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Mannington: A new era in design

Floor Covering News

From there, she designed bedding and kitchen textiles, before joining Mannington 16 years ago. Through research we need to know what’s trending in flooring— woods, stones—and how the consumer is using these looks in the home.”. Marchetta noted that 95% of their job is research. Everything starts with research.

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Al’s column: A look back on my time at Surfaces

Floor Covering News

Software and brilliant ideas developed from frustrated flooring professionals who developed tools specifically for our industry. Another company, OnRivet.com, has developed pricing software to make it easy to put one label (a QR Code) on your samples and keep up to date with prices, sales and specials.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts.

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