Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2024

“Small businesses to large enterprises galore travel to TISE to source traditional materials like hardwood and laminates as well as discover modern innovations such as cork, engineered flooring and specialty and handmade artisan tiles,” said Amie Gilmore, director of The International Surface Event.

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AUGUST 10, 2022

The popularity of bamboo and cork flooring remains strong despite the intense competition from the deluge of LVP/SPC products. However, despite all these positive attributes , bamboo and cork flooring products cannot sell themselves. Joanie Beazley, residential sales manager, Carpet One Floor & Home, Asheville, N.C.,

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APRIL 23, 2024

Adhesives can be a tricky category, especially when it comes to a flooring sale. Luckily, adhesive manufacturers know just how to position their products to the benefit of the retail sales associate. Most retailers never get to the point of discussing sundry products that go along with the sale.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Stu Kinney Kinney, an accomplished national account sales manager, offers experience in the flooring industry. With a comprehensive understanding of the unique requirements of architects and designers, particularly in the realm of national accounts, Kinney is well positioned to serve as a vital resource for clients.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2024

She intends to continuously drive sales, open new locations and raise knowledgeable team members to be dynamic salespeople and leaders in the industry. Robert McCoy, inside sales for Dwyer Marble & Stone, believes that expanding his resources will serve him well when local fabricators reach out to him for solutions to their problems.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

W hy are flooring suppliers bullish about growth prospects for Main Street when most economic indicators convey uncertainty? There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” noted Glenn King, vice president sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

While the LVT category and its SPC/rigid core subsegments continue to dominate the flooring market at the expense of other products, flooring retailers would be remiss to abandon carpet, laminate and sheet vinyl as viable revenue opportunities. There is no better flooring for warmth and comfort. Minimize your showroom.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 3, 2022

Technical sales teams from Sika and Merkrete were on hand at at the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation’s (CTEF) headquarters recently to conduct tile-setting training. The post Sika, Merkrete conduct training at CTEF appeared first on Floor Covering News. Pendleton, S.C.—Technical

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As As we came out of COVID-19, we went through two amazing years,” Warren told Floor Covering News. Consumer finance.

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APRIL 10, 2024

This year’s Rock Star recipients epitomize the industry’s most resourceful and exceptional young professionals who consistently innovate as forerunners of achievement, setting new standards in performance and excellence to further industry advancement.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The newly released 450+ page resource offers an extensive and varied assortment of products for interior and exterior design, catering to both residential and commercial needs. Trend analysis, worldwide procurement, sales expertise and leadership has led to this comprehensive catalog that delineates Emser’s array of offerings.”

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Dalton—COREtec, Shaw’s premier brand specializing in waterproof LVP and mineral core floors, has introduced a new COREtec Resource Center on retailers’ account management platform, ShawNow. Retail sales associates (RSAs) can conveniently access new product training materials.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Not only does it require more knowledge on the part of the retail sales associate, but it also means successfully sharing that information with the consumer in a way that doesn’t turn them away from the category. Also, it has numerous visualization tools that can help retailers close the sale.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 17, 2021

AHF Products partnered with key distributors across the country to represent the company’s newly expanded and comprehensive commercial flooring portfolio. Our distribution partners offer local stock, sales, marketing and logistical support. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2023

Sonny Callaham Rockwall, Texas—Sonny Callaham, co-founder and chair of the National Association of Floor Covering Technicians (NAFCT), will head up the UNITE training and education committee. The post Sonny Callaham to lead UNITE training committee appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Engineered and manufactured for installation as a floating floor, the product also can be glued down if a project requires. It’s a floating floor that’s fast and easy to install while offering key benefits of glue-down flooring, including the ability to create zoning and wayfinding.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Dan Butterfield, vice president of residential sales for Dal-Tile, added, “We are thrilled to be named AR Homes’ Vendor of the Year, and equally proud to be associated with a builder of their stature. “We The post Dal-Tile takes home Vendor of the Year 2023 award appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JULY 22, 2020

“To again be named on Selling Power’ s list of top 50 companies to sell for validates Emser’s continued focus on our employees, principle-centered leadership and our commitment to achieving the best for our customers,” said Erika Croy, vice president of human resources.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2022

Matthew Saltzman, CEO, and Crosby Hall, EVP corporate resources, of Louisville Tile. Among the additions to the executive team are Matthew Saltzman, CEO; Walter “Dub” Newell, CFO; Adam Beck, COO; Crosby Hall, executive vice president of corporate resources; and Don Kincaid, senior vice president of sales. Louisville, Ky.—Since

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Las Vegas—Küberit USA is set to debut its new integrated process for profile selection, sample acquisition and resources for specification support at TISE 2023 in Las Vegas. The post Küberit debuts new resource platform at TISE 2023 appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 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. Spartan Surfaces, a subsidiary of Floor & Decor , is a specialty flooring supplier headquartered in Bel Air, Md.,

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Ben Shepherd, Gainesville CarpetsPlus ColorTile; Ann McDermott, Shaw Floors; Josh Elder, Gainesville; Scott Sandlin, Shaw Floors; and Kevin Logue, Alliance Flooring. We met with Casey [Johnson, CEO] and they can work on lower minimums that I felt comfortable hitting in terms of what our sales projections could be.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s difficult to think of an honor that could be more fitting,” said Samantha Lisi, vice president of commercial sales. Better for the planet Made with the company’s K-Wave friction-grip backing to keep the flooring in place, Karndean LooseLay can be installed without full-spread adhesive. Pieces also can be lifted and reused.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, recently welcomed scores of professional contractors, suppliers, distributors and industry consultants here for its annual convention and commercial flooring trade show. Here he spoke about his professional flooring experience and advocacy for the CIM Program. T u cso n , A riz.—FCICA,

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JUNE 24, 2020

ELM Surfaces is positioned as a one-stop resource for tile that transcends residential and commercial, interior and exterior surface applications for today’s modern living spaces. where he served more than 10 years leading sales & marketing for Fiandre and its internal sales distribution team, Transceramica.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2023

By Allie Decker It should go without saying that your business needs sales to succeed. However, it’s important to remember that sales alone aren’t enough. Personal selling garners better results than pushy, traditional sales efforts. Two-thirds of lost sales are due to sales reps not qualifying leads.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Vinyl, hardwood, laminate Luxury vinyl flooring and all its iterations remains one of the hottest categories to date with growth outpacing all other categories.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The bigger your sales and marketing teams get, the harder it is to align these efforts. Often called “smarketing,” sales and marketing alignment is critical to ensure that these departments are working in tandem to target the right customer base, create more conversions and drive more sales. Not sure how to get started?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

The growing coronavirus outbreak has already affected the global flooring supply chain and disrupted manufacturing operations. Flooring executives told FCNews that the most vulnerable companies are those that rely heavily or solely on factories in China for parts and materials.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Las Vegas—For the second year in a row Mohawk was a multiple winner in the 2024 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). The 100% natural hardwood floors, made in the U.S.,

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APRIL 24, 2023

“Under our brands’ ‘Our Promise’ sustainability platform, we are focused on creating a more climate-positive future by being dedicated stewards of our global impact, leveraging our resources to shrink our footprint and reduce our waste. 17%—2018 to present the brands have reduced their carbon footprint by 17%.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sessions covered everything from sales strategy to marketing to new in-house technologies. The event was about sharing what we’ve accomplished in 2022, where we are going and what are our plans to accomplish just that,” said Crosby Hall, executive vice president of corporate resources. “The

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Tina has been a member of the Louisville Tile Family for over three decades,” explained Crosby Hall, executive VP of corporate resources. The post Louisville Tile promotes Tina Boyle to COO appeared first on Floor Covering News. How can we enhance the entire experience so that clients want to do business with us?’”

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Sales productivity—the time your team spends selling—has decreased. In this article, you’ll learn the ins and outs of sales productivity. That includes tips to increase the time your sales reps have to spend selling. What is sales productivity. Why should sales productivity be measured? The solution is two-pronged.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Sales productivity—the time your team spends selling—has decreased. In this article, you’ll learn the ins and outs of sales productivity. That includes tips to increase the time your sales reps have to spend selling. What is sales productivity. Why should sales productivity be measured? The solution is two-pronged.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2021

“Sustainability is a major focus for our commercial customers,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation. “To As the largest manufacturer and marketer of tile in North America, we have the resources and influence to lead by example with eco-friendly choices.

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