This year marks 40 years of business, customer service and valued relationships for Arizona Tile.

We recently spoke with Maria Troshina, brand manager of Estima Ceramica, to talk about the company’s growth plans for the United States.

A beautiful and thoughtfully designed showroom is inspiring and creates a tactile environment for shoppers. As a key component in the storytelling of a brand and highlighting its newest offerings, the showroom design is vital.

Floorco LLC, a privately owned global sourcing products and services provider headquartered in Baltimore, Md., recently launched a new division called Floorco Distribution.

The following is the first in a series of retailer and contractor forums Floor Trends is doing over the course of the year.

Nearly 15 years ago a number of industry players—manufacturers, distributors, retailers, contractors, software providers and others—got together and decided to start the process of bringing the industry’s technology into the 21st century.

The consumer of today is a totally different animal than the customer of five to 10 years ago.

The 2015 edition of The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas will once again feature the combination of SURFACES, StoneExpo/Marmomacc Americas and TileExpo, but as is usually the case with the industry’s largest all-encompassing trade show in North America there’s a whole lot more for participants to seek their teeth into.

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

The Floor Installation Association of North America (FIANA) and International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) recently held joint conventions in New Orleans.