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Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews this year’s Coverings show, held in Atlanta, including new products from Anatolia, Wonder Porcelain, Dal-Tile brands, MSI, Marazzi, Lea Ceramiche, Wow, Crossville, Atlas Concorde, Florim, Panaria Group and many more.
Joe Hamad, co-owner of Touch of Color Flooring, writes about a University of Virginia renovation project, the centerpiece of which was the use of heart pine reclaimed from the St. John’s River.
Publisher Kemp Harr offers an indepth report on the Starnet group and its recent meeting on Amelia Island, Florida, and also offers analysis of the Department of Labor’s change to classification laws for independent contractor status qualification.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Mike Gallman, president of Mohawk Group, covering his long tenure in the flooring industry, including his time with Shaw and Blue Ridge, along with his strategy for choosing team members and his concerns for the future.
Thoma-Holec’s Keith Stanton reports on the firm’s post-occupancy evaluation of Phoenix’s Clearwater Mayo Boulevard, and how products from Shaw Contract, Mohawk Group, Daltile and Verde 1999 helped achieve its design goals.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Virginia Beach, Virginia-based W.C. Carpenter, a commercial and residential dealer of flooring and other interior décor elements, including how the firm has evolved in the last 58 years and how it continues to grow.
Bill Blackstock, president and CEO of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, offers the RFCI’s perspective on today’s market and how the wide array of resilient products on the market contribute to the development of the built environment.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen takes a close look at Millennial consumers, from the opportunities in this demographic to their shopping process, closing with a robust list of takeaways.
Contributing editor Sam Allman writes about the role of respect in today’s society through personal anecdotes and observations, digging into the power of respect as well as the importance of teaching younger generations about the value of respect.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford discusses the importance of selecting the best manufacturing partners, offering primers on how to establish a good fit, how to work together and how best to nurture these essential relationships.