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Michael Martin, president and CEO of NWFA, makes a case for how hardwood can be a solution for kitchen applications based on thermal properties, air quality, sustainability, comfort underfoot, low maintenance profiles and its boost to home values.
Contributing editor Sam Allman takes a look back at key leaders in the flooring industry in a discussion about how goodness and integrity lead to success, key character traits of these types of leaders, and the challenge of walking this path.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford offers advice on how to pivot to adapt to shifts in client tastes and other developments in the market, including how to prepare for change, how to put it into practice and the importance of reviewing viability.
Editor Jessica Chevalier analyzes the results of this annual survey, including the state of budgets, fastest growing commercial markets, top problems, trends in color and pattern, wish lists for hard and soft surface, and favorite manufacturers.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner takes a look at developments in the resilient category, including shifts in product mix, competition from other categories, technological advancements, sustainability progress and developments in style and design.
Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae reports on the growing sector, including healthcare trends, subsegment growth and specification guidance, with input from Mohawk Group, Interface, Gerflor, Dal-Tile, Tarkett, Mannington and HMTX.
Editor Darius Helm guides a panel—comprising Kirk Sandifer, CEO of Cain & Bultman; Greg Vale, VP of sales for Fishman; and Tom Duffy’s Scott Bertram and Jon Youngberg—in a discussion on trends, diversification, challenges, keys to success and more.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner takes a closer look at the commercial vinyl composition tile (VCT) category, covering losses and gains, competition from concrete, VCT’s value proposition and what the future holds for the category.
Publisher Kemp Harr reports on Shaw’s $500 million investment of Plant 78 in Aiken, South Carolina, including the campus’ expansion from 40 to 127 acres, and discusses how it positions the firm to maintain its leadership of the carpet market.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the recent history of interest rates in the context of the state of the housing market, as well as commercial flooring demand, and also reports on the FEI meeting in Washington, D.C. with a focus on SPC issues.