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Dave Munson learned the flooring business from the ground up working in his parents’ two stores in North Dakota.

Massive Design’s Mac Stopa collaborated with The Mohawk Group to break the mold with the new Breaking Form modular carpet collection.

Tania Johnson Design’s new Places collection of rugs draws inspiration from five locations: London, Zurich, Winchester, Newtown and Manhattan.

When looking at any type of unfinished wood at a lumberyard or flooring supplier, the majority has been kiln-dried to bring the wood’s moisture content (MC) into a workable range to prevent problems in the life of the final product.

Flooring adhesives have evolved quite significantly over the years.

Don Maier joined Armstrong in January 2010 as senior vice president of global operations.

While there is no denying many manufacturers—both large and small—have taken to selling and delivering products direct to the retailer, and consolidation has made it difficult at times to figure out which distributor is which, the fact remains wholesalers still play a vital role in helping the specialty dealer and contractor succeed.

Choosing and installing the correct commercial floor covering can be a detailed and complicated process that necessarily looks beyond aesthetic preference and examines every aspect of the installation, beginning with the substrate and its condition and ending with the required maintenance regimen once the flooring is installed.

Distribution remains a vital part of the floor covering trade, but distributors are facing increased competition from e-commerce sites and retailers who go direct to manufacturers to buy their flooring products.