In our June Floor Trends issue, see what's trending in corporate flooring. Also, learn how flooring contractors can collaborate with architects and designers for successful projects.
Nobody, but nobody, anticipated that a new carpet mill would materialize in the midst of an elongated and hollow recovery, let alone watch it become the third largest carpet producer in the country.
“The recession in 2007-08 was a hard thing for our company to get adjusted to,” says Jonnie McPeek, principal at Corvin’s Floor Coverings, founded in Elizabethtown, Ky., 30 years ago by her parents.
This year’s Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) convention held in Palm Coast, Fla., about 40 minutes outside of Daytona Beach, Fla., welcomed a record 174 attendees.
Throughout my 30-plus years as a floor covering retail sales advisor, store manager, company owner, sales / product knowledge trainer, manufacturer’s representative, columnist, author, inventor (layout tool) and consumer advocate, I’ve worked to perfect the positive buying experience for my future buyers.
A healthy business grows just like a healthy child. The most important and defining characteristic – the personality of the business – is developed early and never really changes, while its outward appearance can seem to change overnight.
A few words about samples loaned out to customers: There is a lot of disagreement as to whether sending samples home with the customer is in the retailer’s best interest.
Bostik, Inc., one of the world’s largest manufacturers of architectural adhesives, has produced a video featuring well-known green activist, actor Ed Begley, Jr.
Custom® Building Product’s industry-leading Fusion Pro® Single Component® Grout features an advanced formula that delivers unsurpassed stain resistance without ever needing to be sealed.
Since 1921, Shannon Specialty Floors has worked in partnership with you, delivering the insights, enthusiasm and collaboration to help you meet deadlines and exceed expectations.
SunTouch has launched a new line of enhanced WarmWire® heating cables for ensuring optimal performance of its industry-leading underfloor heating systems.
The Urban District collection, new from Marazzi, is a blend of products that complement an industrial design style influenced by the revitalization of downtown warehouse districts.
The Summit Collection from American Rug Craftsmen (ARC) is a tufted assortment of solid-colored rugs that take any room in the home to new heights of fashion.
Tarkett has created gradations for the floor plane by introducing three tones for each color grouping within Mesto Configurations’ newly re-designed color palette.
