Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Sales of newly built single-family homes in January fell 4.5% Higher mortgage rates will slow home buying demand over the course of 2022 and the Russia-Ukraine crisis will add short-term volatility to the bond market.”. A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. Washington, D.C.—Sales

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

T he slowing economy has left many in the flooring industry scratching their heads as to what the future holds. senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile. With the issues in Europe as it relates to the Ukraine conflict, we see ongoing supply chain disruption as it relates to ceramic tile. Scott Maslowski.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. billion and 1.38

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Tile Excellence

OCTOBER 10, 2013

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 25, 2014

The countries visiting the "ask Chris" blog are very diversified and include this month France, Germany, Australia, India, Canada, China, Ireland, New Zealand, Ukraine, Russia, United Kingdom, Iceland, Malaysia , Moldova and of course the US. Ask Flooring Excellence. Newer Post. Older Post. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Russia and Ukraine continued to clash; Southwind’s new president is named Drew Hash. The job market’s strong, unemployment still low So spending on flooring continued to grow. Across the floor Mohawk showed all they could A new ColorWall, Signature and, of course, RevWood. Nicholas appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 2, 2014

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Precisely when that occurs is the $64,000 question.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) kicked off its 2023 Expo here earlier this week amid strong attendance. In his address to attendees, which included professional hardwood flooring contractors and installers, as well as distributors and manufacturers, Martin provided his outlook for the segment in 2023. Milwaukee, Wis.—The

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Tile Excellence

OCTOBER 27, 2013

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The annual Floor Covering News Fantasy Football for a Cause League closed this year with 12 teams : American Flooring Distributors, Consolidated Carpet, Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, FCNews, Flooring Lines, Great Northern Associates, Karndean, Mannington, Salesmaster, Republic Floor, Spartan Surfaces and Tarkett.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

—Proof that the North American hardwood flooring industry is not only surviving but thriving in the face of immense change was readily evident at the 36th National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA Expo 2022 ) convention held here last month. Ditto for Dan Natkin, CEO of Bauwerk/Boen Floor. Now we’re back better than ever.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 14, 2022

T urn on any news channel (I don’t consider MSNBC a news channel, by the way) and the coverage centers around two subjects: the war in Ukraine and inflation. With inflation comes some fear consumers will have less disposable income for purchases like flooring. Prices are still going to be going up, just not at the same pace.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Many of the new Mirage hardwood flooring offerings for 2023 will be built on a new engineered platform. Take, for instance, the hurdle the industry had to face when suppliers around the globe had to scramble for alternatives to Baltic birch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Pictured is Dreamville oak.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

When the page turned from 2022 to 2023, flooring retailers were approaching these next 12 months with trepidation. While NFA members tend to be bigger and better capitalized than the average flooring dealer, they face the same issues as every retailer. Commercial sales have been fantastic. There is still demand out there.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Rising interest rates and declining housing affordability are the primary culprits for the ongoing weakness for home sales and housing starts in recent months. The post NAHB: Keeping an eye on rising rates appeared first on Floor Covering News. In the meantime, builders should continue to be cautious with respect to operations.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

However, flooring professionals representing manufacturing, distribution and retailers say transportation issues—both ocean and over-the-road trucking—remain a challenge. The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. Retailers weigh in.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2022

And let’s not talk about the broader global impact that the war in Ukraine has had on many different industries and countries. Retail sales trends. One of the many leading indicators ITR Economics examines in its forecasting models is retail sales trends. In fact, retail sales are doing well in many parts of the world.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

A few months ago Bauwerk Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of hardwood flooring that also owns the Boen brand, purchased the prefinished side of Somerset Hardwood Flooring , the company founded by Steve Merrick in 1990 as a supplier of unfinished goods. I’m looking on the floor. And that’s a whole different perspective.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2023

In flooring distribution, for example, it was commonplace pre-pandemic for an ocean container shipment to take at least 30 days to make it to port from its original destination; just a few months ago that same trip took a minimum of six months. The situation has been further complicated by the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 th month.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

S upplies of traditional Baltic birch cores have become increasingly scarce due to the war in Ukraine. Switching to teak ensures our hardwood engineered floors achieve upgrades in strength, durability and resistance as well as design advantages,” said Borja Iglesias, CEO of RIVA. “We Based in Vigo, Spain, with U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Miami—Brazilian hardwood flooring manufacturer Indusparquet has always had the reputation for producing some of the finest exotic hardwood flooring available. Visitors to Indusparquet’s booth at the 2022 Wood Floor Expo expressed great interest in Brazilian oak flooring products in particular. About $100,000 bold. “We

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2022

The Federal Reserve notes that inflation remains elevated, citing the Ukraine war and global supply-chain issues, among other factors. For example, higher inflation in housing is due to a lack of rental and for-sale inventory and cost growth for building materials, lots and labor. appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

That’s a message one flooring executive had to say about 2023. chief operating officer, Engineered Floors. In the first quarter of 2022, there was no war in Ukraine and no higher gas and energy prices. The world changed in Q2 2022 and has depressed business levels in the flooring industry. The sky is not falling.

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