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The Toledo Lucas County Main Library in Toledo, Ohio has a colorful history dating back to 1940. John McGrath, executive director of INSTALL, talks about the major renovation the building recently underwent and how flooring played a key role.
As 2021 kicks off, publisher Kemp Harr discusses the economic outlook for the year as the world awaits widespread rollout of a vaccine and a return to normalcy. Other big topics for the year in flooring will be tariffs and reformatted trade shows.
Chuck Bode and his wife, Carol, have grown their Baltimore, Maryland-based CB Flooring into a $100 million operation. We caught up with the couple, which is easing toward retirement, to learn about the magic that has made their partnership work.
Designer Shannon Dupras with CannonDesign talks about the recently opened Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston and the critical role of flooring in the design. Learn more about which products were used and how they played into this colorful space.
Gardner Flooring & Design, based in Montgomery, Alabama, is a multifaceted flooring operation that has built a reputation as a family-owned business for the last 40 years. Bobby Gardner talks about his keys to success and navigating tough times.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen talks about ways in which floorcovering businesses can kick off 2021 by establishing a creative media strategy and making their store brands more relevant to customers amid challenging market conditions.
Executive editor Darius Helm delves into the growing rigid core LVT category, taking a look at how it came to be a powerhouse in the industry, what makes it a unique flooring choice, the debate around “waterproof” and what the future holds for it.
Last year saw plenty of upheaval. Contributing editor Sandy Smith says effective communication and being flexible to those changes will determine who succeeds, and he offers tips for flooring businesses on reaching customers during this time.
Designer Kelly Ennis, founder and principal of The Verve Partnership in Maryland, highlights some of her favorite commercial flooring products, including some from J+J Flooring and Shaw Contract, and how they meet her needs in both form and function.
Executive editor Darius Helm talks with floorcovering manufacturers and contract dealers about the role of facility managers in the industry, focusing on how producers can best support facility managers in their crucial but often overvalued efforts.