Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Mountville, Pa—Dan O’Bryon has joined AHF Products as chief financial officer. In this role, O’Bryon will provide financial leadership for the business and will report directly to AHF products president & CEO, Brian Carson. “He The post AHF Products names Dan O’Bryon new CFO appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 24, 2024

They say all good things must come to an end, and such was the case for the floor covering industry in 2023. in pandemic-ridden 2020), flooring was unable to withstand an unprecedented number of challenges, dipping 10.1% And while sales volume remains slow, prices are high because of a lack of inventory.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

This figure is an increase in overall attendance from the 2015 show, and to industry insiders, affirms positive movement in the tile and stone market. There was an onsite energy that emanated from the show floor, and it is encouraging to have that excitement verified with these recap figures.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

While flooring is still largely ruled by well-established legends and pioneers, there’s a new generation in town. Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. CEO/president, Nonn’s Kitchen Bath & Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Not only did 2020 floor covering dollars escape the wrath of the pandemic, so, too, did square footage. in volume in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Bob Wagner’s Flooring America. Tequesta, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The flooring industry has done its share of cause-related marketing over the years, collaborating with such worthy causes as Susan G. CCA’s Carpet One Floor & Home has been working with their Smart Home Program since 2013 to help build technology-enabled homes that give veterans a space to regain their independence once they return home.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

There are two ways to look at the flooring industry as a whole in 2019, depending on whether ones sees the glass as half full or half empty. On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. in volume in 2015; and 3.6% FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 10, 2020

In the battle to win back market share from waterproof products such as LVT, WPC and SPC, hardwood flooring manufacturers have come up with waterproof and water-resistant options of their own ( FCNews , May 11/18 ). The new AquaTek line from HF Design provides consumers with more options when shopping for waterproof flooring.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Dallas, Texas—RegalCraft, a leading flooring manufacturer specializing in producing high-quality custom flooring products for OEM distribution or private label markets, has nameed Shane Calloway as president, North America. In 2015, he became VP sales and marketing at Swiff-Train Company and was named president and CEO in 2018.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

MAY 1, 2015

In 2008 ARDEX expanded the scope of the Mexican business, and Jorge was promoted into a Sales Manager position. In 2009 Jorge’s job was expanded again, and he became the Regional Sales Manager for Latin America, which includes Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and the northern cone of South America.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 4, 2024

Dalton—Len Andolino, a 40-year flooring industry veteran, has re-established Andolino Management Group with a focus on the high-end decorative flooring industry. I initially started this concept in 2015 and it proved to be successful for the companies I partnered with at that time,” Andolino said.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

When Armstrong took the wraps off its signature Diamond 10 surface coating technology on its commercial LVT offerings back in 2015, the company believed it had a winner that would set it apart in a sea of sameness in the LVT category. Lancaster, Pa.—When This includes VCT, PVC-free BBT, engineered tile and vinyl sheet.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Unilin’s patent portfolio is the consequence of the early and highly dedicated R&D program that resulted in strong patents with priority dates as of 2015, according to the company. Unicoat has proven to prevent leaks, swelling and discoloration of the floors for over a week, even after extensive testing with standing water.”.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Indusparquet has announced that Jodie Doyle, who has been with the company since 2019 in the role of vice president, sales & marketing, has been named president of the U.S./North Dan Gold and Jason Elbert, both of whom have served the company in regional manager positions, were promoted to manage key sales channels.

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Heath Ceramics

APRIL 21, 2016

hit the sales floors. Some of these experiments in dinnerware have led to really gorgeous new tile products, too.) Each seasonal collection takes months of experimenting before we decide on the final glazes to put into production. And in some cases—like our candleholders—these experiments led to permanent productions.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2024

When Shaw Floors tapped Ben Liebert to replace Scott Sandlin and lead its residential division, it was a clear departure from the company’s traditional hiring practices. Shaw had the reputation of either promoting from within, moving people from one segment to another or, in some rare cases, finding talent from within the flooring industry.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Republic Floor has come a long way in six and a half years. What started in 2015 with a $2.5 Our sales that year were probably between $30 and $40 million.”. Today, Republic sells a little more than 300 SKUs, half of which is SPC at 60% of sales, with laminate about 25%-30% of sales and wood accounting for the remainder.

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Time2Design

APRIL 8, 2014

This year KBIS being combined with IBS truly created a excitement that could be felt as soon as you entered the show floor, something that has been missing many years. The energy on and off the show floor far exceeded our expectations ,” said John Petrie, NKBA 2014 president. Brian Pagel. ” Normal.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. This led to stronger-than-expected sales dollars, but units did not grow at the same pace. in sales in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

The word “unprecedented” has aptly described the unexpected growth the flooring industry experienced in 2021 despite supply chain challenges, rising costs and the ongoing effects of the pandemic. In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.881 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 9.8%

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

O ver the last two and a half years it seemed as if no product category was safe from the incessant price increases being felt across the board. Why buy a vinyl floor when you had access to hardwood for nearly the same price? The price decreases averaged 7% and were across the company’s entire product portfolio. in early 2020.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2022

During the last tightening cycle, the federal funds target rate increased from November 2015 (with a top rate of just 0.25%) to November 2018 (2.5%), a 225 basis point expansion. For example, higher inflation in housing is due to a lack of rental and for-sale inventory and cost growth for building materials, lots and labor.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2018

Image: Steelcase We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. Today, it has expanded its offerings to include a wide portfolio of architecture, furniture and technology products and services.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

MAY 2, 2016

Greg started with ARDEX as Senior Financial Analyst and most recently was promoted to Category Business Manager, Flooring and Finishing Segments. Before taking this role, Greg acted as the Segment Manager, Leveling and Patching, where he led the research, development, launch, marketing and promotion of new products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“In late 2020, many economists forecasted very conservative growth numbers for 2021 within the strides of a global pandemic,” noted Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. Residential single- and multi-family segments outperformed such forecasts even with significant supply chain chaos.”. multi-family sector in 2021.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

Two years later, COD was held here without that uncertainty as the company’s top sales associates from 2020 and 2021 were acknowledged. It’s not about product; it’s about a feeling. I get calls all the time from dealers asking about products that aren’t even mine. People are paying high dollars for our product.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 26, 2020

So, how can these 30 million-some-odd small businesses—including specialty flooring retail—put themselves in the best position to not only survive but thrive when we finally turn the page on this pandemic? Note: In 2015, it was reported that over $1.4 Maintain sales/marketing efforts. Building a small food storage at the least.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

While single-home production is posting double-digit increases over last year, building materials and labor shortages, housing affordability and backlogs are tempering growth prospects for 2022, observers said. The top-line sales are there,” FEI Group’s Howerton said. Builder State of the Industry.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. ceramic tile sales are estimated to have grown by 9% in dollars and 9.2% of total square foot sales, up from 11.4%

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

‘s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

A few months ago Bauwerk Group, a Switzerland-based manufacturer of hardwood flooring that also owns the Boen brand, purchased the prefinished side of Somerset Hardwood Flooring , the company founded by Steve Merrick in 1990 as a supplier of unfinished goods. I’m looking on the floor. We don’t have any more production capacity.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Multi-family housing activity in 2019 can be best be described as lackluster, especially compared to the sales seen on the single- family side of the business. Flooring trends. The housing market is important to the flooring industry, representing an estimated one-third of residential sales.

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Stagetecture

AUGUST 16, 2015

From living room to bedroom, floor lamps to chandelier, from bathroom to hallway, mirror lighting to wall sconces, we are dedicated to offer you the best quality and the largest selection of home lightings fixtures. All purchase and sales are online or from a mobile device. One winner will be chosen on Thursday, August 20th, 2015.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

One such case referenced in the article involved StubHub—the popular events ticket reseller website that in 2015 abandoned its “all-in” pricing strategy in favor of a drip pricing strategy. All this got me thinking…where do floor covering retailers stand on this issue? appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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