Floor Covering News
JUNE 26, 2023
Russia is the largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world. American factories reported that material, labor and transportation constraints prevented them from operating at full capacity. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume.
Floor Covering News
APRIL 29, 2022
Attendance among professional wood flooring contractors was robust; exhibitors reported brisk activity on the showroom floor; and NWFA management cited optimism among its members. “I Case in point is AHF Products , which has dramatically increased its presence at the NWFA convention since its spinoff from Armstrong Flooring several years ago.
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Floor Covering News
APRIL 3, 2022
Higher global demand for hardwood cores is driving up the cost of lumber, suppliers report. The war in the Ukraine has further stressed the global supply chain as Russia and Ukraine combined are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world. Others, however, are more directly impacted by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
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.
Floor Covering News
MAY 3, 2023
Despite ongoing and persistent pressures from competing, look-alike products, softness in key end-use market segments and overall pricing pressures, the hardwood flooring sector continues to demonstrate why it has maintained its staying power despite real challenges. Pictured is Dreamville oak.
Floor Covering News
AUGUST 8, 2022
The good news is improvement in raw material availability—in part due to a lessening of demand and greater reliance on East Coast ports—has dramatically reduced production times by as much as five months. Although product flow has significantly improved, we are definitely not out of the woods yet,” Raj Shah, president of MSI, told FCNews.
Floor Covering News
JULY 6, 2022
While ITR Economics attests to the fact that first quarter gross domestic production (GDP) was down 0.36% from the fourth quarter of ’21, the firm believes there were mitigating circumstances. I can understand where the growing lack of confidence comes from, and there is no need to disparage those who collect and report the data.
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