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Get Ready to Go Nuts Over These 4 Drool-Worthy 2018 Countertop Trends

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Image: North Fork Builders of Montana, Inc. Here, instead of using an entirely new material, we’re revisiting our old standards: quartz and granite. However, on the other hand, since metals are much softer than stone, these countertops do carry a risk of denting. One of the biggest 2018 countertop trends is mixing materials.

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Power of brands: Transparency on the rise

Floor Covering News

Lamdura, the company’s revamped laminate flooring line, includes water resistance, scratch resistance, antimicrobial performance, a Megaloc angle-drop locking system and a commercial (AC5) wear layer as standard features. Everything is specified and built to industry standards. Both are non-PVC rigid core products made in Germany.

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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

Floor Covering News

As a company, Republic is setting new standards in health and safety, and has raised the bar on quality and environmental sustainability. They remembered me when we first started, and I’m just a little retailer in Montana. based laboratories and examined to surpass industry standards. What retailers had to say.

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Shop Spectrum Internet Plans Near You

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Depending on where you live, you may be able to choose from these Spectrum Internet deals: Standard Service. Spectrum Internet service, rates and promotional pricing vary by address. Spectrum Internet Ultra. Spectrum Internet Assist. Spectrum Internet GIG. Speed of internet. Speeds vary from 30 Mbps, 60 Mbps, 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps and 400 Mbps.

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WFCA guides members on SBA loan program

Floor Covering News

Eligibility: In order to qualify as a “small businesses,” a business must be independently owned and operated and meet SBA size standards by NAICS code. To help members decide on how to move forward and whether they should consider applying for such loans, The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) is providing additional information.

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President's Message: OSHA On-Site Consultations

StoneDimensions

In Montana, the state OSHA performs the consultations and monitors any remediation that is required, but in most states the consultations are conducted by people from state agencies or universities. I found a very high level of professionalism among the employees of the Montana Occupational Safety and Health Bureau.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. Designs are generated from production files, and then the samples are printed on the production line at standard production speed, on actual material used in the construction of the final product. Challenging the industry to go bigger.