The worldwide association of wholesalers and distributors of flooring Global Flooring Alliance (GFA) has made an online review of the current situation regarding Covid-19 and its consequences. GFA has members from different countries all over the world, which makes it possible to get an interesting overview of the current situation.
Despite Covid-19, most GFA members experienced a positive first quarter of 2020 business wise. Some members even experienced a very unexpected growth. This was mainly due to the (public) project sector where many orders were brought forward. These effects have had a positive impact on sales. On the other hand, in the private sector many works were postponed or even canceled. However in other countries a strict lockdown closed down the business for a while and in consequence it suffered a lot, like for example in Italy.