Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

However, flooring professionals representing manufacturing, distribution and retailers say transportation issues—both ocean and over-the-road trucking—remain a challenge. Although product flow has significantly improved, we are definitely not out of the woods yet,” Raj Shah, president of MSI, told FCNews. Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2023

In flooring distribution, for example, it was commonplace pre-pandemic for an ocean container shipment to take at least 30 days to make it to port from its original destination; just a few months ago that same trip took a minimum of six months. The situation has been further complicated by the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 th month.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2022

And let’s not talk about the broader global impact that the war in Ukraine has had on many different industries and countries. While ITR Economics attests to the fact that first quarter gross domestic production (GDP) was down 0.36% from the fourth quarter of ’21, the firm believes there were mitigating circumstances.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. The company continues to grow through innovation, a diverse product assortment and holding true to its core tenet: “Making Dream Surfaces Attainable.” That’s our expertise.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

S upplies of traditional Baltic birch cores have become increasingly scarce due to the war in Ukraine. headquarters in Miami, the company has announced the launch of its new RIVA Core, a 3-ply engineered product that boasts a durable, dense exotic teak intermediate layer sandwiched between a European white oak and a pine bottom/backing layer.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Mohawk’s SolidTech plus resilient flooring line features several signature innovations, including RealPlank Technology and CleanProtect. As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Miami—Brazilian hardwood flooring manufacturer Indusparquet has always had the reputation for producing some of the finest exotic hardwood flooring available. Visitors to Indusparquet’s booth at the 2022 Wood Floor Expo expressed great interest in Brazilian oak flooring products in particular.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2022

The Federal Reserve notes that inflation remains elevated, citing the Ukraine war and global supply-chain issues, among other factors. For example, higher inflation in housing is due to a lack of rental and for-sale inventory and cost growth for building materials, lots and labor. appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

T he slowing economy has left many in the flooring industry scratching their heads as to what the future holds. While other popular materials—like luxury vinyl—are struggling to maintain price points amid a sea of commodity-driven products entering the market, ceramic tile is known to hold its price and market value through thick and thin.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. billion and 1.38

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Precisely when that occurs is the $64,000 question.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

A few months ago Bauwerk Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of hardwood flooring that also owns the Boen brand, purchased the prefinished side of Somerset Hardwood Flooring , the company founded by Steve Merrick in 1990 as a supplier of unfinished goods. I’m looking on the floor. We don’t have any more production capacity.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

—Proof that the North American hardwood flooring industry is not only surviving but thriving in the face of immense change was readily evident at the 36th National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA Expo 2022 ) convention held here last month. Ditto for Dan Natkin, CEO of Bauwerk/Boen Floor.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Sales of newly built single-family homes in January fell 4.5% Policymakers need to focus on alleviating production bottlenecks, particularly as it relates to lumber and other building materials.”. A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. New home sales were up 1.2%

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Many of the new Mirage hardwood flooring offerings for 2023 will be built on a new engineered platform. Take, for instance, the hurdle the industry had to face when suppliers around the globe had to scramble for alternatives to Baltic birch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pictured is Dreamville oak.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

That’s a message one flooring executive had to say about 2023. AHF Products. chief operating officer, Engineered Floors. In the first quarter of 2022, there was no war in Ukraine and no higher gas and energy prices. The world changed in Q2 2022 and has depressed business levels in the flooring industry.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

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. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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