The 2025 Starnet Design Awards reveal how top contractors and designers are pushing the boundaries of what commercial flooring can achieve in modern spaces.
As healthcare facilities increasingly specify non-PVC luxury vinyl flooring for safety and sustainability, installers must master new adhesive techniques and time-sensitive application methods that fundamentally change how these projects are bid, scheduled, and executed. Training to understand these differences is essential.
In pediatric healthcare, flooring is more than a surface—it's infection control, safety, and healing combined. How seamless floors transform care environments.
Wineo Flooring has launched Purline 25, featuring the new Graphic collection with "Fractal" design by artist Robert Langstaff. The biophilic tile pattern promotes cognitive clarity and stress reduction. The sustainable polyurethane flooring line offers expanded formats across sheet, tile, and plank options for commercial spaces.
Tarkett has expanded its Victory Color Studio and Event+ luxury vinyl tile collections with new vibrant colorways designed for workplace, education, and healthcare environments. The additions include 36 Hues & Tones colors and 25 Abstract palette options, emphasizing durability, sustainability, and neurodiversity support through varied design choices.
HMTX has merged its Metroflor and Teknoflor divisions into a unified Contract Business & Trade Unit, leveraging product similarities and manufacturing relationships while maintaining separate distribution channels—Metroflor through independent wholesalers and Teknoflor/Aspecta through new partner Spartan Surfaces.
Windmoeller Inc. consolidates its eco-friendly Purline resilient flooring under the Wineo brand name while ending a decade-long distributor partnership in favor of direct sales through selected agencies across the United States.
Sandra Soraci, Tarkett North America's healthcare segment strategy director, discusses how modern flooring combines aesthetics with infection control while addressing sustainability concerns and installation efficiency in healthcare settings.
Ecore International has secured a group purchasing agreement with MedTrust Health Alliance, providing member facilities exclusive access to Ecore's high-performance, sustainable flooring solutions at preferred pricing to enhance safety in healthcare environments.
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