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Dec 2014—Contributing editor Lew Migliore takes a close look at the installation systems available for carpet tile, including full spread adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesive systems and technologies developed by manufacturers like Shaw and Interface.
Nov. 2014—Exec. editor Darius Helm reports on the state of the residential flooring market, with analysis of the multi- & single-family markets, expectations for the coming year, profiles of retailers and residential contractors, and the Top 100 list.
Floor Focus announces its pick of the top 25 future flooring industry leaders under the age of 40, as selected by a panel of independent judges, and showcases the winning young professionals with head shots and profiles.
Nov. 2014—Features editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the sports & athletic flooring market, with sections on the higher education market, K-12, and an interesting and growing niche, church flooring, along with a focus on injury prevention issues.
Nov. 2014—Senior editor Calista Sprague analyzes the results of a nationwide consumer survey comparing ceramic, hardwood, carpet, laminate and resilient flooring in terms of attributes as well as product perceptions, sales by store type and much more.
Nov. 2014—Andy Wells with MasterBrand Cabinets, who holds patents on merchandise and cabinet design, writes about how to maximize merchandising and how to organize showrooms to enhance the shopping experience and fill customers with confidence.
Cersaie, Nov. 2014—Senior editor Calista Sprague reviews Cersaie, the largest tile show in the world, held annually in Bologna, Italy, reporting on key producers.
Nov. 2014—Publisher Kemp Harr addresses NBC News' report on links between the crumb rubber in artificial turf and cancer, and he also reports on the recent Starnet meeting in Denver and the NFA gathering in Hawaii in September.
Designer Forum: Nov. 2014—Andrea Caputo & Cory Kamholz of Holabird & Root write about their design of Rightpoint Consulting in Chicago, including how flooring choices—Milliken carpet and Mannington LVT—helped define work zones in the open concept office.
Nov. 2014—Features editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Picketfence Design, a builder and retailer operation with two locations in California. The firm started off exclusively focusing on the builder side, and started its retail operation in 2010.