticket order. The COVID-19 punch that temporarily dazed flooring retailers during late March-April has been supplanted by a rather frenetic period of activity, resulting in higher ticket orders and, in some cases, record sales.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 19, 2023

These softwood products are often used for a variety of construction building materials, including—in some cases—the cores and backing layers utilized in some engineered flooring products. Suppliers weigh in Floor Covering News spoke with several hardwood flooring producers with headquarters and factories in eastern Canada.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Flooring Foundation offers consultation, installation, restoration and maintenance services for key commercial sectors, including healthcare facilities, in the markets it serves. billion in sales and services. The post Fuse Alliance expands its membership appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

MARCH 29, 2016

My 100-year old house has an open first-floor plan so after dealing with substrate issues, it was time to install ARDEX UI 740. As the NTCA Pennsylvania State director it has my ringing endorsement and I will continue using all ARDEX products in the future!”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2022

Armstrong Flooring, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization on May 9, submitted a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry on May 20. Another hearing slated for June 9 will allow creditors to question Armstrong Flooring principals.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2019

Montmagny, Québec, Canda—Mercier Wood Flooring has entered into a partnership with JJ Haines & Co. to ensure distribution of its residential and commercial product lines in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. “We Their strong representation and […].

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2020

Dalton—Emily Morrow Home has partnered with Horizon Forest Products, a distributor with a 75-year history of exceptional service along with one of the most comprehensive flooring inventories around, according to the company’s founder and CEO, Emily Morrow Finkell. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Paul de C**k, president of Mohawk Flooring, North America, echoed Lorberbaum’s sentiments. While we know more consumers are doing more research and shopping online, we are also seeing more and more new retail sales connected to brick and mortar stores. Meadows urged Edge dealers to work with Mohawk to meet their flooring needs.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2020

With the gravity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) gripping the nation, the government mandating social distancing and schools and businesses closed or on hiatus across the country, flooring dealers have been forced to react quickly to this fluid situation. This stinks,” said Lauren Voit, owner of Great Western Flooring in Naperville, Ill.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

sales, Mercier. Mirage Hardwood Floors manufactures products across four different platforms. That same rationale, he said, applies to the top Canadian hardwood flooring manufacturers. Georges, Quebec-based Mirage Hardwood Floors. They just happen to live in a region where marble is of the finest quality.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

Even Edge Advisory Council newcomers like Brett Bentz, owner of Pennsylvania-based Harrisburg Wall & Floor, attested to the role that Mohawk retailers—even the mid-sized dealers—play in the ongoing evolution of Edge. “My Edge Council meetings host some of the most dynamic individuals in the flooring industry.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 30, 2012

Twelve years got me oriented in the tile world, in charge of sales and marketing for what was basically a small company where we not only made our tiles by hand but also made all the machinery we used to make the tiles. However, after 100 years of wear, you do see an impact on that floor. They don’t know what to do next.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2022

“One of the largest local real estate companies reported to me that about 50% of their current suburban buyers are coming from the city,” said Lauren Voit, owner of Great Western Flooring, Naperville, Ill., Similarly, Mike Foulk, owner of Foulk’s Flooring America in Meadville, Pa. located about 35 miles from Chicago. “As Methodology.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

But once we split categories into sections based on sales volume, we did away with the honorable mentions. Sort of like the Pennsylvania Senate election where Dr. Oz won by 900 votes after 1.3 Makes me think I should The Carpet category was won by Engineered Floors. It just became too cumbersome. I find that remarkable!

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

Producers and importers of SPC are constantly striving to stand apart from the pack in this hyper-competitive subsegment of resilient flooring. We currently have in excess of 10 million square feet in Pennsylvania alone,” Pyon said, noting that the company tripled its warehouse capacity this year. Pictured here is Porcini.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

Dealers chime in Flooring retailers came from far and wide to see Blake take on Mohawk’s SmartStrand with All Pet first hand at the Rhinory in Texas. Michael Haley, CEO of Haley’s Flooring and Interiors, Huntsville, Ala., USA Flooring, with five locations in North Carolina, took on the Color Wall in each store.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home is among a bevy of flooring retailers seeing robust renovation activity. By Ken Ryan It has been well chronicled that business for the vast majority of flooring retailers have flourished since the stay-at-home economy sprouted from the COVID-19 pandemic. For Anniston, Ala.-based

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Xpress Global Systems (XGS), a leader in the transportation arena and a specialist in providing logistics, is evolving into more than just a floor covering carrier. At the same time, floor covering retailers stand to benefit from XGS’ services as well, thanks to the company’s national network. That wasn’t the only major move.

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