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Mar 2015—Executive editor Darius Helm takes a close look at the carpet fiber business, examining what's driving shifts in marketshare and offering updates on independent fiber producers: Invista, Pharr Yarns, Aquafil, Universal Fibers, Ascend and Zeftron.
Mar 2015—Editor Jessica Chevalier discusses one of the biggest challenges in the floorcovering industry, the loss of qualified installers over the last several years, and reports on how the industry is responding.
Mar 2015—Publisher Kemp Harr reports on this year's Domotex show in Hannover, Germany, with an overview of important highlights, developments and product trends, along with a section on noteworthy U.S. exhibitors.
Strategic Exchange, Mar 2015—Publisher Kemp Harr reports on Mohawk's 2014 results, as well as update on US Floors' Coretec pending patent, new dealer tools at the Shaw dealer convention, and his takeaway from a Schönox factory tour in Rosendahl, Germany.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Eric Astrachan, executive director of the Tile Council of North America, in a discussion ranging from the appeal of TN manufacturing to tile innovations, installation challenges, and Astrachan's own route into ceramics.
Mar 2015—Lisa M. Cini, founder of Mosaic Design Studio, describes the Melbourne, Florida senior living project, and how flooring by Daltile, Masland Contract and Karndean helped the design team achieve the complex performance and design goals.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Mill Creek, a flooring retailer that has its own sawmill. Mill Creek has 16 stores in Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and last November the firm brought in industry veteran Gary Cissell as the new president.
Todd van der Kruik, vice president of design for Bentley Mills, discusses key trends in the commercial market and also takes a look at what's driving these trends and how it all relates to everything from the economy to social media culture.
Kaye Gosline, director of design for Tarkett North America, writes about today's flooring buyers, with a close look at the habits and priorities of the different generations, and also looks and home décor and color trends.
Senior editor Calista Sprague examines trends in the contemporary corporate environment, including trends in flooring and how hybrid spaces offer the best of both open and traditional floor plans.