Engineered Floors transforms its hard-surface market position with an ambitious expansion of its PureGrain brand, introducing 132 new SKUs across five distinct collections. The company's strategic shift combines cutting-edge digital printing technology, premium product offerings, and enhanced digital capabilities to redefine the premium resilient flooring landscape.
From the 2025 Shaw Flooring Network convention, Shaw Industries' Ben Liebert shares candid insights on transforming the flooring purchase journey, building stronger brands, and why the industry's future looks bright despite current challenges.
Panariagroup USA unveils new polishing technology at its Kentucky facility, featuring dry glaze application and advanced polishing heads. The move enables U.S. production of previously imported items, reducing prices for Florida Tile and Panaria Ceramica polished products.
CFL has licensed its acoustic technology to European hardwood specialist Morava Wood, combining real wood aesthetics with advanced noise reduction capabilities in a groundbreaking flooring solution.
SVP invests €200M in Bjelin Group, enabling merger of Välinge's industrial business with Bjelin Industries. The deal combines leading wood technology with manufacturing expertise to create a global leader in sustainable flooring, while positioning Välinge Innovation for future IPO.
Cevisama 2025 has confirmed that the ceramic tile manufacturing machinery and technology sectors will participate in the next edition of the trade show, which runs February 24-28, 2025, in Valencia, Spain.
AHF Products will implement a 5-8% price increase on most of its hard surface flooring solutions across all brands, effective on orders and shipments on or after January 13, 2025. Rising costs of raw materials, insurance premiums, and freight drive this increase.
Kährs Group has successfully divested its Russian operations following a complex regulatory process, marking its complete withdrawal from the country in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Kährs is restructuring its manufacturing operations to bring production closer to customers, including new U.S. sourcing and consolidating Nordic production in Sweden. The company plans to transition production from its Romanian plant, affecting 90 employees, while maintaining the facility for central European market support.
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