Export, Pa.—Karndean Designflooring, a market leader in luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring was named Hard Surface Supplier of the Year by the CarpetsPlus membership at the group’s annual summit in Atlanta on Feb. 27.
The award recognizes the supplier who has had the best overall performance in the past year. Award recipients were voted on by the CarpetsPlus Color Tile membership, comprised of approximately 400 retailers. More than 50 suppliers were eligible to receive this distinction.
The awards presentation was a culmination of a successful weekend for Karndean at the CarpetsPlus summit. Karndean sponsored the welcome cocktail party for the summit on Saturday night, participated in the Emerald Sponsor luncheon on Monday and was presented with the award Monday evening. Throughout the past year, Karndean has worked with CarpetsPlus to produce “Design Destinations,” a privately labeled display, which made its debut at the summit. Karndean was the only LVT supplier to be included in the Design Destinations program.
Karndean Designflooring joined the CarpetsPlus Color Tile group in 2012. The CarpetsPlus Color Tile group was established in 1996 and provides independent retailers with a menu of professional tools to grow a successful floor covering business, including product and sales training, national pricing and rebates, and member and consumer websites.