Spectra Contract Flooring

Diverzify Partners w/ Spectra as Shaw Exits Commercial Contracting Biz

Chicago, IL, February 7, 2022-Diverzify and Spectra Contract Flooring and ProSpectra Contract Flooring, both divisions of Shaw Industries Group, will combine to form the largest independent commercial...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/diverzify-partners-with-spectra-contract-fl...

Strategic Exchange: The end of Invista carpet fiber, Diverzify acquires Spectra – March 2022

By Kemp Harr February was full of news items that impact the flooring business-the two biggest of which were Invista’s timing on exiting the carpet fiber market and the consolidation of Spectr...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange-the-end-of-invista-carpe...

Jim Pels Discusses the Joining of Spectra & Diverzify

Chattanooga, TN, February 8, 2022-In this FloorDaily interview, Jim Pels, president of Spectra Contract Flooring, offers insight about the joining of Spectra and Diverzify, announced February 8 a...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/jim-pels-discusses-the-merger-of-spectra-di...

RD Weis Continues to Expand

Port Chester, NY--Randall Weis, President of RD Weis Companies, announced his company's acquisition, through its affiliate Bay Edge Associates, of the assets of SPECTRA Contract Flooring's Uni...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/rd-weis-continues-to-expand

Maintenance: Commercial Floor Care: Contract dealers benefit from offering floor care - Apr 2017

By Darius Helm Floor care and maintenance has been a growing part of many contract dealers’ operations in the last few years, and those who have entered into that business have nothing but good...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/maintenance-commercial-floor-care-contract-...

Spectra Adds Butler Flooring Services in Louisville

Louisville, KY, August 22, 2022-Spectra Contract Flooring, a commercial contractor and Diverzify company, is announcing a partnership with Butler Flooring Services, a Kentucky-based commercial floorco...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/spectra-merges-with-butler-flooring-service...

Spectra Contract Flooring Acquires ReSource Colorado

Denver, CO, September 14, 2022-Spectra Contract Flooring, a Diverzify company, is announcing the acquisition of ReSource Colorado to its growing family of brands.  This acquisition will not only...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/spectra-contract-flooring-acquires-resource...

Distribution Evolution - March 2006

By FRANK O'NEILL, Publisher Home Depot continues to gain marketshare in the floorcovering category at the expense of independent retailers. The Big Orange dominates the 2005 Focus 100 Retail l...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/distribution-evolution--march-2006

Carpet Installation Training in Marietta, Georgia Taking Applications

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Spectra Joins Starnet and Fuse in Joint Task Force

Dalton, GA, August 1, 2018-Spectra Contract Flooring has joined the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring and Fuse Alliance joint task force. Established in 2017, the task force focuses on critical i...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/spectra-joins-starnet-and-fuse-in-joint-tas...

Diverzify Agrees to Acquire Continental Office's Flooring Business

Atlanta, GA, May 13, 2024-Diverzify has agreed to acquire Continental Office's flooring business, based in Columbus, Ohio.  Continental Office's flooring division acquired Wright Commercial...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/diverzify-acquires-continental-floors

Spectra Contract Floors’ Tim Baucom

August 7, 2003—Tim Baucom, General Manager Spectra Contract Floors discuss the evolution of this unit of Shaw, its focus on delivering a broad range of hard and soft surface from virtually every...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/spectra-contract-floors-tim-baucom

Focus on Leadership: John Finch continues to lift Legacy Group through a focus on customer service and innovation - Dec 2021

Interview by Kemp Harr John Finch has led Seattle-based Legacy Group-the business he cofounded with Lou Lanthier in December 1999- through a number of iterations, and the Covid-19 pandemic, which se...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-on-leadership-john-finch-continues-to...

Diverzify Adds Apex Group & Corporate Floors

Atlanta, GA, July 10, 2023-Diverzify, which specializes in commercial flooring installation and interior services, has announced that Apex Group and Corporate Floors have officially joined Diverzify&r...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/diverzify-adds-apex-group-corporate-floors

CRI Certifies New Solutions, Cleaning Systems

Dalton, GA, Dec. 16, 2008--The Carpet and Rug Institute has certified five new solutions and two cleaning systems under the CRI Seal of Approval Program.That brings the total to 237 products certified...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cri-certifies-new-solutions-cleaning-system...

Starnet Recognizes Dream Team Winners and Member Retirees

Amelia Island, FL, May 21, 2024-At its recent meeting in Amelia Island, Florida, Starnet recognized its Dream Team Award Winners as well as retiring members.  The Dream Team Award goes to contra...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/starnet-recognizes-dream-team-winners-and-m...

Jim Pels Discusses His New Role as COO of Diverzify's $1 Billion Commercial Flooring Business

February 8, 2022—Jim Pels, COO with Diverzify, and Kemp Harr discuss the joining of Spectra Contract Flooring with Diverzify. Listen to the interview to hear why these two companies of equal siz...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/jim-pels-discusses-his-new-role-as-c...

Designer Forum - February 2013

By Kris Kirchner   Last year, K2J Inc., a Georgia based healthcare design firm, saw the completion of a project for Tanner Medical Center, a regional community hospital located in Carrollton,...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/designer-forum--february-2013

NTCA Announces 2021-2022 Roster of Leadership

Flowood, MS, December 22, 2020-The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the world's largest tile contractor association, elected new officers and board members for 2021 and 2022 at its annual...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ntca-announces-2021-2022-roster-of-leadersh...

Best Practices: Legacy Group stays true to its bold approach - Apr 2019

By Jessica Chevalier Legacy Group lives by the motto, “Radically honest and transparent.” It’s a bold approach that has served the firm well. In only two decades, Legacy has grown ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/best-practices-legacy-group-stays-true-to-i...

Geoff Gordon Discusses Growth within Fuse and Spectra Joining the Starnet and Fuse Task Force

August 7, 2018—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss the growth within the membership for the fir...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/geoff-gordon-discusses-growth-within...

The Invironmentalists: Ten Years Later

  By Heather Osteen   It was ten years ago this month that the Invironmentalists, the contract dealer network owned by Invista, was dismantled. A decade earlier, in the 1990s, several of ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/the-invironmentalists-ten-years-later

Bonitz Opens Pittsburgh Branch

Columbia, SC, April 19, 2016—Bonitz Flooring Group announces the opening of its newest commercial flooring operation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This new location will be led by a former r...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/bonitz-opens-pittsburgh-branch

2019 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition Winners Announced

Orlando, FL, April 17, 2019-Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency are proud to announce the winners of the 2019 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition.&...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/2019-ceramics-of-italy-tile-competition-win...

Focus Annual Report - May 2007

Introduction by Frank O'Neill, Statistics by Market Insights/Torcivia After record sales in 2005, the floorcovering manufacturing sector slipped a bit last year as the bottom fell out of the bu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-annual-report--may-2007

Starnet Fall Meeting in Austin, Texas Concluded Yesterday

Austin, TX, October 31, 2022-Starnet’s fall meeting just concluded at the Omni Barton Creek in Austin, Texas. The event ran October 27 to 30.  There were approximately 350 attendees; this ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/starnet-fall-meeting-underway-now-in-austin...

Annual Report 2010 - May 2010

By Darius Helm and Jessica Chevalier With the residential market struggling to regain its footing, the commercial market took a tumble last year, pushing down the flooring market about 18%, according...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/annual-report-2010--may-2010

Contract Dealer Survey 2017: Product, process and partnerships - Dec 2017

By Darius Helm According to contract dealers in this biennial survey, while the commercial flooring market is making gains, doing business in that market seems to be more challenging than ever, with...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/contract-dealer-survey-2017-product-process...

Contract Dealer Survey: Contract dealers report that scheduling is even worse than before due to supply chain problems - Dec 2021

By Darius Helm Since the first contract dealer survey nearly 20 years ago, the biggest issues facing this group have been about the challenges of working with other entities-general contractors (GCs...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/contract-dealer-survey-contract-dealers-rep...

Ken Jackson Retiring as CFO of Shaw, Jim Kirkpatrick Named to Role

Dalton, GA, June 4, 2020-Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (Shaw) announces the retirement of Ken Jackson, chief financial officer (CFO), effective July 1.  Jim Kirkpatrick will become the company&rsq...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ken-jackson-retiring-as-cfo-of-shaw-jim-kir...