Article Archives

Floor Focus is a monthly magazine of analysis and education for the floor covering industry's interconnected business sectors: retailers, distributors, contract dealers, manufacturers, architects, designers and commercial end users. While Floor Daily gives you the news, Floor Focus tells you what the news means for your business.


2011 Vision Awards - April 2011   Full Article
Floor Focus profiles this year's Vision Award commercial design winners through word and image. Categories are corporate, healthcare, education, retail and hospitality. This year's grand prize winner was in the corporate category.

Hardwood: State of the Industry - April 2011   Full Article
Editor Darius Helm takes a look at factors impacting the hardwood industry, including Department of Commerce investigations into Chinese engineered hardwood, and reports on highlights from prominent manufacturers.

Building Revenue thru Cleaning & Maintenance-04-11   Full Article
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at cleaning and maintenance programs and how they are being adopted in both the residential and commercial flooring industries.

Software Review - April 2011   Full Article
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at software developments in both the Residential and Commercial markets including mobile technologies and building information modeling (BIM).

Coverings 2011 - April 2011   Full Article
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the highlights of this year's Coverings tile and stone show, held in Las Vegas at the Sands Convention Center in mid March, featuring extensive photo coverage.

Strategic Exchange - April 2011   Full Article
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses an upturn in flooring sales driven by remodeling, and also comments on the mood at Coverings and consumer trends.

Focus on Leadership - April 2011   Full Article
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Jeanne Matson, president and CEO of Starnet, the commercial flooring contractor cooperative, focusing on challenges facing women in the corporate world and how she has made it all work.

Best Practices - April 2011   Full Article
Editor Brian Hamilton profiles Southern Floorcovering & Interiors, a North Carolina based florocovering retailer (also a Shaw Design Center) that has been focusing on diversification as a way of growing its business.

Healthcare: Senior Living Market - March 2011   Full Article
Editor Jessica Chevalier offers a comprehensive report on the state of the senior living market, covering everything from industry statistics to color and design, sustainability and flooring requirements.

Surfaces Highlights 2011 - March 2011   Full Article
Floor Focus' editorial staff reviews the Surfaces flooring show, held this year at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay. The review features highlights of new products, with imagery, along with a report on trends.