Q&A on Flooring

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Steve Taylor, who joined Custom Building Products in 1990 as a technical director, is retiring after nearly 30 years of service. Floor Trends recently chatted with Steve to get his takeaways from his exemplary career and his forward look for the industry.

A combination of service, styling, quality and competitive pricing established Lexmark as a market leader in the hospitality segment and allowed the company to successfully expand into residential market in 2013.

Floor Trends recently connected with Mark Chichak, general manager of specialty flooring for GCP Applied Technologies, to discuss the rebranding strategy.

Hardwood maintenance can be a profitable opportunity for retailers looking to create a new profit center.

Everybody wants to gain some sort of insight into the future, to get some sort of realistic inkling as to what business will look like next month, next year and beyond.

We sat down with Mark Oliver, vice president, workplace and retail segments at Mohawk Industries, who was appointed to the new position in February.

We recently spoke to Allan Singh, general manager of North America for Havwoods International, to talk about the trends in hardwood he’s seen in the market so far this year.

This year, J+J Flooring Group is celebrating 60 years of commercial flooring solutions, leadership and legacy in the industry.

How many pieces have you read recently about store closings? In the last several months there have been too many to mention.

The premise of this interview is what appears to be a pretty grim outlook for many independent retailers out there.