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Editor Jennifer Bardoner compiles Q&As from leaders at Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, Engineered Floors, Mannington Mills, AHF Products, CFL, The Dixie Group, HMTX and Novalis Innovative Flooring.
Editor Jessica Chevalier provides an indepth report on the growing business of fabricating rugs from broadloom, with input from industry leaders like The Dixie Group, Kaleen and Stanton.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner offers an overview of Surfaces and Domotex, along with details of other shows, including CCA, Shaw and Mohawk shows, the Atlanta Market, the Las Vegas Market, the Kitchen & Bath Industry show, and more.
Editor Darius Helm takes a look at how the pandemic has impacted facility managers, including shifts in use of space, staffing issues and flooring priorities, with a special focus on the importance of relationships to facility managers.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the state of the economy and expectations for 2023, and also reports on industry meetings, including FEI Group, Total Solutions Plus, NWFA, Starnet, NAFCD, FCEF and Broadlume’s FloorCon.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Tom Pendley, covering his background, his tenure at J+J and Engineered Floors, the mentors who have guided him, the biggest challenges in his new role, his philosophy in terms of production, and more.
Susan Bible, owner of Five Hills Design, writes about the design of a new Connecticut location for M. Frank Higgins & Co., a commercial flooring contractor, using products from Milliken, Daltile, Mannington and The Dixie Group’s Masland.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Pennsylvania’s Wecker’s Flooring Center and its co-owners, Cody Carman and Dan Wecker, including the origins of the 36-year-old business, the strength of its team and the value of reviews.
Contributing editor Sharon La Riviere discusses how to measure metrics and analyze results, as well as following social media trends and how to prepare insights and craft a social media marketing strategy.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen writes about the importance of maintaining marketing during an economic slowdown, adapting to survive and prosper, and how to craft a practical marketing and advertising approach.