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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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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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Tarkett releases 2021 sustainability report

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Twelve production sites in ten countries are sourcing 100% renewable electricity and 38% of the total energy consumption comes from renewable energies. At the end of 2021, 100% of its vinyl production sites in Europe, North America, Ukraine, Serbia, and China use phthalate-free plasticizer technology, according to the company.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. The company continues to grow through innovation, a diverse product assortment and holding true to its core tenet: “Making Dream Surfaces Attainable.” We’ve added new product lines.

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Indusparquet responsibly carves out its niche

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Visitors to Indusparquet’s booth at the 2022 Wood Floor Expo expressed great interest in Brazilian oak flooring products in particular. The plan is to expand, but the truth is that’s a commodity product and we’re not really a commodity company.”. Indusparquet has also invested and become more rigid in terms of compliance training.

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Resilient Flooring: State of the industry  2022

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High single-digit to double-digit growth is possible for the first half of 2022,” said Adam Ward, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk. “I Jennifer Zimmerman, chief commercial officer, AHF Products, for example, noted that the category is up in 2022 and remains strong, with the housing market a key factor in that growth.

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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

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We were working around the clock in 2021 to bring down costs and maximize productivity to minimize the burden on our customers.”. We are addressing this by supporting industry organizations that provide training and offer expertise to our sales team and branches. Importers, too, are keeping an eye on the horizon as challenges remain.

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Exclusive: Boen and Somerset—A dynamic duo

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Ask Patrick Hardy, president and CEO of Bauwerk Group, what made Somerset Hardwood Flooring an attractive purchase and he will tell you three things: the brand, the management and the fact Somerset makes a quality product. I’ve always worked for consumer brands but also production brands. We don’t have any more production capacity.

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