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Rebecca Kundysek, a designer with Studio Hive, describes the challenges her firm faced in designing an interior to a historic building, as well as how Mohawk carpet tile helped achieve the vision of the designers.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles CB Flooring, an 18-year-old firm serving both the residential and commercial markets in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia through two retail operations, two commercial businesses and two to-th-trade locations.
Digital Evolution—Jay Flynn, VP of sales and marketing at Creating Your Space, offers a comprehensive comparison of SEO and PPC tools, and makes a case for why each of these Internet tools can help increase store traffic and sales.
Wood Cuts—Contributing editor Brett Miller, vice president of education and certification for the National Wood Flooring Association, discusses the growth in engineered flooring and explains its growth in the current market.
Aug/Sep 2015—Exec. editor Darius Helm offers a comprehensive overview of green progress in the flooring industry, with reports on trends, green tools and product developments, along with updates on dozens of the industry's leading flooring manufacturers.
Executive editor Darius Helm reports on the state of carpet reclamation, including an update from CARE as well as several processors and recyclers, along with analysis of reduced demand for recycled nylon and the development of end use PET markets.
Aug/Sep 2015—Exec. editor Darius Helm takes a look at the challenges to reducing environmental footprints, and he takes a close look at what J+J had to do in order to become the first flooring manufacturer with a certification for zero waste to landfill.
Aug/Sep 2015—Sr editor Calista Sprague reports on the state of the laminate industry from formaldehyde concerns to performance attributes, competition from other flooring categories, design trends, ingredients, applications, channels and commoditization.
Senior editor Calista Sprague first maps out the market, then examines the major influences on multi-family growth, followed by a look at what types of flooring are used in the market, as well as their qualities and where they are installed.
Senior editor Calista Sprague reports on Roppe's recent celebration of its 60th anniversary with a look back on the history of the firm and a report on the celebration itself, which took place on July 18 at Ole Zim's Wagon Shed in Gibsonburg, Ohio.