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Karndean ups its ‘A’ game with refresh of Art Select line

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“With the upcoming launch, Art Select once again raises the bar, setting a new standard for luxury vinyl flooring. In fact, the woods and stones that inspire Karndean designs are sourced from around the world— forests and lumberyards to remote mountain quarries.

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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The line features a patented layer that blends optimal ratios of vinyl, EVA pad and SPC thickness to help deliver a comfortable and quiet flooring without sacrificing any of the benefits of standard vinyl flooring. Happy Feet, for example, touted its virgin vinyl with a new glue-down and loose-lay product called Quarry.

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Premium underlayments: A path to add-on profits

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There are specifications that are standard, but they’re very hard for a consumer to understand. The flooring market is moving to more hard surfaces as we see a higher percentage of larger, more rigid flooring installations,” said Greg Hunsicker, director of product development and strategy, Ardex. It levels from 3mm up to 24mm-thick.

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Made in USA: Manufacturers ramp up domestic production

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quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla., Most notably, service through stock availability of medium-end, standard SPC lines from the Calhoun factory, to reduce price fluctuations and working capital requirement for its customers.”. Mohawk’s Daltile brand also manufactures much of its product in the U.S.