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Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the state of installation training in the flooring industry from groups like INSTALL (International Standards and Training Alliance) and Certified Flooring Installers, and what’s being done to draw more workers.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses the rise and fall of Invista’s branded nylon 6,6—Stainmaster and Antron—and the new fiber landscape, and also reports on Divezify’s acquisition of the Spectra network from Shaw Industries.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Deb DeGraaf and her Michigan-based DeGraaf Interiors retail and builder business, including her decision to follow in her father’s footsteps, critical strategies for success and facing down challenges.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Pennsylvania-based Garvey’s Flooring America, from how it has built and sustained a quality installer team to plans for the next generation of leadership.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen takes a look at the state of female leadership in the flooring industry and makes a case for how the flooring industry would gain with more women at the helm.
Contributing editor Sharon La Riviere walks readers through strategies for targeting social media messages, including a section on content ideas to help get retailers started.
Industry veteran Don Styka offers a primer on key elements of LVT use, from selecting the right product and consulting installation guidelines to controlling the jobsite and securing the subfloor.
Design experts weigh in on key color and design trends for 2022, with contributions from Shaw’s Reesie Duncan and Pamela Rainey, Interface’s Kari Pei, Mohawk’s Jackie Dettmar, Royce Epstein and Jamie Welborn, and The Dixie Group’s Vickie Gilstrap.
Floor Focus presents this year’s ten award winners: Emily Bode, Amber Conant, Alexander Feldman, Alyssa Turner, Stacy Murphy, Kaleigh Toole, Alex Samudio, Richie Santarelli, Gregory Johnson, Jr. and Erica Roman.
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the state of the LVT market, with sections on importing and onshoring, innovation, tariffs, rigid LVT demand, automation, and raw material issues, as well as an update on several of the leading producers.