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Dalton—Due to the recent tariffs levied against products imported from China by the current administration, Emser Tile has adjusted its prices accordingly. Effective today, there will be an 8% increase on the price of Emser Tile’s Chinese-sourced products. This...

Chicago—Registration for NeoCon 2025, the premier event for the commercial interiors industry, opened today. Taking place here June 9-11 at The Mart, the show’s previous editions have drawn over 50,000 professionals—from architects, designers, dealers and facility...

Laminate has long been synonymous with extreme scratch and dent resistance, durability, ease of installation and affordable price points. However, the one area where the category has historically fallen short in its earlier iterations is its resistance to damage...

In Part 1 of this series, “Lack of emphasis on well-being is killing our design professionals,” I discussed work-life balance challenges in the A&D community. I shared my personal experiences with burnout and strategies for maintaining a healthier quality of life,...

Dalton—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has launched its latest initiative to lead the tile industry in professional development, offering 300+ training and educational opportunities in 2025. This includes over 85 regional training sessions and 218...

MSI’s Calacatta Azulean. Orange, Calif.—MSI, a leading supplier of flooring, countertops, wall tile and hardscaping products in North America, has revealed its design trends for 2025 in its exclusive lookbook. The 2025 lookbook features five unique design trends...

Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville has introduced Sociale, a new porcelain tile collection that is designed to combine sophisticated design with functionality. This collection features six natural stone-inspired options, ideal for creating refined spaces in both residential...

Floor Covering News asks Doug Jackson of Cali, “What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2025?” Watch as Jackson shares the organization’s mission and how it’s impacting the flooring community. The post FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2025: CALI appeared first on Floor Covering...

Floor Covering News asks Kristen Stensby of Showroom Pricing, “What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2025?” Watch as Stensby shares the organization’s mission and how it’s impacting the flooring community. The post FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2025: Showroom Pricing...

Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) released a new “Tuesday Tips” this week. In the series, WFCA experts presents short video tips for improving customer service and optimizing staff performance. In the end, it’s all about understanding the importance...

For many years, the darling of the resilient category has been SPC. It burst onto the scene as a lower-cost, higher-performance alternative to others on the market and took the industry by storm. For years SPC reigned on high as the most sought-after flooring category...

Tokyo—The Japan Recycle Carpet Association announced its latest quality standards for recycled carpet tiles along with a recycled carpet certification system, set to launch on July 1, to certify products that meet these requirements. This certification system is...

Dalton—Philadelphia Commercial, a leader in commercial flooring solutions, has launched its 2025 Mainstreet Authority campaign. This initiative is designed to equip local retailers with the knowledge, tools and confidence needed to become trusted experts in commercial...

Boston, Mass.—Floorcloud, the industry leader in jobsite monitoring technology, has rebranded to CLīMIT. According to the company, this name change reflects the company’s rapid evolution from a flooring-focused solution to a comprehensive jobsite monitoring platform...

Louisville, Ky.—The Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) have announced the formation of a new education and training program for entry-level floor covering installation professionals. This joint venture...

Los Angeles—Mannington Mills has allocated $10,000 of its Feeding America corporate contribution to the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in an effort to help those who have been affected by the recent wildfires around the area here. This disaster aid intends to provide...

Los Angeles—Bentley Mills continues to strengthen its leadership in responsible commercial carpet manufacturing, announcing that it will exclusively offer Thrive, a Type 6,6 solution-dyed nylon, in its Universal Fibers’ solution-dyed yarn bank. Part of the Bentley...

The durable fibers in this Anderson Tuftex carpet offer built-in stain protection and fade and bleach resistance. The carpet industry did very well during the COVID-19 pandemic, taking full advantage of the shelter-in-place movement to record outsized sales gains that...

After over 25 years of working with floor covering, furniture and interiors manufacturers and dealers to fill their openings with top talent, we so often hear from candidates, “It’s not about the money” as there are certainly other major factors that can, and do,...

Entering the new year, builders, flooring dealers and contractors servicing the multifamily housing sector find themselves navigating stormy seas. That’s due in large measure to rising construction costs, labor shortages and recent softening in this bellwether sector....

Dalton—Philadelphia Commercial has announced its Phase I 2025 soft and hard surface product introductions. Featuring two carpet collections—Natural Shelter and New Take—as well as two luxury vinyl plank collections—Refined Linen and Willow Oak—these collections are...

Dalton—Anderson Tuftex has announced the launch of its exclusive distribution carpet collections: Heirloom and Departures. Designed for eco-conscious and luxury consumers, these collections will be available through an exclusive network of high-end retailers and are...

It’s been 50 years since Raj Shah’s parents started a company in the basement of their home in Ft. Wayne, Ind., called MS International. According to Raj, who left investment banking in 2003 to join the company, which he now runs along with his brother, Rup, the...

In an industry steeped in tradition and resistant to change, FlooringOS has emerged as a bold innovator, shaking up flooring business management with a cloud-based software solution that prioritizes user experience, modern technology and customer-first principles. The...

“We are not in a recession, and we’re not headed for a recession. There is a lot of opportunity out there.” That message was at the heart of a data-laden presentation delivered by Lauren Saidel-Baker of ITR Economics during her keynote speech at the North American...

Las Vegas—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has obtained licensing rights to CFL Flooring’s new patented acoustic innovation for SPC. The new technology is engineered to enhance acoustic properties by reducing noise...

Dalton—Anderson Tuftex recently announced its 2025 hardwood flooring introductions. These collections are designed to inspire creativity and elevate interiors while honoring the planet. “Hardwood flooring is more than a surface; it’s a foundation for the stories we...

Student Charity Adeoti is flanked by a bearded John Steier (left) and instructor Jerry Orr. Some people are just wired differently. For the longest time John Steier’s ambition was to become a police officer. When he finally became one, he lasted three weeks and quit,...

Daltile’s Sovran collection. Las Vegas—Daltile and Marazzi, two of the tile industry’s leading brands, are showcasing its products together at Booth #6414 during The International Surfaces Event (TISE) taking place January 28–30 here. “TISE/Surfaces is a wonderful...

Marquis Wright was mentored by retailer Jeff Jones for a year before venturing out on his own. Running a retail flooring business is hard, which is why many would-be entrepreneurs ultimately fail. In Jeff Jones’ Yulee, Fla., market near Jacksonville, for example,...

Las Vegas—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has received significant momentum across North America for its ceramic imitating technology, i4F CeraGrout. Thus far 21 manufacturers from Asia, the U.S. and Europe have...

Keith Spano, president of Carpet One Floor & Home, addresses members during the opening session of ConneXtion 2025. Orlando—Few would argue that 2023 and 2024 were down years for the flooring industry. It was certainly not the time to invest in the largest total...

In his keynote presentation, Ben Liebert, Shaw’s executive vice president, residential, encouraged SFN members to find a way to shorten the purchasing journey. Orlando, Fla.—The weather was downright chilly by Florida’s standards—even for late January—but the...

In the first part of this series, we talked about defining your “big rocks”—the transformational goals that will drive your success. Without this first step, you’re just spinning your wheels. Now, let’s move on to the next two steps in this three-step system: “time...

It feels like much of my life has been dedicated to the flooring industry. My entry into the business came in the late ’70s when my sister, who had connections in the flooring and furniture industries, proposed we start a business together. We’d often talked about...

Pawel Rajszel and Chad Ogden during a joint press conference ahead of Surfaces announcing the merger of the two companies. Last Vegas—Roomvo, an innovator in the website and room visualizer space, officially announced its acquisition of QFloors, a leading flooring...

QFloors still offers open integrations. It was two and a half decades ago, at Surfaces ’99, that QFloors was first dreamed up by Chad Ogden—QFloors CEO/president and third-generation flooring retailer—in a hotel room in Las Vegas. After long and grueling hours on the...

Stanton Design’s new merchandising units organize products by look and construction, making it easier for RSAs. Woodbury, N.Y.—Flooring companies that can legitimately say they offer a complete portfolio of soft and hard surface products are part of a very exclusive...

Returning attractions as well as some new partnerships, programs and vendors. That’s what’s in store for the thousands of retailers planning to attend TISE ’25 at the Mandalay Bay this month. Back by popular demand are features that showgoers embraced at Surfaces...

A year of “unmatched success.” That’s how Typhannie Harker, owner of Carpeting By Mike, Somerset, Wis., described 2024 in retrospect. The company is coming off a year of awe-inspiring 27% growth compared to 2023. “As I reflect on the past year, it’s clear we...

24-7 Floors has added onto its showroom over the years, which is now 3,000 square feet. What measures success for a flooring business? Is it revenue growth? Employee retention? Business expansion? The simple answer, if you ask Scott and Sally Perron, owners of 24-7...

Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has announced the retirement of Jeffrey King, its legal counsel since 1995. King’s tenure is said to have been defined by his steadfast commitment to advancing legal strategies and advocating for independent flooring...

Dalton, Ga.—Novalis recently shared its fourth sustainability report. According to the company, the report is a commitment that is based on the core values its founder—Dr. Z.L. Wu—instilled in the company: quality, integrity and respect for people and the planet. “Our...

Vietnam—Unilin Technologies has announced its licensed partner, NEO Floor, has received the ClickControl device for its manufacturing facilities here. ClickControl is a cutting-edge measurement tool designed to improve the accuracy, speed and safety of the quality...

Adairsville, Ga.—CFL announced it has signed up Morava Wood, a European leader in production of hardwood floors, for a worldwide license on acoustic wood and engineered wood products. CFL has a strong patent portfolio and extensive know-how on acoustic flooring...

Las Vegas—i4F announced that it is exhibiting at TISE Surfaces 2025 at booth #927, held here from January 27-30. i4F’s entire management team will be available at the booth for the duration of the show. “We’re thrilled to showcase our latest innovations at TISE...

With wood being arguably the most aspirational flooring product available, one might think all the category’s positive attributes would sell themselves. Unfortunately, that’s just not reality. With all the stiff competition from the other hard surface categories—many...

Toronto—Torlys, a leader in innovative flooring solutions, has partnered with visualization platform Roomvo in an effort to improve the shopping experience for dealers and customers alike. This collaboration is said to bring advanced visualization tools that allow...

Lefkowitz Joel Lefkowitz, 66, former owner/CEO of Hoboken Floors, passed away on Jan. 16. Lefkowitz and his brother Ira acquired Hoboken Floors in 1996 and the operation to become the largest flooring distributor in the U.S. After Ira Lefkowitz stepped down, Joel was...

Orlando, Fla.—Coverings, the largest world class showcase of ceramic tile and natural stone in North America, has announced its lineup of educational opportunities for Coverings 2025. The tradeshow will take place April 29 – May 2, 2025 at the Orange County Convention...

The not-to-suddenly resurgent laminate flooring market in the U.S. is well documented. The budget-friendly product segment has clearly benefitted from a renewed focus on products made in the U.S., thanks in no small part to the port challenges the industry experienced...

Tile is so closely related to the fashion industry it often takes its cues right from the runway. So, it’s often that flooring trends come through the world of tile first and are often allowed to be fully expressed in large-formats, deco designs and truly on-trend...

Daltile’s Indoterra line features large formats, dimensional surfaces and StepWise technology. Advancing technology is leading innovation across industries in today’s market, and the same can be said for flooring. The tile category in particular has embraced...

Las Vegas—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) announced that Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of DeGraaf Interiors, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Luminary Award. She will be formally honored at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, at the WFCA booth (2413) during...

Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) released a new “Tuesday Tips” this week. In the series, WFCA experts presents short video tips for improving customer service and optimizing staff performance. In the end, it’s all about understanding the importance...

Las Vegas—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has invited attendees of The International Surface Event (TISE) 2025, held January 27-30 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center here to experience an exciting lineup of certifications, networking opportunities and...

Marmoleum, a resilient flooring from Forbo is free of PVC, PET, plasticizers and synthetic rubber. As the resilient flooring industry advances, a notable shift toward eco-conscious design is reshaping product development as consumer preferences evolve. Manufacturers...

Topeka, Kan.—The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the fourth quarter, posting a reading of 68—up five points compared to the previous quarter. The NAHB/Westlake Royal RMI survey asks...

Wichita, Kan.—Builder confidence has edged higher to start off the new year in hopes for improved economic growth and a regulatory environment, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). At the same time, builders expressed concerns on how building...