Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

FCNews publisher Steven Feldman sat down with MSI co-CEO Raj Shah earlier this year to discuss the dynamics impacting the industry at large and MSI in particular. With interest rates reaching recent record highs there has been significant slowdown in numerous parts of the industry. It’s become quite an industry, actually.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

You know what kind of customers you are dealing with here,” said Kuo, who was showing a new laminate line sourced from Vietnam. We want them to know that our cushions are the best kept secret in the industry, and we want to share that secret with NFA dealers.” For Ken Kuo, president of HFC Horizon, it was all about the former.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2023

This was a major development for the flooring industry as an estimated 10% of the world’s PVC originates from the Xinjiang region—and all of Xinjiang’s PVC facilities have documented ties to the region’s labor transfer programs, according to CBP. The only other thing we’ve recently picked up is that U.S.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 23, 2018

i, Vietnam. ” Despite clear industrial influences, this original steel-framed café in Vietnam feels welcoming. . ” Despite clear industrial influences, this original steel-framed café in Vietnam feels welcoming. This steel-framed café has a total surface area of 8,072.9 Photography by Hiroyuki Oki.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

FCNews ’ annual top 20 distributors’ listing not only looks at the industry’s leaders but also reveals the 10 highest-volume wholesalers in the waterproof vinyl flooring category as well as the hardwood segment. COVID-19 accelerated changes within all industries,” said Bob Weiss, CEO. By Ken Ryan. based All-Tile.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Dalton—Shaw Industries has been named a 2023 Training APEX Award winner by Training magazine. as well as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, India, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and Vietnam. Shaw has salespeople and/or offices located throughout the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

based companies merely shifted production from China to other Asian countries, namely Vietnam, Cambodia and Taiwan, as a means to circumvent the tariffs. It should be clear across all industries that long supply chains are riskier. It should be especially clear in industries with high shipping costs vs. labor content.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Somebody once said to me the smartest person in the floor covering industry is your mom, Rika. I think most people in our industry, historically, have been try-ing to find ways to charge more for products, and we’re always trying to find ways to charge less without sacrificing any-body’s profitability within the system.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

Industry executives cite the impact of the robust demand for flooring—and hardwood in particular—on remodeling spending in the U.S. of industry sales—that was the same percentage of sales the category saw in 2006. The dynamics in the industry that year, ironically, were just the opposite of what occurred in 2021. last year. “We

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

The disparity in growth rates, industry observers say, can be attributed to slightly higher costs related to production/shipping, as well as more of an emphasis on better quality goods—those in the 10mm to 12mm range versus activity at the opening price point associated with 7mm products. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

20, 2021, flooring industry leaders are mulling what impact President-elect Joe Biden and his policies might have on business. FCNews reached out to industry leaders to ascertain their thoughts and expectations in several key areas: Stimulus legislation. said the housing industry does not need stimulus. By Ken Ryan.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

Hamont, Belgium— i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has promoted David Song to the new position of chief commercial officer, Asia and Russia. He assumes the position with immediate effect and continues to manage i4F teams located in China and Vietnam.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Las Vegas—Jufeng (Vietnam Jufeng New Materials Co., ” Jufeng, based in Vietnam, is a major manufacturer of modular flooring products in the laminate market. . ” Jufeng, based in Vietnam, is a major manufacturer of modular flooring products in the laminate market. Mass production is planned to start in Q1 2024.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

This phenomenon was due, industry observers say, to the fact that laminate suppliers across the board had to contend with rising material costs for the components and ingredients that make up laminate flooring. of total industry revenues last year—that’s down slightly from 5% in 2020; 5.5% in 2016; and 6.6% or imported from Europe.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Take Raskin Industries for example. We were 100% sourcing out of China—it’s beneficial for us because we have a Shanghai office with a full flooring staff there—but we’re also sourcing out of Vietnam, India and now Thailand.” The company has also diversified its sourcing after the challenges that arose in 2023. “We

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

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. While much progress has been made in battling the pandemic, other challenges pose risks for the industry.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Richard Sebastian, co-founder of the FCA Network whose career in the flooring industry spanned over 45 years until his retirement in 2017, passed away on Feb. He enlisted in the Army during the Vietnam War and flew dozens of helicopter rescue missions. Richard Sebastian (far left), with co-founder Bob Hill and Bill Pawson.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

CFL said it will continue to bring first-to-market technologies to the industry allowing its loyal customer base to differentiate and excel in the market. Taiwan, Vietnam and Southern Shanghai operations, CFL said it also started a large, new facility in Hunan, China. In addition, CFL’s production facility in Calhoun, Ga.,

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Dalton—It has been 12 years since Piet Dossche turned the flooring industry upside down when he launched WPC in the United States and soon after its SPC iteration, all under the “waterproof” umbrella. 1 challenge we have in this industry is we love to race to the bottom,” he said. Dossche put it in perspective.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

You saw a huge swath of companies in China move down to Vietnam because it was an easier investment. But Huali didn’t see Vietnam as a long-term investment. And the vision that the parent company, the team here and I have is to give another solution to the flooring industry, and then, in the end, to the end consumer.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 22, 2014

Native Trails ’ new concrete sinks , made of a groundbreaking cement and jute fiber mixture called NativeStone™, are poised to spur the concrete trend in home design and energize the kitchen and bath industry. The result is a product line inspired as much by nature as it is by modern life and by concrete’s naturally industrial appeal.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 31, 2020

Hamont, Belgium—I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, said it will continue its rapid expansion across China as well as an intensified focus on Vietnam and southeast Asia. More specifically, the company is searching for licensing managers for China as well as Vietnam and south east Asia.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2023

Industry observers attribute the disparity in sales to volume activity primarily to higher material and production costs in the face of slower sales. Coming off such a strong year in 2021, the industry was still running pretty hard and that momentum carried over into the beginning of 2022. last year to $2.41

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

With its vast network of contacts and offices in China and Cambodia, Downwind was created to handle the import and export shipping needs for distributors, retailers and even other manufacturers serving the building materials industries. Downwind also works with shipping companies and suppliers in Vietnam and South Korea.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2023

Laminate will be more evident in our industry than ever before. We have been made aware that a few of our major manufacturers intend to exit the China production market completely, leaving for places such as Vietnam. We also have yet to experience any delays from our vendor partners.” —Bob Bob Dolan, Avalon Flooring, Cherry Hill, N.J.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2024

The living legend has a way of shaping the flooring industry. Mr. Shaw thought the industry needed a better mousetrap and pre-dyed or solution-dyed yarns was the answer, a.k.a. A decade and a half later, he says Engineered Floors makes the best piece of carpet in the industry. Bypassing traditional distributors. PureColor. “We

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The A to Z of Building

AUGUST 22, 2014

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Construction in Vietnam - Key Trends and Opportunities to 2018" report to their offering. The Vietnamese construction industry.'

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

There remains a difference between product from China/Vietnam and rest of world. China/Vietnam has significantly improved but the rest of world remains difficult. As it relates to China/Vietnam, although availability and capacity have significantly improved, rates are still six times pre-pandemic rates.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 14, 2023

As noted, these detentions are industry-wide and most of the major LVT manufacturers/suppliers are experiencing the same detention of their goods. Steve Sieracki, vice president, hard surface, Shaw Industries, said their teams are well equipped to navigate the supply chain challenges. Suppliers are adjusting accordingly.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2023

Kitts, West Indies—After revolutionizing the industry 11 years ago with the introduction of game-changing COREtec, Piet Dossche is trying to catch lightning in a bottle one more time with the launch of International Flooring Co. And just like with USFloors, expect to see IFC make its mark on the industry. “At and $8.99.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 7, 2020

That has many asking, ‘How can we be the leading industrial economy when we’re dependent on so many things?’”. switch to sources outside of China (namely Vietnam and Cambodia), primarily as a means to circumvent the tariffs the Trump Administration placed on Chinese-made products. Prior to COVID, the U.S. saw a fair amount of U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

W hile some in the industry may remember Bella Flooring Group as a consortium of Chinese manufacturers tempered on inexpensive product and lackluster service, the newly rebranded and reinvigorated Bella has set its sights on supporting the needs of the retail community with innovative product lines, U.S. Dominie explained. Proving its worth.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

Given the fact that so much hardwood production has shifted to Southeast Asian countries—including Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam—one could argue that the impact of tariffs on engineered wood from China might be blunted in the grand scheme of things. over the next 12 months as it was the last 12 months.”. based suppliers?

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Life of an Architect

MAY 18, 2014

I come from Vietnam and I am currently living in Montreal, Canada. How exciting for them and the industry. Designers : Varia Smirnova and Duncan White, New York, USA Bio : [ Varia ] I will graduate with an MArch from the Rice School of Architecture at the end of the month. Currently living and working in New York City. That’s me.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2014

The Hive – designed and submitted by Thanh Ho Phuong who received his Bachelor of Architecture from Hanoi Architectural University in Vietnam and is currently getting his Masters of Architecture in Politecnico Di Milano, Italy. The realized version of the design was pretty much spot ( get it? )

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