HMTX
HMTX is the parent company for the Stone family of brands. Harlan Stone is the CEO of this $700 million company that produces LVT in factories in China.Focus on Leadership: Russ Rogg discusses the future of the rapidly changing LVT business - Aug/Sept 2020
Interview by Kemp Harr
Pittsburgh-born and bred Russ Rogg started his career with laminate producer Wilsonart after earning a degree in business from Thiel College. Rogg was introduced to the floori...
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LVT Market Profile: An overview of the dynamic floorcovering category - Feb 2019
By Darius Helm
With the advent of rigid products in 2013, the already ascendant LVT category entered a period of relentless growth that has generated huge opportunities and lots of enthusiasm-and a ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/lvt-market-profile-an-overview-of-the-dynam...
HMTX Formed as Umbrella for Metroflor, Halstead & Other Brands
Norwalk, CT, June 3, 2019-HMTX Industries, a $700 million global flooring supplier, has been formally established to bring its existing family companies-Halstead, Metroflor, Teknoflor, Aspecta and Ver...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/hmtx-formed-as-umbrella-for-metroflor-halst...
NeoCon 2019: This year’s show delivered new levels of design sophistication - July 2019
By Darius Helm, Ruth Simon McRae, Beth Miller and Anne Harr
The hallways of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, which hosts the annual NeoCon show, overflowed with 55,000 visitors for the 51st edition...
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Metroflor Reports on Aspecta Summit 2017
Calhoun, GA, October 6, 2017-Metroflor Corporation hosted its Aspecta Summit 2017 commercial sales meeting September 26 to 28, attended by over 40 North American distributor-partners and 20 Aspecta/Me...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/metroflor-reports-on-aspecta-summit-2017-
Rigid LVT Producer Update: A strong residential market from the spring through year’s end sustained rigid LVT momentum in 2020 - Feb 2021
The rigid LVT category is not only still growing and developing at a breathtaking pace, but it also shows no sign of settling into any kind of final form. New constructions abound, new formulations, n...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/rigid-lvt-producer-update-a-strong-resident...
NeoCon 2017: This year's show was bigger and busier than in recent years - July 2017
By Darius Helm, Beth Miller, Ruth Simon McRae and Anne Harr
By every metric, this year’s NeoCon, held at Chicago’s Merchandise Mart from June 12 to 14, was a success. The hallways were cr...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/neocon-2017-this-years-show-was-bigger-and-...
HMTX Merges International Operations Under HMTX Global Division
Oud Gastel, The Netherlands, October 18, 2022-HMTX Industries has merged its Aspecta BV and Vertex Floors go-to-market strategies into a new division: HMTX Global.
Instead of the current separate bra...
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Contract-New Products 2020: A look at the products and programs that would have been released at this year’s NeoCon - June 2020
By Meg Scarbrough
For the first time in 52 years, the hallways of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart will not be bustling with exhibitors, design professionals, students or curious onlookers. There wi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/contract-new-products-2020-a-look-at-the-pr...
Metroflor Makes Changes to Sales Organization
Norwalk, CT, February 27, 2018-Metroflor Corporation announced promotions, role changes and territory adjustments in its sales organization. Paul Eanes will serve as vice president of new business dev...
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Halstead/Metroflor Creates Nonprofit to Raise Funds for Addiction Disorders
Calhoun, GA, August 8, 2018--Halstead/Metroflor has created an Addiction Crisis Team and a nonprofit organization to raise funds for combatting the addiction epidemic decimating individuals and their ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/halsteadmetroflor-creates-nonprofit-to-rais...
Metroflor Releases Video Discussing Sustainability and Transparency with Chinese Factory Partners
Norwalk, CT, July 24, 2017 – Metroflor Corporation has released a video series of the panel its Chief Sustainability Officer Rochelle Routman moderated at the Sustainatopia May 2017 conference i...
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HMTX Expands Carbon-Neutral Portfolio Through Offsets
Norwalk, CT, January 23, 2023-HMTX Industries announced that its HMTX commercial and HMTX global divisions have expanded their carbon-neutral product portfolio with the purchase of REDD+ verified carb...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/hmtx-expands-carbon-neutral-portfolio-throu...
HMTX Acquires Hymmen Jupiter Printing Line for Use in China
Hamont, Belgium, July 26, 2022-I4F, an intellectual property company, announced that U.S.-based HMTX Industries has signed a new I4F license for digital printing technologies as well as acquired a Hym...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/hmtx-acquires-hymmen-jupiter-printing-line-...
Metroflor Hosts Aspecta Distributor Summit
Norwalk, CT, October 25, 2016—Metroflor’s Green Globes-certified Design & Innovation Center in Calhoun, Georgia was the destination for the company’s Aspecta Summit 2016 commerci...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/metroflor-hosts-aspecta-distributor-summit-
HMTX Holds Event Supporting Addiction Crisis Charity
Norwalk, CT, September 30, 2019-HMTX Industries hosted an event on September 26 at Harbor Lights in Norwalk, Connecticut, to support the Halstead/Metroflor Addiction Crisis Team (HMAC) and honor Harla...
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Domotex Germany 2020: Where the flooring world meets to see the latest innovation and styling - Feb. 2020
By Kemp Harr
Attendance is only one measure of a show’s success. While attendance at this year’s annual Domotex expo in Hannover, Germany was down a bit, it continues to be the global go...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/domotex-germany-2020-where-the-flooring-wor...
LVT Market Report: In spite of the many market hurdles, LVT had another year of double-digit growth in 2021 – Feb 2022
By Jessica Chevalier
Last year was a period of push-and-pull for suppliers of LVT, with demand exceeding supply, a multitude of supply chain hurdles to overcome and loads of work to be done as suppl...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/lvt-market-report-in-spite-of-the-many-mark...
Halstead Cuts Ribbon on New Rincon, GA Distribution Center
Rincon, GA, January 30, 2018-Calhoun, Georgia-based Halstead International celebrated the grand opening of its new national distribution center in Rincon, Georgia.
The dedication of the 150,000 squar...
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Halstead Named Home Depot's Flooring Supplier Partner of 2019
Atlanta, GA, October 23, 2019-Halstead, a division of HMTX Industries, received The Home Depot's 2019 Supplier Partner of the Year Award in the flooring category.
The award was presented on October 2...
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Aspecta Forms Partnership with Spartan Surfaces
Norwalk, CT, December 20, 2017-Aspecta by Metroflor has appointed Spartan Surfaces as its new distributor for New York City and Long Island, Washington, DC, and the mid-Atlantic and Southeastern state...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/aspecta-forms-partnership-with-spartan-surf...
Focus on Rigid LVT: Transforming the resilient flooring market - Feb 2017
By Darius Helm
It’s an innovative flooring solution growing so fast that it can’t be pinned down with a name. It started off as WPC, which stands for wood polymer composite (and not water...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-on-rigid-lvt-transforming-the-resilie...
NeoCon 2016: Bold colors and innovative designs at this year's show - July 2016
By Darius Helm, Calista Sprague, Ruth Simon McRae and Anne Harr
By all accounts, this year’s NeoCon commercial interiors show was a success, with bigger crowds than last year, more bold designs...
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Aspecta by Metroflor Sponsoring Green's Keynote at NeoCon
Norwalk, CT, February 14, 2017— Aspecta by Metroflor is sponsoring the NeoCon presentation by keynote speaker Jessica Green, a scientist and founding director of the Biology and the Built Enviro...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/aspecta-by-metroflor-sponsoring-greens-keyn...
Halstead/Metroflor Hosting Golf Tournament to Fight Addiction
Calhoun, GA, February 21, 2019-Halstead/Metroflor created an Addiction Crisis charity (HMAC) and a nonprofit organization to raise funds for combating the addiction epidemic, affecting hundreds of tho...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/halsteadmetroflor-hosting-golf-tournament-t...
State of Sustainability 2018: Health and wellness take center stage - Aug/Sep 18
By Darius Helm
Led by the introduction of LEED v4 five years ago with its focus on transparency and material disclosures, the sustainability movement started to shift its perspective. First came the ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/state-of-sustainability-2018-health-and-wel...
Halstead/Vertex Named Home Depot Supply Chain Partner Of 2020
Smyrna, GA, October 13, 2020-Halstead/Vertex, of the HMTX family of companies, were honored by The Home Depot with the 2020 Supply Chain Partner Of The Year Award.
The award displays the ...
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Metroflor Announces Winners of 2017 Performance Awards
Las Vegas, NV, February 2, 2018-Metroflor Corporation celebrated the 2017 sales performance of its distribution partners by bestowing its performance awards at a rock and roll celebration at the House...
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Priester Named Sr. Director, Public Affairs & Brand Strategy for HMTX
Norwalk, CT, August 9, 2022-HMTX Industries announced that Ellie Priester has been promoted to the new position of senior director, public affairs and brand strategy.
Priester started as public relat...
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NeoCon 2022: A Strengthening commercial market helped draw healthy crowds to this year’s commercial design show - July 2022
By Darius Helm and Jennifer Bardoner
Close to 40,000 industry professionals flocked to Chicago’s Merchandise Mart (TheMart) for NeoCon last month, where more than 400 companies showcased a wea...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/neocon-2022-a-strengthening-commercial-mark...