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Novalam adds i4F technologies to enter global SPC market

Floor Covering News

As a result, Novalam becomes Spain’s first manufacturer of SPC products, all of which will be enhanced with i4F drop-lock installation technologies. Destined for the global market, SPC production will commence at Novalam’s new state-of-the-art facility in here as of March 2024. “We

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Reshoring Initiative gains steam, more needs to be done

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as evidenced by a perennial lopsided trade deficit with China—continues to rely heavily on imports of many popular and essential products. This includes electronics, building materials, apparel, food products and, of course, flooring. Today, China’s faster response times and increasing technology and productivity also play a role.

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These Desks Illustrate Why It’s Hard to Buy American

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A Swiss business executive once told me that Switzerland manufactures most of its products and doesn’t import much from China. His statement sounded a bit deceiving, so I looked it up and understood what he was trying to say.

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Exclusive: Boen and Somerset—A dynamic duo

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A few months ago Bauwerk Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of hardwood flooring that also owns the Boen brand, purchased the prefinished side of Somerset Hardwood Flooring , the company founded by Steve Merrick in 1990 as a supplier of unfinished goods. I’ve always worked for consumer brands but also production brands.

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The Bauhaus and Me

Life of an Architect

The ideas of the Bauhaus in the fields of fine and applied art, design, architecture, and education were disseminated all over the world by its former teachers and students, to countries including the United States, China, Israel, Switzerland, Japan, and Mexico.

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A Photographers Bag | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

Matthew got a nice gig and gets to travel around the United States and the world.photographing architectural projects. I’ll let Matthew take it from here and explain what’s in his bag - ••••• I’m off to Cardiff, Wales and Zurich, Switzerland to photograph two client projects.

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