Substrates serve as the structural and foundational support for a vast array of flooring types and are crucial to the proper wear and stability of the surface.

Robert Varden is a man who has been deeply involved in the installation sector of the floor covering business, first as an installer, then as an owner of a sizable workroom.

In this month’s issue, we talk to designers, product managers, and business leaders about what we should anticipate seeing this year.

The two most powerful benefits that distributors offer may at first seem like polar opposites, but they are, in fact, two sides of the same coin.

Merriam Webster defines the term “trade association” as an association of tradespeople, businesspeople or manufacturers in a particular trade or industry for the protection and advancement of their common interests.

Your greeting may be the most important aspect of the entire relationship that unfolds between you and the prospect.

Two things are certain – no three: death, taxes and the future failure of social insecurity.

Donny Phillips is the founder and president of Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, a large and diverse floor covering operation and one of the largest in the country.

Leaders today face new challenges due to the speed of technological, social and economic change. Data shows that these challenges are calling for a new breed of leaders.

The ego-empathy balance requires paying attention to another’s desires without wholly sacrificing one’s own.