Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. It was, however, a sizeable 23% increase in sales from 2020’s $2.844 billion when the category experienced its first decline since 2009 amid the Great Recession. Category experts agree the U.S. year-to-date.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2024

—Lunada Bay Corporation has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Chris Moderwell as the Southeast and Texas regional sales manager. Chris’ experience and expertise have already made him a key addition to the Lunada Bay Corporation team,” said Chris Brown, North American sales director for Lunada Bay Corporation. “We

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

One would think those issues would negatively impact any industry. 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. Supply chain disruptions.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

That’s what industry disrupters are doing when they innovate to the point that it shifts the traditional paradigm. Disruption can also occur within the industry from causes outside of it. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

has announced two promotions within its sales organization. Tom Kettering and Anthony Coggins are both expanding their roles as directors of sales for their respective geographic regions. “As Kettering, previously a Crossville divisional manager, has been promoted to director of sales–midwest/east. — Crossville, Inc.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

has announced two promotions within its sales organization. Tom Kettering and Anthony Coggins are both expanding their roles as directors of sales for their respective geographic regions. “As Kettering, previously a Crossville divisional manager, has been promoted to director of sales–midwest/east. — Crossville, Inc.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Many industry experts point to the housing market as a reliable indicator of the health of ceramic. The impacts are being felt regardless of category, industry sector or even demographic. Rocamador Rubio of Tile of Spain said these major challenges are, thankfully, all things leaders in the industry have been working on for some time.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year. “I Commercial sales ranged from $3 to $3.5 A little more than half of the volume is from specified contract while dollar sales are more evenly split with Main Street applications.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. In terms of volume, the category accounted for 6.156 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 4.7%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“In late 2020, many economists forecasted very conservative growth numbers for 2021 within the strides of a global pandemic,” noted Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. Other industry observers attested to the performance of the U.S. said Jay Smith, VP of sales, builder and multi-family at Shaw Industries. “It

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Industry observers point to several factors impacting multi-family investments and development, including higher capital costs, rising rents and expensive cap rates. Over the last decade, there has been a continuous shift in our industry toward hard surfaces, specifically vinyl plank,” Redi Carpet’s Caress noted. “It

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The sales industry is about two things: Trust and value. Here’s how to harness the power of both and develop lasting relationships with customers, via sales strategy. A strong sales strategy is critically important to any organization. Successful sales strategies accrue an invaluable asset: Client trust.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. A number of these associations also offer certifications that give industry professionals added credibility.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

While there are still four months left before the calendar turns, category experts agree 2023 will likely see the first resilient sales decline for the category. The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits. “A

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

By Megan Salzano T he year 2020 was a year unlike any other in recent memory and had lasting impacts on every category within the industry both residentially and commercially. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of total industry dollars in 2020 and 12.7% Volume also experienced a drop off, registering a 3.5%

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Tom Enright as vice president of commercial sales. Enright brings several decades of invaluable experience to the role, including 25 years’ experience within the flooring industry.

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Tile of Spain USA

APRIL 8, 2024

Dive into the freshest trends and get a sneak peek into what’s next in the tile industry. During each interview, Fasan will uncover more than what’s trending in tile style as he tours each booth and discusses industry advancements on display at Coverings 2024. To view the full series, click here.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

There are two ways to look at the flooring industry as a whole in 2019, depending on whether ones sees the glass as half full or half empty. On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. growth in dollars was the lowest since 2009, when the industry declined significantly due to the Great Recession.

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Tile of Spain USA

APRIL 2, 2020

Tile of Spain companies are present in more than 180 countries all over the world and their commitment is to keep meeting their clients and customers’ needs with the same quality and service guaranteed by the Spanish ceramic tile industry in international markets. … Continue Reading.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Addition of sales and services leadership, and adjustments to product management, position the company to stay focused on clients while accommodating continued growth. In his new role, Brooke will manage all combined sales and service operations. He was instrumental in contributing to significant revenue growth over four years.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Radiant heating sales hit growth levels in the first quarter that haven’t been seen in over a decade, according to the “Q1 2021 Industry Report” by WarmlyYours —a manufacturer specializing in electric floor heating. One of the primary conclusions drawn in the report was that floor heating sales were up 31.1%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

W hen we think of industry disrupters today, some of the innovators that come to mind include Uber, Tesla and Netflix, to name a few. Many would agree that these companies are changing the paradigm in their respective industries. As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. The mother of all disruptors .

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Ceramic tile is by far one of the most design savvy, alluring categories in the industry. Yet, some retailers struggle with the sale. One of MSI’s retail partners, Yates Flooring in Lubbock, Texas, features tile prominently and uses a key strategy of grouping color and material to help make the sale. Seeing is believing.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 31, 2023

Other industry observers agree. We work closely with our suppliers to continuously optimize production and efficiency in logistics in our supply chain processes to stay ahead of sales.” The post Laminate: State of the Industry 2023 appeared first on Floor Covering News. But it doesn’t stop there.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

However, thanks to the multitude of digital formats available, online training in all its permutations has allowed industry manufacturers, associations and buying groups to stay connected with flooring retailers. Following is an overview of the various alternative training initiatives the industry offers. Alliance Flooring, Inc.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Builder State of the Industry. The top-line sales are there,” FEI Group’s Howerton said. The most obvious is global logistics concerns tied to import uncertainty,” said Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. For some builders, though, the demand is palpable.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Mark Shannon, executive vice president of distribution sales, will retire from full-time work and transition to a part-time role. Larry Browder, Crossville Studios vice president of sales, will be promoted to executive vice president of sales for Crossville. Browder will be promoted to executive vice president of sales.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Front load your sales/marketing efforts and projects. Learn new ways to connect and build trust with your pre-sale communication. I am going to make that sale. Let’s all do our part to make this world, and the flooring industry, even better. Following are my resolutions for retail professionals in 2024—independent of TDG.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

By Megan Salzano T he last year and a half has been anything but ordinary, and while the industry did struggle early on in 2020 due to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, it has rebounded with a vengeance in 2021. FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. Mobile Marketing.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc across the globe, leaving destroyed economies and industries in its wake. flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. We’ll take it.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 11, 2024

—Louisville Tile, a distributor of ceramic tile and related products, has promoted Tammy Henry to national director of architectural and design (A&D) sales. Her journey began in the showroom, where her design skills and natural talent for sales quickly became evident. This experience will help her team succeed immensely.”

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Ceramic suppliers agree, it will be difficult to judge the impact the pandemic will have on the category in terms of dollar sales and volume, but most say another low, single-digit decline is expected. Innovation is helping the ceramics industry soar to new heights,” said Rodolfo Panisi, CEO Florim USA/Florim Solutions. Innovation.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) is now offering the “Fundamentals of Thin-Bed Knowledge” (FTBK) guide to anyone associated with the tile industry at no cost. Otherwise, jobs go wrong and the reputation of the whole industry suffers.”. Mark Heinlein, training director at the NTCA, added, “Tiling ain’t easy.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

By Megan Salzano For several months now—and sparked by the coronavirus pandemic—instability in the ocean freight industry has put growing pressure on supply chains around the world. Galleher’s Hamar said he is hopeful the industry will begin to see improvement by the second quarter of this year.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 24, 2023

T here’s a long-running flooring industry folk tale (it’s actually a true story) about a high-end retailer in New York City—ABC Carpet & Home—that was suspicious of a disheveled man roaming around the company’s flagship store on the famed Broadway strip. The fact is, we all make judgements based on appearances whether we try to or not.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sales growth persists despite stumbling blocks. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. Resilient flooring remains the fastest growing flooring category in the industry, and 2019 again saw it dominate its competitors. By Megan Salzano.

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