People Power: Learning from adversity - June 2022
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the various ways humans learn and grow from experiencing adversity, citing some key skills: adaptability, resilience, faith, hope and purpose.
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Contractor’s Corner: Making a sale and also a profit - June 2022
Contributing editor Dave Stafford discusses the importance of making clients believe in oneself through not just exceptional performance, but also preparation, research, and knowing and leveraging one’s strengths.
Successful Selling: Crafting a memorable sales presentation - June 2022
Contributing editor Sandy Smith writes about his own experiences in crafting presentations, and offers a six-point checklist to ensure that what is produced is meaningful and effectively targets the audience.
Annual Report 2022: Product locked in transit had an outsized impact on this year’s flooring market – May 2022
Floor Focus’ editorial team provides a comprehensive overview of the U.S. flooring market, including industry growth numbers, marketshare of flooring categories and indepth reports on carpet, rugs, resilient flooring, ceramic, hardwood and laminate.
Higher Education Update: Flooring plays a role in setting a tone, and thereby winning students, on higher education campuses - May 2022
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the state of higher ed, including the pandemic’s impacts on everything from enrollments to the upgrading of interiors, with input from leaders at Forbo, Interface, J+J Flooring, Shaw, Tarkett, Mohawk and Armstrong.
Homebuilder Update 2022: Flooring contractors and product manufacturers continue to navigate a turbulent builder market – May 2022
Editor Jessica Chevalier discusses the state of housing in the U.S. market, where there is currently a shortfall of over five million homes, with Dennis Webb, vice president of Fulton Homes, and Andy Hogan, CEO of CCA Global’s FEI Group.
Coverings 2022: This year’s ceramic expo highlights manufacturers’ strategic business moves alongside new design trends – May 2022
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews this year’s Coverings Show, held in April at the Las Vegas Convention Center, reporting on trends, strategies and product from Crossville, Florim USA, Florida Tile, Landmark, MSI, Wonder and Del Conca, among others.
Revestir Recap: Brazilian manufacturers create hybrid designs and new looks – May 2022
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on Revestir, held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, including a pictorial of new products from Portobello, Alfagres, Villagres, Laminam, Roca, Italgres, Lepri, Incepa, Decortiles, Eliane and Biacogres.
Strategic Exchange: The economy faces headwinds but growth continues – May 2022
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the slowdown in retail traffic and its relationship to inflation and unemployment levels, the status of Armstrong Flooring, and the future of the tariffs on good produced in China.
Designer Forum: Sergio Mannino Studio’s design of a Brooklyn, New York hub for artists – May 2022
The transformation of a handmade home décor business into a brick-and-mortar hub for artists, called A.MANO Brooklyn, was achieved with the help of ceramic tile in a range of styles and designs from Florim and Mutina.