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Editors Darius Helm and Jessica Chevalier take a look at sustainability progress in flooring over the last year and offer updates on the leading flooring producers and related associations, as well as an update on the U.S. Green Building Council.
Editor Jessica Chevalier report on the growth of U.S. flooring manufacturing, led by LVT but also including ceramic tile and hardwood, addressing pros and cons, pricing implications and challenges in terms of labor.
Editor Darius Helm offers an overview and update on the state of carpet recycling and its stewardship through CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort), and also reports on the unique challenges facing the reclamation and recycling of vinyl flooring.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the laminate flooring category, detailing its struggle to stop share loss to LVT, the impact of supply chain issues, innovations in construction to help the category compete, and potential new markets.
Editor Meg Scarbrough reports on concurrent tile and hardwood shows held in adjacent spaces at the Orlando Convention Center in July, including trends reports and highlights from a range of ceramic tile and hardwood flooring producers.
Editor Darius Helm reviews this year’s Surfaces, ordinarily held in late January but this year shifted to June with a much smaller footprint. The report includes highlights from the bulk of flooring firms that exhibited this year.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews David Oakey, best known for his carpet tile design for Interface, to find out about his early career, major accomplishments, carpet tile design development, the rise of biophilia and much more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses GDP growth rates and the state of residential flooring, and also offers indepth analysis of Lowe’s’ acquisition of the Stainmaster brand, Invista’s new nylon 6,6 strategies, and the impact on carpet mill customers.
Scott Hierlinger, vice president of interior design for Nelson Worldwide, details the Minneapolis tower project, including the role of flooring products from firms like CasalGrande Padana, Shaw Contract and Milliken.
Editor Jessica Chevalier speaks with Paul Johnson, who with his wife purchased a single Carpet One store in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1998 and grew it into a five-store operation across two states with annual sales of $25 million.