CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 21, 2016

Or, for other types of businesses, send your prospective replacement out on sales calls to face the challenges of meeting customer demands head-on. His or her objective industry and supervisory experience can be invaluable in training your next-in-line. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

More than 25,000 industry professionals attended the week-long expo, April 18-21, 2016. This figure is an increase in overall attendance from the 2015 show, and to industry insiders, affirms positive movement in the tile and stone market. We feel confident with the sales relationships generated by being at the show.”.

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ISC Surfaces

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Glass Blox Blends - Sunrise, Rose Aura, Flame With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to spotlight an organization established to unite the furnishings industry in the battle against breast cancer. A portion of the proceeds from all sales of Glass Blox and Origins Glass tile are given to the organization.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

It uses a two-pronged approach to flooring sales—merchandising and technology—to bridge the gap between the digital and in-store experience. This program is about driving brick and mortar, to support small business retailers who are the lifeblood of this industry. A case in point is Montgomery’s CarpetsPlus ColorTile, Venice, Fla.,

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I am employed at Coldspring, in Cold Spring, MN (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company) where I head up the sales and marketing for the company and have been in the stone industry with Coldspring since 1977. We have a strong board that represents everybody in our wonderful industry. The first is legislative outreach.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

The COVID-19 punch that temporarily dazed flooring retailers during late March-April has been supplanted by a rather frenetic period of activity, resulting in higher ticket orders and, in some cases, record sales. who reported second quarter sales are up 42% over the year-ago period. I’m hopeful this positive momentum has some legs.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.881 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 9.8% increase over 2020’s revised $6.463 billion.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

MAY 12, 2019

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2023

Mobile Marketing has partnered with top manufacturers Shaw Industries, Mohawk, Cali Floors, AHF and the Dixie Group to launch the program. Brian McGee of Ambassador Floor in Illinois and Missouri, added, “Mobile Marketing’s partnership is benefiting the NFA by innovating and pushing the industry forward.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

H ow crazy have price increases been in the flooring industry? Maddening as that sounds, such is the state of the flooring industry today. We are offering a lower-cost item if the first choice is beyond the consumers’ budget and/or offering financing to attempt to salvage the sale.”. It is causing a huge hit to our margin.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

MAY 1, 2018

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

Nearly half of Wisconsin’s land area is covered by forests, making the state a large contributor to the forest products industry. But being in Milwaukee this year, we knew we would probably see a lot of people driving in from Michigan or Illinois. It’s also worth noting that some companies have their sales meetings while they’re here.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2022

Armstrong Flooring, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization on May 9, submitted a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry on May 20. Another hearing slated for June 9 will allow creditors to question Armstrong Flooring principals.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

If history is any lesson, don’t bet against the flooring industry. As he put it, “We’ll continue to advertise and promote our business aggressively and continue to train our RSA’s how to sell during a difficult sales environment. Slowing home sales mean positive signs for more remodel in existing homes. Or as Baker Bros.’

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I have looked forward to reading past-year articles about the history of the floor covering industry and the fascinating profiles of the industry icons. As I am sure others have mentioned to you, Carpetland USA was a quiet company that was a leader in the flooring industry, led by an extraordinary individual in Rick Meyer.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2020

What had troubled carpet mills and industry stakeholders was that there is no current infrastructure in place in New York to recycle post-consumer carpet. Thank goodness they removed the carpet and pad portion of the bill,” said Jay Hagan, senior director of national accounts at Mohawk Industries.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By Ken Ryan Flooring retailers remain optimistic that the record sales achieved in 2021 will carry over into the first part of 2022, suggesting that demand for flooring continues to outweigh supply chain disruptions, inflation and COVID-19 variants. Others sounded more guarded about future prospects given recent developments.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 20, 2020

There are some bright spots on the housing front that might bode well for the flooring industry at large. Voit said she expects to see a steady market in her area, given the fact Naperville is the second-largest economy in the state of Illinois and also ranked one of the safest places to live and best places to raise a family.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Featured were some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from both influential buying groups to no affiliation at all. In other words, it reflected the retail industry as a whole. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

It definitely helps save a sale.”. Disruptions within and around the supply chain are nothing new for Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Top 20 wholesaler FlorStar Sales, Romeoville, Ill., But that doesn’t make today’s mess any less tolerable. “It

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2020

In the meantime, the flooring industry is scrambling to keep pace with this new reality.CCA Global, the industry’s largest buying group which oversees Carpet One Floor & Home and Flooring America, among other entities, held an all-member CCA conference call on March 18 to outline its support. Allaying fears. and “When will it peak?”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA, with multiple locations across Iowa and Illinois, said his first quarter is often dictated by winter weather conditions. We had a $30K-plus residential remodel sale just the other day. Well, the winter has been rather harsh in America’s heartland and yet Carpetland USA has enjoyed robust activity.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2021

As interest rates stay low and people continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, we anticipate housing sales and specifically resales to stay strong. Mostly this will be fueled by residential replacement/remodel. All of this, of course, is based on some stemming of the COVID-19 tide with the implementation of the vaccines.”.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2012

With the rich educational content, the event provides an excellent opportunity to train members of your sales team on topics ranging from thin tile to greenbuilding to a wide variety of installation demonstrations. He brings a passion for our industry and our association that we will all benefit from. This is a problem.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2020

Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with multiple locations throughout Iowa and Illinois, said the challenges presented by COVID-19 remain. Low inventory levels in our market—paired with low rates—should be a pretty solid catalyst for a rebound.”. Behind the numbers.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

Moderated by Connor Lokar, a senior forecaster with the firm, the webinar addressed the runaway growth of residential construction and how long the industry can expect it to continue. At the time, analysts were hesitant to make any mid-to-long-term predictions based on all the uncertainty the industry was feeling at the time. “In

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Building Moxie

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Tip : More industrious types might look to encase slack cable in a Weatherproof Power Cord Connection Box. With each sale and installation under the partnership, contractors receive a small cut of money regularly paid for the video monitoring service. Familiar face alerts not available on Nest Cams used in Illinois. *.

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Building Moxie

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Tip : More industrious types might look to encase slack cable in a Weatherproof Power Cord Connection Box. With each sale and installation under the partnership, contractors receive a small cut of money regularly paid for the video monitoring service. Familiar face alerts not available on Nest Cams used in Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2023

The labor shortage impacting the flooring industry is not relegated to installers; it has also affected truck drivers who work for the nation’s distribution companies. Research provided by the American Trucking Association (ATA) shows that if current trends persist, the industry could require approximately 160,000 drivers by 2028.

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