Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2023

—Mannington Commercial announced that its operations located here have achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 recertification. The Calhoun location manufactures commercial broadloom carpet, modular carpet tile, rubber and residential rigid core flooring products. achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2012.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The standards for COF have changed, and any individual or firm involved in the manufacture, specification, sales, installation, or maintenance of ceramic tile floors should understand the new requirements for tile. You didn’t know the standard for tile and COF had changed? standard and is commonly known as the DCOF AcuTest sm.

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Granada Tile

MARCH 29, 2017

Installing cement tile flooring is a common request for many homeowners, interior designers and restaurant owners. Installing cement tile flooring can take some time to go from start to finishing. Depending on how particular you are about the design elements of your floor, this is often the hardest part about the entire process!

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The result is a surprisingly soft feel with tremendous visual richness yet no compromise of DCOF and technical performance standards for the commercial-grade porcelain surfacing, according to the company. It’s silky and soft to the touch—extremely luxurious and ideal for bare-feet floors yet suitable for high-traffic commercial environments.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

These latest EPDs generate the largest selection of soft and hard surface flooring options with a net-positive carbon impact, according to the company. “At According to the company, an EPD is a comprehensive report disclosing a product’s environmental impact throughout its entire life cycle.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Armstrong Flooring released the company’s first third-party assured, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)-compliant sustainability report. Third-party certification of 99% of products to low or no volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions and content standards. Full report here. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

Milliken & Company published its fourth annual sustainability report, a key reporting component in the company’s progress toward its 2025 sustainability goals. management team by 8% and announced that its entire flooring portfolio is now carbon neutral. . Spartanburg, S.C.—Milliken

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2024

When I grew up in Germany, we had what we called a “pitch pine” floor, which had gaps measuring about a quarter of an inch between the floor planks. I came to understand that the gaps developed because the planks were not dry when the floor was installed. That is a flooring installer’s nightmare.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Installation Big Picture (one day, 8 hours): Looks at what it takes to be accurate from prep to finish by examining what the industry standards and methods are, why they exist and how to meet them. Using Methods and Standards (one day, 8 hours): An in-depth study of the industry standards and methods documents and how to use them.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

New York—Benchwick, a leading provider of innovative home improvement solutions and a full subsidiary of Northann Corp, has released its 2023 comprehensive Baseline ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Report. According to the company, the report underscores its steadfast commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

As the newest addition to Mohawk Group’s domestically manufactured Large & Local LVT collection, Pattern of Time is designed to combine the comfort and tradition of a wood grain floor with a unique and inventive emergence of color throughout each style. The ultra-wide-and-long 9.25

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Contessa by Interceramic.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Tile and Green Building: Credits and Requirements An at-a-glance guide to the credits, points, and compliance parameters applicable to ceramic tile in today's green building standards and rating systems. TCNA Green Report: Life-Cycle Cost Study Quick-reference data on various flooring options for cost per square foot over time.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett released its 2021 Corporate Social and Environmental Responsibility (CSR) report, also known as extra-financial performance declaration. Tarkett said it has made strong progress with ReStart, its take-back and recycling program, by transforming end-of-use flooring and recycled materials into new floors.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Under his leadership, Valley View Granite has also participated in NSI’s Industry-Wide EPD report for countertops and donated to the Natural Stone Foundation. “I am excited to continue strengthening NSI’s relevance and influence within the lanes of safety, education, standards, community and the promotion of natural stone.

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The Tile Council of North America Blog

MAY 1, 2015

Tile and Green Building: Credits and Requirements An at-a-glance guide to the credits, points, and compliance parameters applicable to ceramic tile in today's green building standards and rating systems. TCNA Green Report: Life-Cycle Cost Study Quick-reference data on various flooring options for cost per square foot over time.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2023

The Aquafil Group, a pioneer in the circular economy, released its 2022 Sustainability Report , providing transparency into its progress made toward achieving stronger environmental, social and governance standards. The post Aquafil releases 2022 sustainability report appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2022

According to the company, its “gold standard reputation” has been earned by striving to promote from within and doing so while establishing a family-like environment cemented with a caring culture. “This team is being groomed by, and reports to, the executive leadership team.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

COF is a standardized method to measure the frictional resistance of a walking surface, in this case, tile. T he method used for measuring COF of ceramic tile floors changed in 2012, after years of research and with the approval of the accredited national consensus of ANSI or American National Standards Institute.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Additionally, Crossville’s Portugal collection is available in the triangular mosaic that is sheet-mounted and ready for installation on floors and walls. The triangular mosaic works well for linear or centered drains on wet area floors or to create a vertical focal point on the wall.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Flooring Sustainability Summit , taking place here July 17-18, will feature an impressive opening keynote panel of leading authorities from the architecture, interior design and green building community. The post Keynote speakers announced for Flooring Sustainability Summit appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

.” Existing programs for material ingredient disclosure, such as the Health Product Declaration and the Declare Label, already provide vehicles for individual manufacturers to report what goes into their products. The post TCNA collaboration provides material transparency appeared first on Floor Covering News. rating system.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. As the click system ensures perfect alignment of the tiles, installation of a FlinTile floor does not require any specific tools or the use of spacers.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 5, 2023

A credit card scam is sweeping through the flooring retail community , in some instances successfully stealing thousands of dollars from unsuspecting dealers in lost revenue and materials. And in some cases, despite safeguards in place, retailers report they have still been hoodwinked. This way we caught it before we got burned.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2023

A credit card scam is sweeping through the flooring retail community, in some instances successfully stealing thousands of dollars from unsuspecting dealers in lost revenue and materials. And in some cases, despite safeguards in place, retailers report they have still been hoodwinked.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JANUARY 13, 2022

Zillow reported that 58% of buyers who purchased homes said having an updated kitchen factored into their home-buying decision. If you choose to fully update your kitchen with new wood cabinets, an island, laminate countertops, and a standard sink and faucet with all new appliances is roughly $68,000.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

MP Global’s QuietWalk Luxury Vinyl is a premium recycled fiber underlayment built for luxury vinyl plank, luxury vinyl tile and multi-layer flooring such as WPC, SPC and rigid core vinyl planks. Quinn—A common theme for innovation in most industries is “better, faster, cheaper,” and flooring installation is no different. Pros vs. cons.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

I reported that I was seeing a trend to use texture, color, and geometric patterns in tile. Neiba Cement Tile illustrates how a clean pattern in "basic black and white" creates a floor with a focal point in an easy-to-use and flexible palette. The Geo 10 in our standard colorway of Cana Green and Suede remains very popular.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Roppe Envire rubber flooring. Fostora, Ohio—Understanding the role surfaces play during the pandemic, Roppe Holding Company sought out third party, independent research to test the infectivity of its non-porous rubber flooring. Standard Roppe flooring without antimicrobial additives was the control sample. Application.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

There are several different initiatives taking place over the next few years that are going to significantly impact the future of resilient flooring,” he said. The post Novalis’ Capobianco leads sustainability charge appeared first on Floor Covering News. This is an obvious next step for our business and one we feel is a top-priority.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Eternity Flooring Ecoessent waterproof laminate floors continue to be a hit with retailers. S ome hard surface suppliers sought to cash on in the suddenly resurgent laminate flooring category as a result of difficulty in sourcing rigid core products from overseas—a consequence of the pandemic. And good looking, too, apparently.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Despite this crash, carpet still remains the largest flooring segment, accounting for 48.4% of the overall 18.969 billion square-foot flooring market in 2020. Just five years ago, for example, carpet/rugs made up 60% of the flooring industry in terms of volume. Flooring, including carpet, got a share of that spend.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

based Dancik International, a 27-year-old, 44-employee software firm specializing in ceramic tile, flooring and natural stone products, is also predicting growth. We attribute that to a pickup in home building, and to enthusiasm for our products following a product revamp,” he reports. “In A technology crossroads. At Lexington, Ky.’s

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Bamboo Flooring Guide. Whether you’re looking to improve the appearance of one room in your house or hoping to install a durable, eco-friendly flooring option throughout your home, bamboo floors combine the resilience of hardwood flooring with the easy maintenance of laminate. Your Guide to bamboo flooring.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 26, 2021

The key to helping the customer find the right floor. R etail sales associates looking to recommend the right hardwood flooring product for the customer when she walks into the store need to ask a series of fact-finding questions to determine her precise wants and needs. For example, where will the new floor be installed?

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

CTaSC also is the co-publisher of the Catalina Stone Report that is updated every other year and is a contributor to the Catalina Ceramic Tile report. All are involved in setting industry standards so we can avoid the negative advertising of problems and failures and ensure successful installations.

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