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Weaver’s Flooring America marks 50 years of family ownership in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Led by Matt Weaver and Chad Nussbaum, the business thrives on hands-on leadership, community roots, and a reputation for trust and quality service.
Explore how true power comes from inner strength-resilience, integrity and will. Drawing on lessons from Africa, Mandela, and history’s great minds, Sam Allman explains how adversity refines us into stronger, wiser leaders.
Learn how commercial flooring contractors can manage change orders-documenting scope changes, getting written approvals, avoiding verbal agreements and protecting profits through clear communication and fair pricing.
With statistics by Market Insights, editors Darius Helm and Jessica Chevalier offer an indepth report on the state of the market, including reports on the segments, statistics on flooring use and flooring marketshare, and updates on top players.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews this year’s Coverings show, held in April in Orlando, Florida, including new products from Stonepeak, MSI, Wow, Del Conca, Portobello, Panariagroup, Wonder, Crossville, Dal-Tile, Florim, Landmark, Anatolia and more.
Editor Meg Scarbrough writes about how increase in pet ownership is transforming the flooring market, including in retail merchandising and showroom design, with input from Shaw, Cali, Mohawk, AHF, Mannington, Dixie, Engineered Floors and Karndean.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the evolution of PVC-free and bio-based resilient flooring, details typical polymer alternatives, and reports on product from Shaw, Tarkett, Mohawk, Nox, AHF Products, HMTX, Gerflor, Mannington, Classen and Kährs.
Terry Kelm, president of Sunbelt Franchise Re-sales, breaks down four strategies for selling smaller retailers and also reports on common types of buyers, including private equity or investment groups, strategic buyers, and individual entrepreneurs.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Chicago’s NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Week and the shift from the Merchandise Mart, in addition to touching on sales gains for NFA members, and a quick note on who’s driving demand for domestic hard surface flooring.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Zack Adamson about his journey from his college years to running Engineered Floors’ commercial division, as well as his focus as a leader, strategies for commercial business and what he looks for when building his team.