Phenix Flooring

Phenix Flooring Joins CarpetsPlus

Dalton, GA, March 1, 2018-Phenix Flooring, a Pharr family company, has joined CarpetsPlus as an approved vendor. Phenix Flooring products, including carpet and hard surface offerings, will now be ava...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/phenix-flooring-joins-carpetsplus

Digital Marketing: Retail: Manufacturers partner with retailers on digital marketing - June 2018

By Sonya Jennings According to consumer research conducted last year by Shaw Industries, well over 80% of consumers start shopping for flooring online. For this reason, it only makes sense for retail...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/digital-marketing-retail-manufacturers-part...

Joe Ross Joins Phenix Flooring as Regional VP of Sales, North Central Region

Dalton, GA, June 23, 2016—Residential carpet manufacturer Phenix Flooring has added Joe Ross as Regional Vice President of Sales for the north central region. Phenix Flooring is a division of Ph...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/joe-ross-joins-phenix-flooring-as-regional-...

Surfaces Preview: A peek at what Surfaces 2018 has to offer - Jan 2018

By Beth Miller Surfaces, taking place January 30 to February 1, is the biggest residential flooring show in the western hemisphere and part of The International Surface Event (TISE) at the Mandalay ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-preview-a-peek-at-what-surfaces-20...

Mark Clayton Discusses Phenix Flooring's Partnership with Microban and Business Conditions

May 18, 2020--Mark Clayton, President of Phenix Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss Phenix's use of Microban branded antimicrobial treatment on most of its carpet and hard surface products. Listen to the ...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/mark-clayton-discusses-phenix-floori...

Fiber Industry Update: Pet product branding and raw material costs

By Darius Helm   Face fiber consumption in the U.S. market was flat last year, with gains by polyester negated by reductions in nylon and polypropylene. And lowered price points in residentia...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/fiber-industry-update-pet-product-branding-...

Elevating Residential Carpet: Elevated design at affordable price points signals a shift - Mar 2019

By Darius Helm The residential carpet market in recent years has taken on the contours of an increasingly bottom-heavy hourglass, as inexpensive PET carpet has swamped the lower price points with an...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/elevating-residential-carpet-elevated-desig...

TISE 2020 Review: Innovations in design and construction drew large crowds at this year’s national flooring expo - March 2020

By Darius Helm, Jessica Chevalier and Anne Harr Traffic was strong and the energy was high at The International Surface Event-comprising Surfaces, TileExpo and StonExpo/Marmomac-which was held from ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tise-2020-review-innovations-in-design-and-...

Phenix Flooring Merges with Pharr Yarns

Dalton, GA, Jan. 13, 2015 – Pharr Yarns said it has merged Phenix Flooring LLC into its business. Pharr, based in North Carolina, is a North American manufacturer of differentiated carpet yarns ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/phenix-flooring-merges-with-pharr-yarns

Surfaces 2024 Review: The nation’s largest residential flooring expo was strong on innovation and color trends – March 2024

By Darius Helm and Jennifer Bardoner This year’s show filled the 400,000-square-foot exhibit hall at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Convention Center with exhibit spaces, pavilions and demonstra...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2024-review-the-nations-largest-re...

Rick LaBenz Joins Phenix Flooring as Regional VP of Sales for Northeast

Dalton, GA, July 5, 2016—Phenix Flooring, a division of Pharr Yarns and leading manufacturer of residential flooring products, has announced that Rick LaBenz has joined the company as regional...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/rick-labenz-joins-phenix-flooring-as-region...

Mannington to Enter Residential Carpet Biz w/ Acquisition of Phenix-Pharr

Salem, NJ, November 26, 2019-Mannington Mills has signed an agreement to acquire Phenix Flooring and Pharr Fibers and Yarns from Pharr USA.  This acquisition is Mannington’s first foray in...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mannington-to-acquire-phenix-flooring-and-p...

Mannington Announces Price Increase on Hard & Soft Flooring

Salem, NJ, December 2, 2021-Due to continued and significant increased costs in raw materials, labor and domestic and international freight, Mannington Residential and Phenix Flooring recently announc...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mannington-announces-price-increase-on-hard...

Mannington Completes Acquisition of Phenix & Pharr

Salem, NJ, February 3, 2020-Mannington Mills announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Phenix Flooring and Pharr Fibers and Yarns, located in McAdenville, North Carolina and Dalton, Geo...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mannington-completes-acquisition-of-phenix-...

Phenix Flooring Taps Mike Donarumo as Regional VP of Sales, Southwest

Dalton, GA, July 11, 2016—Phenix Flooring has announced that Mike Donarumo has joined the company as regional vice president of sales, southwest region. In this role, Donarumo will be accou...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/phenix-flooring-taps-mike-donarumo-as-regio...

Carpet Fiber Market Update: Raw material volatility returns to the market - March 2017

By Darius Helm Following two years of low oil and a fairly stable synthetic fiber market, conditions grew much more dynamic toward the end of last year, when OPEC along with some other major oil expo...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/carpet-fiber-market-update-raw-material-vol...

Phenix Flooring Merges with Pharr Yarns

January 13, 2015—Bill Carstarphen, CEO of Pharr Yarns; Mark Clayton, President of Phenix; and Rich Pattinson, President of Pharr Yarns, discuss the merger between Phenix Carpet and Pharr Yarns. ...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/phenix-flooring-merges-with-pharr-ya...

Pharr Yarns: On the Move - Feb 2015

By Kemp Harr   For many years, Pharr Yarns has lived under the radar, quietly retooling and growing to become an integral supplier to the carpet industry. With the recent news that Pharr has ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/pharr-yarns-on-the-move--feb-2015

Phenix Flooring Taps Mike Donarumo as Regional VP of Sales, Southwest

Dalton, GA, July 11, 2016—Phenix Flooring has announced that Mike Donarumo has joined the company as regional vice president of sales, southwest region. In this role, Donarumo will be accountab...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/phenix-flooring-taps-mike-donarumo-as-regio...

Mark Clayton Discusses the Strategy Behind Phenix's Continued Growth

April 19, 2018—Mark Clayton, President with Phenix Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss how Phenix, a privately held company, continues to grow in a down market. Listen to the interview, recorded at ...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/mark-clayton-discusses-the-strategy-...

Mannington & Phenix Announce Price Increase on Select Hard & Soft Products

Salem, NJ, March 5, 2021-Challenged by rising costs in raw materials and freight, Mannington and Phenix will implement a price increase on select hard and soft surface flooring products. Says the com...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mannington-announces-price-increase-on-sele...

Fiber: Independent Producer Update - Mar 2016

By Darius Helm Last year, domestic fiber consumption was nearly flat in units, with commercial fiber slightly more active than residential fiber. However, increases in monomer and raw material capa...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/fiber-independent-producer-update--mar-2016

Pharr Wins Visionary Leadership Award

McAdenville, NC, September 25, 2019-Pharr, a family of companies that includes Pharr Fibers and Yarns and Phenix Flooring, recently won the Visionary Leadership Award at the Charlotte Business Journal...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/pharr-wins-visionary-leadership-award-

Phenix Taps Jason Hair as VP of Hard Surfaces

Dalton, GA, December 20, 2016—Phenix Flooring announced that Jason Hair has been hired for the new role of vice president of hard surfaces. Hair will be responsible for planning, developing and...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/phenix-taps-jason-hair-as-vp-of-hard-surfac...

Strategic Exchange: U.S. economy and flooring sales predicted to cycle upward in 2020 - Jan 2020

By Kemp Harr Last year was a bit of an anomaly in the flooring business. U.S. floorcovering sales usually track about 1% better than GDP, but our initial read here at the end of the year is that we ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange-us-economy-and-flooring-...

Mark Clayton, President of Mannington's Phenix, Will Retire in March

Dalton, GA, January 31, 2023-Mannington Mills has announced that Mark Clayton, president of Phenix Flooring, will retire on March 31.  Phenix is part of the Mannington family of companies. Clay...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/mark-clayton-president-of-manningtons-pheni...

Surfaces 2016 Highlights: Trends and product reviews - Mar 2016

By Darius Helm, Calista Sprague and Anne Harr Flooring manufacturers were out in force this year in Surfaces’ newly consolidated exhibit space at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. The retur...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2016-highlights-trends-and-product...

Year in Review: 2025 Brought Another Year of Mediocre Activity Due to Uncertainty

By Jessica Chevalier By the data, 2025 hasn’t been a bad year-it’s been a mediocre one. However, that doesn’t exactly line up with what we had hoped for at the onset. Once again, th...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/year-in-review-2025-brought-another-year-of...

Surfaces 2018 Review: At this year's show, branding and marketing shared center stage - Mar 2018

By Darius Helm, Beth Miller and Anne Harr This year’s show, held in Las Vegas from January 30 to February 1, was busy, colorful and enthusiastic. Attendee traffic was strong, exhibitor booking...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2018-review-at-this-years-show-bra...

“Made in America” Investments: A point of pride is now a point of competition – April 2022

By Jennifer Bardoner Amid today’s tariffs and sanctions, soaring shipping costs and fragile supply chains, domestic operations offer some unique competitive advantages, and more manufacturers ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/made-in-america-investments-a-point-of-prid...