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Contributing editor Dave Stafford discusses the importance of selecting the best manufacturing partners, offering primers on how to establish a good fit, how to work together and how best to nurture these essential relationships.
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.
Editor Jessica Chevalier offers an indepth report on the state of the higher education market, covering budgets, market activity, trends and more, with input and case studies from Gensler, FGM Architects, CannonDesign and Stantec.
Editor Darius Helm reports on the annual show, held this year in New Orleans, including product trends along with highlights from Mullican, Kährs, Mirage, Mannington, Lauzon, Bjelin, AHF, Bauwerk (Somerset and Boen), Maxwell, Mercier and MP Global.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on commercial floorcare, including the state of carpet maintenance and the rise of hard surface (including VCT), and takes a look at strategies for offering floorcare, as well as a report on new service models.
Contributing editor Ruth Simon McRae reports on Brazil’s annual ceramic tile show, offering a comprehensive look at trends and reporting on standout products from firms like Villagres, Portobello, Damme, Keramika, Pelle and Weiku do Brasil.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Mohawk’s Q1 earnings call, where CEO Jeff Lorberbaum opined that the industry was at the bottom of the cycle, and also offers an overview of the Coverings and NWFA shows and weighs in on tariffs on Indian ceramic tile.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Benjamin Liebert, EVP of Shaw’s residential business, covering how his tenures at GE, HD Supply and Electrolux helped prepare him for this role, as well as his leadership philosophy and business strategy.
Eckenhoff Saunders’ Nicole Anders and Krista Neerdaels discuss their work on Chicago’s 345 N. Morgan, a new Class A commercial building, including how a range of products from Shaw Contract helped fulfill the firm’s design goals.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles North Carolina-based Carpet One Floor & Home in Asheville and Floor Trader in Hickory, including owner Ed Israel’s path into the business, how he has grown it and his philosophy on how to build an effective team.