Only once in a great while does someone come along to make profound differences in the way the floor covering industry conducts business. Across a wide spectrum of important industry issues, Ron VanGelderen has distinguished himself as one of these rare individuals.
The Atlanta International Area Rug Market will take place Jan.18-21 at AmericasMart in Atlanta, Ga. In addition to spotlighting the latest product innovations, the 2001 market will feature the historic premiere of previously embargoed Persian merchandise.
Economically speaking, 2000 was another great year in the United States. Economic growth and increases in productivity remained solid. The construction industry remained very healthy. The year's biggest negative was stock market volatility - especially the losses sustained on the tech-weighted Nasdaq securities exchange.
Attractively designed tile patterns and durable ceramic tile need not be sacrificed to the placement of tile expansion joints. When it comes to commercial ceramic tile flooring projects, beauty sometimes conflicts with function and durability. Nowhere does the architect/designer and tile contractor face a greater challenge than when dealing with floor joints.
With the appointment of Mohawk as a national distributor of Congoleum vinyl still very much a high-profile topic of discussion around the industry, NFT approached the heads of both companies, Congoleum Chairman and CEO Roger Marcus and Mohawk Chief Operating Officer Jeffery Lorberbaum, to obtain their personal insights on their new alliance.
When Surfaces, the floor covering industry’s premier trade show and exhibition, opens its doors in Las Vegas, Nev., Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2001, at the Sands Expo & Convention Center, visitors will find themselves shaking a new set of hands once they start walking the aisles.
Cersaie 2000, Oct. 3-8, in Bologna, Italy, reconfirmed the position of the Italian tile producers as the leaders in the ceramic tile industry. Spanning 136,000 square meters of exhibit space at the Bologna Fairgrounds, the show included 1,078 exhibitors from 30 countries featuring ceramic tile and bathroom furnishings. By far and away, Cersaie is the largest show worldwide in the floor covering segment.
To confirm what many specialty floor covering retailers/contractors and designers/architectural specifiers already knew, carpet cushion is an important part of any carpet sale — and highly profitable part, at that.
Installation Excellence Awards 2000, an event dedicated to the discovery and promotion of the finest examples of residential and commercial floor covering installation, in all material categories, from across the country.
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