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Editor Darius Helm, with statistics by Market Insights LLC, offers an overview of the state of the commercial market, including an update on the various commercial segments and a close look at trends in flooring.
Editor Beth Miller discusses a range of topics with four contract dealers and Starnet members: Mike Patton of DSB+, Grant Petruzzelli of Univeral Metro, Jim Vanhauer of Commercial Flooring Systems, and Randy Weis of RD Weis.
Editor Beth Miller reports on CARE’s annual meeting and also takes a close look at the latest results, including recycling rates, and reports on new products and technologies that are helping to generate end-use markets for PET carpet.
Editor Beth Miller reviews the 2019 NWFA conference, held in Fort Worth, Texas, including highlights from firms like Mannington, Emily Morrow Home, Mullican, Mirage, American OEM, AHF Products, Maxwell, Harris Wood, Somerset, Mercier and many more.
Editor Beth Miller takes a look at a range of technologies making waves in the flooring industry, including visualizers using virtual reality and augmented reality, sampling systems, product databases and more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Chinese tariffs and their implications, and also weighs in on negative carpet sentiment on HGTV and comments on lawsuits related to flooring patent companies.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews HOK’s Tom Polucci on everything from what drew him to the business and his biggest influences to trends in office design, new technologies and challenges facing the interior design community.
Victoria Plummer, marketing manager for Studio 1200, discusses the design of the French fragrance and flavor company’s facility, and the use of products from Shaw Contract, Mannington, Nemo Tile, Interface’s Nora and Stone Source.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Lippert Flooring & Tile, a 70-year-old commercial contracting business that is family owned and operated, and takes a look at how the firm continues to succeed despite the ups and downs of the market.
Contributing editor Christine Whittemore offers key guidelines and suggestions for how to approach social media, including ideas for Google My Business, YouTube videos, Facebook Live.