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Don’t judge a book by its cover in sales

Floor Covering News

T here’s a long-running flooring industry folk tale (it’s actually a true story) about a high-end retailer in New York City—ABC Carpet & Home—that was suspicious of a disheveled man roaming around the company’s flagship store on the famed Broadway strip. Other dealers, including Sean Ryan, owner of Elegant Floors in Shelbourne, Vt.,

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Floormasters rebrands as Redi Carpet

Floor Covering News

In December 2020, Redi Carpet, the premier flooring provider to the multi-family industry, expanded its national footprint by acquiring Floormasters, with locations in both Hayward and Sacramento, Calif. ” Michael Irvine, general manager, Sacramento, added, “We are elated to take on the Redi name.

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XGS upgrades two service center locations

Floor Covering News

The new facility is located less than one mile from its current location and provides an additional 55,000 square feet in warehousing space for customer’s flooring supply chain needs, according to the company. Customers storing products in the current warehouse will be moved free of charge. Sacramento: April 18, 2022.

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Redi Carpet acquires Floormasters

Floor Covering News

Stafford, Texas—Redi Carpet, a premier flooring provider to the multi-family industry, strengthened its market share on the West Coast by acquiring Floormasters, Inc. with locations in both Hayward and Sacramento, Calif. “Both companies share a common commitment to product quality and superior customer service,” he added. . .”

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Mohawk, Plastic Bank fight waste, poverty

Floor Covering News

“I’m proud to announce our partnership with Plastic Bank, and we’ll work together to stop the rising tide of plastics from falling into the ocean,” said Kurt Weaver, Mohawk’s president of resilient flooring, in his address to attendees. “In Todd Wheeler, co-owner of Wheeler’s Flooring, Salinas, Calif.,

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Making the transition to employee-owned dealer

Floor Covering News

T he flooring sector—an industry filled with family businesses—is no stranger to succession planning. That was the situation I faced in May 2022, when I took over the role of president at Sacramento, Calif.-based based Gold River Flooring. In the case of Gold River Flooring, that new president was me. Don’t do that.

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The Art of Quality Tile Installations

CUSTOM Insights Blog

CUSTOM recently spoke with Roger Leasure, president of Northern California Tile & Stone (NCTS) in Sacramento, Calif. When setting these large format tiles, it is the contractor’s responsibility to make sure the GC provides the appropriate floor flatness. How can the tile contractor help the architect?

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