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Stats 2023: Commercial flooring rebounds

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That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5

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Natural Stone Institute testing lab receives three distinctions

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Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute’s testing lab has received three noteworthy distinctions including those related to USACE Validation, ASSIMAGRA S.TONE Network and Fischer Fixings USA. The Natural Stone Institute testing lab has received validation by the U.S. ASTM C97 Absorption and Bulk Specific Gravity of Dimension Stone.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

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flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. Raw material scarcity.

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We Cork: The cork flooring sustainability story

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One of the key benefits of cork flooring is its environmental friendliness. After it is harvested, cork is shredded, compressed into sheets and baked in a kiln—the finished product is then cut into planks, tiles or left as a sheet, at which point it can be used for construction purposes, typically as either flooring or insulation.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. Take carpet, for example.

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FCNews’ Waterproof Flooring Guide 2021

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T he waterproof flooring story isn’t just about the latest rigid core/SPC offerings hitting the market. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3% CFL, for example, developed NovoCore Q to be the sound choice in waterproof floors.

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NSI launches new embodied carbon CEU course

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Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) launched a new CEU course titled “Natural Stone Embodied Carbon Research.” The course is designed to help attendees identify ways to reduce embodied carbon in future projects and identify ways to incorporate natural stone into their projects.