Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

F or many, the meteoric rise of SPC flooring —the rigid core subsegment of the resilient category—seemed unstoppable. The segment posted astronomical gains over the last several years, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth as it nabbed share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. Understanding the issue.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

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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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

“Throughout the United States, there is a recent uptick in glue down usage versus click-lock flooring in new construction because it is less expensive and faster to install,” noted Casey Johnson, CEO, Happy Feet. Mannington continues to put its weight behind glue-down vinyl products due to the format’s vast uses. “We

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

There are a number of companies currently building facilities in the Southeast to manufacture rigid core flooring, but few are of the size and scope of Huali Floors—a family-owned business that was started by Huashou Yuan in Taizhou, China, back in 2002. manufactured Huali products rolling off the line in the second quarter of 2021.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

AHF Products has entered into a strategic agreement with Spartan Surfaces, effective September 21, 2023. Spartan Surfaces will have exclusive distribution for the full line of Parterre luxury vinyl flooring products. Parterre has serviced the commercial flooring market for over 30 years. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2021

Statements is an exclusive Daltile program geared to the top dealers throughout the United States,” said Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms for Dal-Tile Corporation. Warren added that a key strength of the brand is the breadth and depth of the product it offers.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 25, 2024

AHF Products introduced Unfazed luxury vinyl flooring into its Parterre brand. No acclimation is required, and installation is fast and uncomplicated,” said Yon Hinkle, vice president, product management, AHF Products. with coverage in over 85% of the United States. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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MAY 3, 2019

Today, Cinco de Mayo isn’t considered a major holiday in Mexico, but in the United States it has become an important day, especially for those with Mexican-American heritage, to honor Mexican culture by way of festivals filled with parades, music, dancing and food. A vintage-vibe kitchen with terra cotta tile floors.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

acquired Dalton-based Professional Testing Laboratory (PTL), a leading testing company that works with players across the floor covering industry. The acquisition of PTL allows Renew Lab Partners to further develop its testing capabilities for a wider range of products. The acquisition, he noted, will broaden that exposure measurably.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

New York—More than 200 leaders in the flooring industry gathered here recently to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) at the Rainbow Room atop the famed Rockefeller Plaza. It was a unique evening celebrating the legacy of philanthropy and leadership in flooring,” she added.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2022

flooring producers—both domestic and global—announced myriad plans to bring floor manufacturing stateside or expand existing operations. Much of that new domestic production is coming in the form of the waterproof flooring segment—namely SPC, WPC and sheet vinyl. Domestic producers grow capacity. Manufacturers in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In less than 300 days America will elect the next president of the United States. Before then, however, primaries and caucuses will be held in dozens of states, adding to the intrigue of what most certainly will be a most-watched race culminating on Nov. Mike Foulk Foulk’s Flooring America Meadville, Pa. “My

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2023

Megan Salzano-Birch, senior editor/digital director at Floor Covering News , recently sat down with Pesce to discuss what he’s bringing to the table and his short- and long-term goals for the future of the company. My top priority is to continue delivering high-quality products and services that exceed our customers’ expectations.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

More than 65% of LVP at Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home comes from outside China. The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to not include floor covering among items granted exemption from the Section 301 tariff was greeted with a collective shrug by flooring retailers. 24, 2018 to Aug.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

—Pat Oakley has become the president of Mullican Flooring, a leading U.S. manufacturer of hardwood flooring , effective Jan. A veteran of the hardwood flooring industry for more than 25 years, Oakley joined the company, based here, in 2000 as a regional sales manager. He was promoted to national sales manager in 2005.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Just like we have sales specialists, project manager specialists, we have installation specialists.”. Refocusing his sales staff to ensure they don’t sell any product on backorder or not immediately available in the United States. “It In 2020, we began buying our hard surface products more like we buy carpet.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2023

—Lucida Surfaces has named Jacob Herzog regional sales manager. With this promotion, Herzog will be responsible for overseeing the North Jersey and New York regions, while leading a team of sales professionals and driving the areas’ sales strategy.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

There was an onsite energy that emanated from the show floor, and it is encouraging to have that excitement verified with these recap figures.”. Veteran Coverings exhibitors noted the excitement on the show floor as well as the ample opportunities for networking and education that took place during the show. JS@sharpthink.com.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Forbo Flooring Systems and Roesel-Heck Company have entered a new sales partnership. As partners, Roesel-Heck will supply Forbo’s commercial products to select regions in the eastern United States. Hazleton, Pa.—Forbo

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Saint-Georges— Mirage , a hardwood flooring brand, announced its Fall 2020 Rebate Sale. The major hardwood flooring sale is taking place across the United States at all participating Mirage dealers from Oct. square-foot rebate on Mirage flooring during this promotion. Consumers get a $0.75/square-foot

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

The post Coverings announces featured conference sessions appeared first on Floor Covering News. The Workforce & Profits sessions are designed to help attendees discover new and successful business practices and tactics to better grow and manage their business.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2024

a premier gypsum mine and underlayment provider serving the Western United States. This collaboration marks a significant milestone for Maxxon, enabling an expansion of production capabilities for its flagship Gyp-Crete gypsum floor underlayment product line. appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 16, 2021

American OEM wood floors. AHF Products has acquired certain assets of American OEM, the trade name of Cumberland Products Group, LLC, a Tennessee company that specializes in manufacturing private labeled engineered wood flooring exclusively from North American timber resources. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

It will come as no surprise that resilient—mostly by the rigid core sub-segments—registered gains in 2020 while many other flooring categories did not. FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models. Mike Ward, U.S.

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JANUARY 2, 2014

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Within the LVT offering, Mannington has included a heavy commercial product, City Line, pictured here. Building on its longstanding success in the Main Street category, Mannington is launching a new, updated and refreshed product offering and re-branding of the program, now called Mannington on Main. Calhoun, Ga.—Building

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Manu had originally come to the United States to get his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, which he accomplished in 1968. With leadership shared by sons Raj and Rup Shah, MSI was recently projected to reach sales of more than $3 billion and employ over 3,500 people worldwide. Learn more here.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2023

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recently added polyvinyl chloride products (PVC) to its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) enforcement efforts. The move, according to some flooring industry executives, will place a lofty burden of proof on LVT suppliers to get products through U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

a flooring distributor headquartered here, will become a supplier for AHF Flooring’s Hartco branded products in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama, beginning June 21, 2022. The addition will expand Cain & Butlman’s portfolio of hard surface products. Jacksonville, Fla.—Cain

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Footprints Floors, a flooring installation company with 77 owners and 155 franchise locations throughout the United States, is partnering with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) to create a learning management system for its employees based on content from NWFA University (NWFAU).

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2024

Engineered Floors started 100% production of its new rigid core offering, PureGrain DLVT, at its Seretean Plant in Dalton in 2023. Rigid core flooring like SPC is traditionally an imported product. Today, there are about 13 domestic producers of vinyl flooring and about eight that specialize in rigid core.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Mike Maxey Canada— Beaulieu Canada /Peerless Flooring has appointed Mike Maxey to the position of regional vice president of sales for national accounts in the United States. The post Beaulieu Canada welcomes Mike Maxey appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

Provisions such as sanitizing stations at New Braunfels Flooring in Texas are expected to remain even though COVID-19 restrictions and cases are falling. At Texas-based New Braunfels Flooring , Michelle Winters, owner, said customers are very passionate about COVID-19 restrictions on both sides of the mask issue.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

Urbanfloor first made a splash in 2018 with its breakthrough Timbertop line—an upper-end hardwood floor offering featuring extra-long lengths, wide boards and a distinctive coloration process that yields unique, eye-catching visuals. But that’s due to the reactive stain on that product.”. 4-inch plank.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2024

The producer of high-quality hard surface flooring has added new capabilities, capital equipment and automation to better service its growing OEM customers base. In fact, according to Wellmade, the increased production would put the company on an elevated level. Those numbers are nothing to scoff at.

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