Although a considerable portion of the floor space at the Sand Expo and Convention Center was dedicated to carpets, area rugs and soft surfaces, it was hard to ignore the vast number of exhibits in which manufacturers showcased and sold their latest offerings in hard-surface flooring. Even Stainmaster -- which, of course, is best known for its carpet offerings -- has gotten into the hard-surfaces arena with its newly introduced Stainmaster resilient floor line.
One attendee at the show, Manuel Monrreal, West Coast regional sales manager for Artistic Finishes, noted that he has been coming to Surfaces for 13 years, and he definitely saw more hard-surface products emerge during this year's show.