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Editor Darius Helm reports on the carpet backing business, covering everything from raw material pricing and backing innovations to indepth reports on all the producers, from the mills to the independent manufacturers of backings and backing materials.
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a close look at the retail sector of the commercial market through interviews with a range of commercial interior designers, covering the role of retail design, trends in the flooring types and clients' priorities.
Contributing editor Santo Torcivia of Market Insights LLC offers analysis, statistics and near-term forecasts of the domestic housing market, flooring channels and product categories.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses a range of topics, including Mohawk's Marazzi acquisition, ultra-soft carpets, whether or not consumers are focusing on value-priced products, and Hurricane Sandy's silver lining.
Brenda Smith, a senior associate at Perkins+Will, describes how the surrounding environment helped inform the aesthetic of a new healthcare facility in Newnan, Georgia and how flooring was incorporated into the design.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Rick McConnell, president of Hanley Wood Exhibitions, about the business of running trade shows and how Hanley Wood keeps the Surfaces show relevant for residential flooring professionals.
Contributing editor Scott Humphrey examines how to have an impact on others, offering examples from his personal and professional life, as well as the lives of public figures like Zig Ziglar and Eddie Robinson, former football coach at Grandbling State.
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Great Western Flooring Company, a Chicago based retailer that has figured out how to adapt to the shift away from builder business.
Contributing editor Michael Martin, CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association, discusses issues of lumber supply and what can be expected now that hardwood flooring demand is starting to pick up.
Kristin Dorais, a senior designer at Integrated Architecture Interiors, offers her design picks, including carpet tile from Shaw and Interface, textural rugs from Scott Group Custom Carpets, and loose-lay resilient flooring from Roppe.