Q&A on Flooring

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FlorStar has grown and changed with the times and our industry, resulting in its transformation from a flooring distributor to a multifaceted flooring solutions company.

Rup Shah, MSI co-president, is testifying in Congress this week to oppose proposed tariffs on Chinese-imported building materials, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT), natural stone and tile.

Aspecta recently named Marcel Kies the global chief executive officer of Aspecta. We recently caught up with Kies to learn more about his goals for the company and his outlook for the fast-growing luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and multilayer categories.

Ellie Priester was recently promoted to the role of director of marketing for Shannon Specialty Floors, a leading producer of commercial resilient flooring. We recently caught up with Priester to learn more about her growing role at Shannon.

This spring, Starnet appointed Mark Bischoff to the position of vice president-vendor relations, where he will manage all activities related to the Starnet Preferred Vendor network. We spoke with Bischoff at Starnet’s annual meeting to learn about his vision for the organization.

At its spring conference, members of the National Floorcovering Alliance celebrated the upcoming retirement of Roger Voge, Oklahoma flooring divisional president, Star Lumber, after a 43-year career.

We had an opportunity to talk with Darrel Harris, CEO of Xpress Global Systems, a carrier that specializes in the transportation of both hard and soft surface floor coverings throughout the country, to see how transportation within the industry is advancing.

Alan Rowell was recently named director of sales for Aspecta, and in his new role, he will lead the commercial sales manager team.

Paul Eanes was recently named vice president of new business development for Metroflor. In his new role, the company said that Eanes will discover new customers and channels of sale for Metroflor that could involve OEM customers.

Nancy Hill-Anderson was appointed to IDG as the group’s new managing director, a newly formed position to help propel the group forward. We recently connected with her to learn more about her plans to work with this group of savvy business owners and drive their business to new heights.