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Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Pierre Thabet, president of Mirage, Quebec's most prominent hardwood flooring producer, including Thabet's background and business philosophy, along with branding and channel strategies.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Myers Carpet and Flooring Center, with three locations in Georgia and Tennessee, including its expansion through acquisition, its Hollywood revenue stream and its in-house custom-cut rug program.
Brett Miller, vice president of education and certification for the NWFA, discusses the formaldehyde issue, including information on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and how it works with flooring, and content versus emissions.
Contributing editor Lew Migliore weighs in on the importance of dealers knowing technical details of their products, including how it handles moisture and how to choose the right applications for the product.
Lisa Schmidt, a senior design architect at Wight & Company, weighs in on flooring that she currently favors, including customized woven area rugs, leather floor tiles and aluminum flooring.
Floor Focus' editorial team reviews this year's Surfaces, held in Mandalay Bay's expanded exhibit hall in Las Vegas in January, covering products from dozens of manufacturers, along with a comprehensive report on trends at the show.
Senior editor Calista Sprague examines recent innovations in design and construction, and also delves into design trends, the growth of wall tile, distributor developments, and industry news, including new domestic capacity.
Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae reports on the senior living sector, focusing on the challenges in the design of memory care projects and the role different types of flooring play to meet the performance requirements of these complex spaces.
Executive editor Darius Helm takes a look at carpet face fiber trends, with consumption data from PCI Fibres and also reports on developments with leading producers, like Invista, Aquafil, Universal Fibers, Pharr Yarns, Ascend, Zeftron and DuPont.
Executive editor Darius Helm introduces a new column on challenging contractor projects with the case of the Hensville development project in Toledo, Ohio, where an ancient warehouse subfloor had to be secured an leveled before installing flooring.