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Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Jay Smith, vice president of Shaw’s builder, multifamily and specialty markets, covering his background, including his father’s role in DuPont and his own long tenure at FEI Group, and what he’s focusing on now.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner interviews LS3P’s David Anderson and Beth Florence about their firm’s design of the South Carolina’s Law Enforcement Division’s Forensics Lab, including its selection of terrazzo and Gerflor’s Mipolam sheet vinyl.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles the many operations of Colorado-based John and Beth Hughes, including O’Briens Carpet One Floor & Home, The Floor Trader in Colorado Springs, ProSource of Colorado Springs and PRS Flooring Supplies & Distribution.
Contributing editor Michael Martin, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association, writes about the need for honesty to the consumer when it comes to naming and describing hardwoods and wood-look hard surface alternatives.
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the pros and cons of technology, with the cons centered on how it can inhibit emotional growth and engender loneliness, and how in retail settings it can be a barrier to forming consumer relationships.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford offers an indepth analysis of the value of photography to showcase everything from installation techniques to before-and-after imagery, how to plan for it, how to present the images and the value of using a pro.
The Floor Focus editorial team reports on key issues in the greening of the flooring industry, including carbon credits and ESG, and offers indepth sustainability updates from all the leading flooring manufacturers.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the improving prospects of the laminate flooring category, including product developments, supply chain advantages, the outlook for the product in the single-family and multifamily markets, and key trends.
Floor Focus takes a look at Interface—past, present and future—through interviews with chairman Dan Hendrix, CEO Laurel Hurd, carpet designer David Oakey, biologist Janine Benyus, environmental consultant Bill Browning and designer Eileen Goodman.
Editors Darius Helm and Jennifer Bardoner take a close look at the state of carpet recycling, including a CARE update and highlights from key players in carpet recycling, with a sidebar on the challenges of vinyl flooring reclamation and recycling.