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Assistant editor Jessica York covers the new products that will not make appearances at the traditional winter shows. Among the manufacturers not exhibiting at Surfaces and Domotex are Shaw, Mirage Flooring, Metroflor, Seneca Milwork and Del Conca.
Executive editor Darius Helm discusses the common divide between beautiful spaces and ugly acoustics, as well as the current tools specifiers can use to battle both sound abatement in hard surface underlayment and moisture in carpet backing.
Publisher Kemp Harr covers the opening of Aquafil’s first carpet recycling facility, a $25 million investment that is the first of five more planned facilities. The plant is estimated to produce 60 million pounds of recycled Econyl nylon 6 a year.
Editor Beth Miller details the launch of Mohawk’s new go-to-market loyalty strategy, Edge. Edge was launched at the Edge Summit and is a retail program that consists of three reward tiers meant to incentivize dealers to buy hard surface products.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Zach Zehner, a fifth-generation member of the Campbell family, who was recently named president of Mannington Residential. Zehner’s path started in law school and telecom before returning to his family business.
Publisher Kemp Harr covers the economic growth the U.S. is experiencing, despite mainstream media’s pessimism, the Edge Summit meeting, Mannington’s retirement celebration for three executives and Tarkett’s new monolithic branding strategy.
Publisher Kemp Harr highlights the groups of architects, interior designers, major hotel brands, purchasing agents and property owners who attended BDNY 2018. The big three flooring suppliers in attendance were Shaw Hospitality, Durkan and Tarkett.
Editor Jessica Chevalier covers the success of Arnquist CarpetsPlus, an 89-year-old hardware store run by the third and fourth generations of original owners. By being open to changing locations and educating its costumers, the store has thrived.
Contributing editor Angela Hinton, a commercial interior designer at Amh+design, reviews the different materials, such as Napoli restoration wood, Venetian mosaic tile designs and cork and rubber flooring she had used when designing clubhouses.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen discusses the importance of understanding the differences between generational groups in order to properly market to them. Millennials are of particular interest since they are beginning to purchase homes.