Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

And with that comes the prospect of products that don’t necessarily meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. “I I think what’s going on here in the western United States is a lot of dealers have SPC fatigue,” explained Adrian Van Raalten, vice president of sales and marketing, Pacific Direct Industries.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. The heart and soul of local communities witnessed a resilient rebound.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. in 2019 to 4.9%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). To that end, hardwood suppliers across the board are leveraging emerging innovations designed to enhance both the visual characteristics as well as the performance attributes of the product.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They don’t make the flooring products consumers buy; they provide the underlying technology that makes the floors they buy even better. Many manufacturers have changed the structure of their boards to make them more water resistant, but that makes the product very expensive. Hotspotproof.

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Building Moxie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Of course, I didn’t know what this “new” siding product was. I was meeting James Hardie for the first time. James Hardie products now appear on over 8 million homes in North America. *. We [are] the first to know of new products and best practices.”. Product Benefits for HomeOwners Also Benefit Pros.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“Now more than ever, we’re seeing interiors professionals embracing expressive, unique colors and patterns with a global influence, allowing for a distinct design point of view—particularly within education, hospitality and healthcare applications,” said Thomas Baldwin, vice president of commercial sales, Karndean Designflooring.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Fishman Flooring Solutions , a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented ARDEX Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. They must also provide superior marketplace support for those products.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. Inhaus Icon with Classen Ceramin technology Truly sustainable products need to offer recyclability and recycled content.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

For example, in residential, when working with resilient products, it is important to be able to reposition the product if needed,” said David Moore, Mohawk’s senior director of accessories. But in commercial, you want the product to stick and not move.”. Across the board, today’s adhesive formulas have much lower VOC content.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2023

It was precisely this mode of installation that made laminate flooring such a new and exciting product category when it first began appearing in retail showrooms in the U.S. It’s all about keeping pace with the attributes that end users of hard surface products demand today. market nearly 30 years ago.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Select sessions in this track include: Meeting Consumer Demand – Successful Exterior Installation. A conversation between representatives from Luxury Daily, a leading luxury business publication, with many insights about how to tap into the luxury market and sell better products at higher margins to wealthier prospects.

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We’ve created this blog post to help clear up any confusion you have over encaustic tiles and cement tiles, and to lay a clear foundation for what products will be best for your home projects and for the look you’re going for. Cement tiles are individually handmade to create one-of-a-kind products with their own subtle variations.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. So, there’s a lot of pride behind the new products we’re putting out.” Pelican Creations Home, for example, has always been focused on better quality products. It might be dirt cheap, but you’ll be paying the price later.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

Baltimore, Md—Fishman Flooring Solutions, a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented Encircle Products with its 2020 Vendor Partner of the Year Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. Encircle Products, headquartered in The Villages, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 25, 2023

. “Our latest Contour collections include never-before-seen colors and designs that add artistic warmth to commercial interiors,” said Paul Young, senior vice president of product innovation and design for Tarkett North America. To recolor any digitally printed pattern, customers can contact their local Tarkett sales representative.

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United Tile's Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Do you ever wonder what a Sales Rep does when we are not in the office? Beyond meeting with architects and designers at different firms, multiple times per day, striving to be a solution based consultant, our goal is to strengthen relationships with these clients to ensure their trust and specifications. and State of Grace.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. The previous Orlando show after the pandemic had limited attendance—people were still concerned about [meeting in person],” Patricia Acosta, corporate communications manager at MILEstone, told Floor Covering News. “But I think the vibe is ‘OK, we’re back, we’re 100%.’

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We’re also known for our expertise in residential tile products. For more Slim Slab options, visit our Product Page or download a Datasheet here. For further questions about the tile featured here, or to place a tile order, please contact sales@architecturalceramics.com. Join our newsletter here.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models. Mike Ward, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

An ongoing debate is how products with a pre-attached padding stack up in the long term against conventional underlayment installed separately. Therefore, we perform our own R&D to make products that enhance the installations of vinyl flooring.”. Like any product, there are pluses and minuses associated with pre-attached padding.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

T oday, consumers want to know where a brand’s products are coming from and how they’re produced; they’re interested in sustainable business practices. Armstrong Flooring is boldly walking into the future with a revitalized brand, an optimized collection of flooring products and adaptive solutions for its customers.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? Many supply chain risks remain for products imported from abroad. Challenges include higher inventory costs due to rising interest rates and product stoppages as U.S. Customs enforce the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Sam Kim, senior vice president, MSI, agreed, noting, “Tiles’ eco-friendly nature has grown commensurately with the consumers’ and commercial operators’ interest in eco-friendly products over the years. The final product creates a healthy and sustainable environment that is free from allergens, VOCs, formaldehyde and PVC.”.

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Granada Tile

APRIL 14, 2017

We’ve created this blog post to help clear up any confusion you have over encaustic tiles and cement tiles, and to lay a clear foundation for what products will be best for your home projects and for the look you’re going for. Cement tiles are individually handmade to create one-of-a-kind products with their own subtle variations.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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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. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. and units gained 9.5%.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2022

There is an intensity around adhesives from our members due to supply chain stress in addition to traditional performance, productivity and risk mitigation concerns. In 2022, Taylor launched products specifically designed for floating floor installations and wall installations. “We

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StoneDimensions

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

I am the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Coldspring (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company), in Cold Spring, MN USA. The mission of the MIA is to serve and support the dimension natural stone industry by providing an array of services, products, and authoritative information important to, and valued by, industry members.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The product was introduced as an alternative option to address the variety of tile thicknesses available on the market and how they measure up to the adjacent drain for installation purposes. We love talking to contractors who have installed other systems,” said Jim Van Landingham, Vice-President of Residential Sales for Quick Drain USA.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Hubspot lists 10 ways to sell anything online by building a successful sales strategy. The ability to sell anything comes down to knowing your buyer and the critical sales methodologies to reach them. You can be super effective at each by crafting a sales strategy that informs the tactics your team invests in.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As the resilient category continues to expand into various subsegments, flooring dealers have had to stay abreast of where each product—once installed—will truly thrive. LVT, WPC and SPC—arguably the three most popular resilient products today—all have different nuances that make one better than the other for different projects.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

—Thrive matter nylon 6 fiber has achieved a C2C Certified Material Health Certificate at Silver and Gold levels, as verified by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, according to Universal Fibers. This is the first certificate to be issued to any fiber under the Institute’s new Version 4 standard.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Base molding: Just like wood molding is used at the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor, base molding can be made out of ceramic, marble or porcelain, and functions the same way. To see collections available with Architectural Ceramics that include a base molding, visit our base molding product search here. Get in the Mood.

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