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As UFLPA detentions soar, retailers advised to brace for impact

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According to Customs, as of March 4, $40 million worth of flooring has been officially detained, although some industry experts believe the number today is closer to $60 million or $70 million. Customs is tasked with detaining and sometimes seizing shipments, including products and materials on the UFLPA’s list of goods.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. Customs detentions significantly impacting supply chains, to name a few—the resilient flooring category continues to offer consumers the styles and durability they need, causing demand to continue to exceed expectations. People are excited.

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CFL prepares for next growth sprint

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In addition, CFL’s production facility in Calhoun, Ga., Taiwan, Vietnam and Southern Shanghai operations, CFL said it also started a large, new facility in Hunan, China. The post CFL prepares for next growth sprint appeared first on Floor Covering News. In addition to its U.S.,

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Wellmade expands capabilities

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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. Wellmade has officially launched the second phase of its plant expansion.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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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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IFC’s Canopy collection ‘covers’ all the bases

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Dalton—It has been 12 years since Piet Dossche turned the flooring industry upside down when he launched WPC in the United States and soon after its SPC iteration, all under the “waterproof” umbrella. International Flooring Co. But equally important, how the brand will be different than everything they saw on the show floor. “It

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FCNews’ Annual Top 20 Flooring Distributors

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There is no escaping it: 2020 is the year of COVID-19, and flooring distributors of all sizes dealt with the myriad effects—an abrupt shutdown that upended the second quarter followed by a resurgence. Furthermore, it’s not as simple as deciding one will produce in Vietnam, Taiwan, etc., By Ken Ryan. It was a complicated transition.”