Best Practices - January 2011
Editor Brian Hamilton reports on DeGraaf Interiors, a Michigan based firm that survived the collapse of the housing market by diversifying into the multi-family housing market.
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Facility Managers Survey 2010 - December 2010
Editor Darius Helm analyzes the results of the biennial survey of facility managers, including wish lists, top problems, sustainability issues, and facility managers' favorites hard and soft surface manufacturers.
Surfaces Preview - December 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier previews Surfaces 2011, with photos and product description for producers of rugs, broadloom, hardwood, bamboo, cork, laminate and resilient flooring.
Rug Report - December 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at the rug business through the eyes of retailers, including sales strategies, style and construction, and online sales.
NWFA 2010 - May 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the annual hardwood flooring show, held this year in Washington, D.C., with the latest introductions from the leading hardwood players.
Greenbuild Review - December 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on Greenbuild 2010, held in Chicago at McCormick Place West, including highlights from manufacturers of carpet, cork, vinyl, hardwood, bamboo and backings.
NAFCD Distributor Marketplace - December 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors' annual Distributor Marketplace, held in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoror resort in mid November.
Strategic Exchange - December 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr closes out the year with a quick look at the residential and commercial markets, as well as some commentary on websites and social media, and also weighs in on the significance of the mid-term election results.
Designer Forum - December 2010
Tami Bopp, leader of Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford's interior design practice, discusses how her firm approached the design of its new Texas offices and how it used flooring to achieve its design goals.
Focus on Leadership - December 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Randy Weis, head of RD Weis, an East Coast contract dealer, covering everything from the state of the market to highlights from the fall meeting of Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership.