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Carpet

Stanton ramps up hard surface management team

Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton Carpet Corporation, a leading supplier of decorative, high-quality, self-branded carpet, custom rugs and hard surface, has added two senior leadership positions for...

Latest offerings sport ‘must-have’ carpet features

Research has found that consumers shopping for carpet are most drawn to the product’s durability, quality, color, design and ease of maintenance—not necessarily in...

Trends 2024: Carpet

What’s selling today isn’t your grandmother’s carpet. In fact, today’s carpet options offer the best of both worlds in flooring—luxurious design options (think color,...

Resilient

Stanton ramps up hard surface management team

Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton Carpet Corporation, a leading supplier of decorative, high-quality, self-branded carpet, custom rugs and hard surface, has added two senior leadership positions for...

AHF Products launches Ingenious Plank

Mountville, Pa.—AHF Products launched its latest innovation in flooring solutions: Ingenious Plank. This next-generation hybrid resilient flooring is meant to set a new standard...

COREtec Tile adds new square tile designs

Dalton—COREtec has launched five new products within the popular COREtec Tile collection. The designs focus on setting a foundation of serenity in the home...

Wood

The Ultimate Waterproof Guide 2024

To promote the latest resilient products as 100% waterproof would be old news by now. Suppliers have long since moved on to other features—hybrid...

Canadian hardwood suppliers seek to elevate their game

Canadian suppliers for hardwood flooring have long been known for their focus on quality. Part of it is their mindset and approach to manufacturing; another...

Trends 2024: Wood

The hardwood flooring segment has clearly ceded share to competing categories like LVT, rigid core and even laminate. That’s due in large measure to...

Laminate

Stanton ramps up hard surface management team

Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton Carpet Corporation, a leading supplier of decorative, high-quality, self-branded carpet, custom rugs and hard surface, has added two senior leadership positions for...

Trends 2024: Laminate

Since its inception, laminate flooring has always been lauded for its ability to replicate natural materials such as hardwood, stone and tile—essentially any material...

STATS 2024: Lower consumption cools laminate resurgence

A softer new home construction market, slower overall DIY activity at most of the nation’s home improvement centers and a dramatic falloff in laminate...

Tile

Lunada Bay Tile introduces Mistral tile collection

Harbor City, Calif.—Lunada Bay Tile introduced the Mistral collection, which was designed to reinterpret the heritage of Zellige tiles for the modern day. As...

The Ultimate Waterproof Guide 2024

To promote the latest resilient products as 100% waterproof would be old news by now. Suppliers have long since moved on to other features—hybrid...

Stanton ramps up hard surface management team

Woodbury, N.Y.—Stanton Carpet Corporation, a leading supplier of decorative, high-quality, self-branded carpet, custom rugs and hard surface, has added two senior leadership positions for...

Technology

Välinge technology boosts the performance of resilient flooring

Välinge Innovation's newly launched PRO technology effectively addresses the challenges of longevity and locking strength in modern resilient products. The market's positive response clearly...

i4F unveils “HerringB/ONE” single panel drop-lock system

Shanghai, China—i4F has unveiled its new “HerringB/ONE”—a single panel drop-lock system that delivers multiple benefits to manufacturers, retailers and consumers. “i4F is simplifying the timeless...

i4F to exhibit 2024 Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor

Shanghai, China—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, is participating as an exhibitor at this year’s Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor...

Installation

Sika Corporation breaks ground on northeast anchor plant

Marion, Ohio—Sika Corporation, a company who specializes in the development and production of systems and products for bonding, sealing, damping, reinforcing and protection in...

LVT not immune to moisture present in concrete

Can there be moisture issues with waterproof LVT? The short answer is yes. I recently received an email from a customer who had installed an...

Custom Building Products partners with William Bird, NRF

Atlanta—Custom Building Products, Inc., a provider of flooring preparation and tile and stone installation systems, has partnered with William Bird and NRF, two of...

Underlayment

The A+ flooring products of 2023

In school an A+ signifies exceptional performance in the classroom or a subject, normally achieved by a minimum of students. In flooring, retailers hand...

Amorim launches Go4Cork One

Mozelos, Portugal—Amorim Cork Composites has launched Go4Cork One underlayment, which blends cork with PET foam from recycled wind turbine blades. Underlayment One is the...

Performance Accessories enhances portfolio

Calhoun, Ga.—With easy-to-sell, easy-to-order and easy-to-install products, Performance Accessories is enhancing its portfolio with new innovations and upgrading its digital experience to address...
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