Starnet

Starnet 25th Anniversary: Raising the bar for the commercial flooring market - Apr 2017

By Kim Gavin Starnet was born during what some would call a dynamic-others a chaotic-time in the commercial flooring industry’s history. The group was formed officially (as the International Ma...
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Starnet Design Award Winners Announced

Darien, CT, April 20, 2015—The 15th Annual Starnet Design Awards were held April 17 in Tucson, Arizona as part of the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership’s Annual Meeting. E...
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Starnet Honors Design Awards Winners

Darien, CT, May 8, 2013 -- — Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring recently honored 14 members in the 13th Annual Starnet Design Awards.The awards process was moved entirely online this year thr...
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Starnet Announces Winners of 22nd Annual Design Awards

Columbus, OH, June 3, 2020-Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced the winners of the 22nd Annual Starnet Design Awards. The awards, which were held in a virtual environment for the first time this ...
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Starnet Design Awards 2023: – June 2023

By Jennifer Bardoner This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Starnet Design Awards. In addition to innovative use of flooring materials resulting in engaging commercial spaces, this year’s...
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Starnet Names 2022 Design Award Winners

Columbus, OH, May 17, 2022-Starnet Commercial Flooring reveals the 2022 Starnet Design Awards Grand Prize Winner. Now in its 24th year, the annual competition honors the outstanding projects completed...
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Distribution Evolution - June 2007

By Frank O'Neill The floorcovering industry has changed dramatically in the past two decades, but one of the more subtle changes—the disappearance of grand industry events, events that br...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/distribution-evolution--june-2007

Starnet Announces 2021 Design Awards Grand Prize Winner

Columbus, OH, October 26, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring reveals the 2021 Starnet Design Awards Grand Prize Winner.  Grand Prize Winner | Gold in Healthcare  • Starnet Member: LVR C...
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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...
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Starnet Design Awards 2021: Starnet celebrates innovative design amid an especially challenging year - Nov 2021

By Jennifer Bardoner Last year was a tough one for everyone, but Starnet members still managed to complete impressive projects, 71 of which were submitted for the group’s Design Awards. The aw...
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Starnet Names Winners of 20th Design Awards

Darien, CT, April 23, 2018-Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced the winners of the 20th Annual Starnet Design Awards. Each year the awards celebrate the dynamic partnerships between Starnet Memb...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/starnet-names-winners-of-20th-design-awards

Starnet Names Winners of 2021 People's Choice Awards

Columbus, OH, October 18, 2021-Starnet has revealed the People’s Choice Award Winners for its 2021 Starnet Design Awards. Annually Starnet’s network of flooring contractors, manufacturing ...
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WPC Flooring Trade Group, NAFCD Presentations, Starnet: Strategic Exchange - Dec 2016

By Kemp Harr Much has happened since our last issue. The Cubs have shaken off the curse of the billy goat and won the World Series, the presidential election took a last minute twist—proving ju...
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The Newest Carpet Reclamation Partnership

The StarNet/CARE Carpet Reclamation Program, officially launched in January of this year, is a partnership in which both involved organizations truly bring equal contributions to a functioning, succes...
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Starnet Announces 2021 Healthcare Design Awardwinners

Columbus, OH, May 25, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring has revealed the first of several Starnet Design Awards winners of 2021. Now in its 23rd year, the annual competition honors the outstanding proj...
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Distribution Evolution - June 2006

By FRANK O'NEILL, Publisher I’ve told this story dozens of times and I’ll probably tell it many times more, because it’s not only one of my favorite flooring industry stories...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/distribution-evolution--june-2006

Building a Green Foundation - August/September 06

By Darius Helm Recycling carpet and keeping it out of landfills has been one of the primary objectives of the American carpet industry for the past ten years now. Yet for all the industry&rsquo...
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Starnet Names 2022 Canadian Project of the Year Winners

Columbus, OH, September 30, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring is presenting for the first time a new category award as part of its 2021 Starnet Design Awards-the Canadian Project of the Year winners. O...
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Starnet Announces 2021 Hospitality Design Awardwinners

Columbus, OH, July 20, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced its Starnet Design Awards hospitality winners for 2021.  The Starnet network annually performs $100 million dollars in the s...
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Starnet Announces 2021 Education Awardwinners

Columbus, OH, June 21, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring has revealed its Starnet Design Awards winners of 2021 for the education category.  The Starnet network annually completes $700 million do...
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Starnet Gives Design Awards at Annual Meeting

Darien, CT, April 23, 2012 -- The 12th annual Starnet Design Awards were presented to winners at Puerto Rico’s El Conquistador Resort on Friday, April 20.Seven category winners, two honorable me...
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StarNet Member Wins Toyota Prius

Ridgefield, CT, February 10, 200--StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative, the largest member-owned cooperative of independent, commercial floor covering contractors in North America, announces the wi...
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NFA, Starnet and Coverings: Strategic Exchange - May 2016

By Kemp Harr Last month, participants at the three events I attended were extremely upbeat about sales growth and current market conditions, and each one is focused in different areas. I’m refe...
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Starnet Names Design Contest Winners

Darien, CT, May 20, 2010--Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership named the winners and honorees of its 2010 Design Awards.Small Corporate WinnerPfingsten Partners, Chicago, ILArchitect/Desi...
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Consolidated Flooring Wins Starnet Corporate Gold

Columbus, OH, September 14, 2021-Starnet Commercial Flooring has announced the corporate category winners of the Starnet Design Awards winners for 2021.  Gold in Corporate Project Name: Komatsu...
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StarNet/CARE Reclamation Program Recognizes Pfizer

Ridgefield, CT, March 8, 2006--StarNet Commercial Flooring Cooperative, the largest member-owned cooperative of independent, commercial floor covering contractors in North America, recognized the carp...
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Focus on Leadership - April 2011

Interview by Kemp Harr   President and CEO of Starnet, Jeanne Matson is a shape-shifter in the best sense of the word. She transitioned from being a brand manager in the cosmetics industry to C...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-on-leadership--april-2011

Starnet Names Design Award Winners

Darien, CT, April 27, 200--Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership has announced the winners of the2009 Starnet Design Awards competition. The Design Awards evaluate creative use of floor c...
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Diversified Flooring Joins StarNet

Darien, CT, May 29, 2007--StarNet has announced the acceptance of Diversified Flooring, Inc. as a new member.  With main headquarters based in Salt Lake City, UT, Diversified Flooring, Inc. activ...
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Mohawk's IVC purchase, Shaw's LifeGuard, Starnet news

  By Kemp Harr Wow, what a January. There’s been plenty of energy and enthusiasm at the shows we’ve attended and, with no bitter cold weather, the year is starting out on a stronger...
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