Best Practices - October 2008
Three years ago, Gill Veilleux, owner of Floor Systems, made a choice to expand his successful operation by building a 28,000 square foot facility in Lisbon, Maine.
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Three years ago, Gill Veilleux, owner of Floor Systems, made a choice to expand his successful operation by building a 28,000 square foot facility in Lisbon, Maine.
Water and wood are not exactly enemies, but if you’re going to sell wood flooring responsibly, you need to be able to educate your customers about some basic facts related to moisture and how it can affect wood flooring.
Developing and managing banking relationships are critical to the success of every small business. The banking process is often misunderstood.
It’s been about a decade since the carpet industry started incorporating sustainable concepts into manufacturing models. More recently, manufacturers in other flooring categories have been following suit.
Bamboo, cork and eucalyptus are the three major varieties of rapidly renewable hard surface floorcoverings, which can all be harvested in less than 15 years.
Even though recycling is only one of many elements of a manufacturer’s sustainability challenge, it’s a major focus because reclamation, recycling and reuse demand a cooperative effort that requires the creation of a complete infrastructure.
Dematerialization is a long word for a very simple concept that lies at the core of any successful manufacturing model, green or otherwise: using less material.
While the A&D community was arguably the driving force behind the greening of the built environment, now it’s starting to look more like the victim.
Today’s laminates are better looking than ever and many have outstanding performance characteristics comparable to more expensive hard surfaces.
Many people ask what a retailer should be doing when the economy is soft and store traffic is down. It’s times like these that make me love the flooring business even more.