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Dec 2014—Jim Gunckel of California's Residential Design Services, Mike Benjamin of Indiana's Kermans Flooring and Steve Wilson of East Cost based Coleman Floor Company discuss the market on a panel hosted by Jay Smith, president of FEI Group.
Dec 2014—Executive editor Darius Helm writes about this year's Greenbuild conference and expo, held in New Orleans, including reports on Interface, Forbo, Shaw, Roppe, Gerflor, Schönox, StonePeak, MP Global, To Market, NWFA, NSF International and more.
Editors Darius Helm and Calista Sprague report on the expos being held in Las Vegas in the same week in January: TISE, Las Vegas Market, the International Builders' Show, the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show and the International
Strategic Exchange: Dec 2014—Publisher Kemp Harr analyzes predictions for the housing market & overall economy, he also discusses Mohawk's new SmartStrand soil repellent treatment & the Trend Union fashion forecast at Parsons The New School for Design.
Dec 2014—Publisher Kemp Harr interviews John Wells, discussing his background in the flooring industry, developments in the industry, Interface's foray into retail and the firm's environmental journey.
Designer Forum: Dec 2014—Bill Bouchey, director of design at M Moser Assoc., discusses a project in midtown Manhattan co-locating 3 ad agencies, and explains how Nydree hardwood, Interface carpet tiles and Ecore rubber flooring helped define the space.
Howard's Rug Company, based in San Diego, California, started out as a carpet cleaning and area rug business over 70 years ago, but in the intervening years has developed into a commercial contracting firm with annual sales north of $25 million.
People Power: Dec 2014—Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the significance of creating relationships, and he builds a case for how interdependence is a higher level of human functioning than independence and self-reliance.
Contractor's Corner: Dec 2014—Contributing editor Dave Stafford discusses the value of flooring contractors forging relationships with facility managers and offers suggestions for building those relationships through the use of anecdotal scenarios.
Dec 2014—Contributing editor Lew Migliore takes a close look at the installation systems available for carpet tile, including full spread adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesive systems and technologies developed by manufacturers like Shaw and Interface.