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Looking back: Don Finkell

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They have a species in South America that they have reforested half of South America with: eucalyptus. It was some- thing the sales associate could tell people. I traveled to South America, Indonesia—different places. And they’re FSC-certified plantations.”. I put personal money into it.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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We’re trying to find a high-quality option,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of sales, U.S. We’re bringing in material from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, and container rates out of those countries has been increasing. Still, according to Jodie Doyle, vice president of sales and marketing, demand is strong.

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Stats 2021: Price hikes, organic growth drive wood’s increases

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After experiencing declines in both sales and square footage in 2019 and 2020, the U.S. FCNews research shows wood flooring sales at the first point of sale in 2021 totaled a record $2.67 Hardwood’s performance in 2021 helped the category increase its share of total floor covering sales, albeit slightly, to 10%.

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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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hardwood flooring market generated approximately $2.207 billion in sales, a 4% decrease from 2019 and a shade below the five-year low of $2.23 While hardwood still represents the third-largest hard surface category behind resilient and ceramic with respect to sales, the gap continues to widen. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. “We