Navigating Acres of Furniture - and Opportunity
If you're in the flooring business as a dealer or contractor, then "open, empty, clean, no take-up" is what you hope to see. Usually, though, what you find is furniture. Lots of furniture.
View ArticleAcoustic Underlayment: More than Just "Padding"
In high-rise apartments, lofts and condos, as well as private homes, having things quiet between floors is almost as important as large closets.
View ArticleProgram Looking to End Green-Claim Confusion
Four flooring retailers in southwest Ohio recently became the first in the region to offer health and environmental scorecards for their full line of “green” flooring products along with virtually...
View ArticleCommunication in the Workplace: High-Wire Leadership
Last month I shared research that showed those who are the most successful in leadership, relationships and marriage are those who are not afraid to step up, address and discuss sensitive issues with...
View ArticleDaltile’s Design Studio: For Designers, By Designers
Daltile recently opened the doors to a new design studio in Dallas, Texas. Located in a newly renovated design strip, the studio offers many opportunities for designers, specifiers and other A&D...
View ArticleEvaluating “Green” in the Flooring Adhesive Industry
“Green,” “environmentally friendly” and “sustainability” are terms that have become synonymous with life in 2012. Regardless of the region, industry or market, manufacturers, distributors and consumers...
View ArticleMohawk Solutions 2013: Straight From the Heart
Late last year, the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. played host to Mohawk Solutions 2013.
View ArticleFloor Trends, FCI and Surfaces 2013: Tools, Tech and More
Hear ye, hear ye: the general consensus is that the flooring industry is hungry for innovative ways to win new business and battle back against a weak economy.
View ArticleThe Color Roadmap: Your Palette for Success
Color enriches and influences every aspect of our lives; from what we wear to the environments we create. Of course, floor covering is an integral foundation for our environments, and the right colors...
View ArticleCuriosity: Cat Killer? Or Category Killer?
Long ago Peter Drucker, the father of business consulting, made a very profound observation that has been lost in the sands of time
View ArticleNew MAPEI Skimcoat smoothes the way
MAPEI has developed Planiprep SC, a high-performance, fiber-reinforced skimcoating compound.
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Real Bourdage, director of strategic marketing at MAPEI, gave us a sneek peek at some of the company’s strategies and more at this year's Surfaces.
View ArticleARDEX adhesive combines aggressive grab with easy application
ARDEX Americas recently introduced ARDEX AF 207 Pre-Mixed, Rapid-Set, Schlüter DITRA Bonding Adhesive, the first ever pre-mixed adhesive for the installation of DITRA over wooden subfloors.
View ArticleCustom Building Products adds new product line
Custom Building Products enhances its overall product offering with the launch of a complete line of high-quality profile and transition finishing strips and edge trim.
View ArticleThe next evolution of substrate preparation from LATICRETE
LATICRETE has launched LATICRETE NXT, formulated not only for the tile channel, but to address and solve floor preparation issues relative to the installation of other categories of flooring.
View ArticleMAPEI unveils UltraCare, a complete care and maintenance line
For the last 18 months, MAPEI’s Research and Development team has worked on developing a complete line of high-quality care and maintenance products.
View ArticleRadiant Heating: The Untapped Market
The colder the climate, the colder the floor. Cold weather helps to perpetuate the sales of radiant heating in the northern and eastern parts of the country, but it doesn’t have to be a popular add-on...
View ArticleSurfaces 2013: Education, Presentation and Success by – and Through –...
Aside from serving as the launching pad for some of the newest and most innovative products in the flooring industry, Surfaces and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas 2013 will be home to more than 70...
View ArticleCustom Building Products
While at Surfaces 2013, Custom Building Products Marketing Services Manager Tony Pasquarelli explained how the company maintained such solid footing in recent turbulent times, and whether or not he...
View ArticleCustomer Service: Using Technology to Keep Eyes on the Prize
Technology is an integral part of our everyday lives. We carry smart phones, tablets, laptops and all manner of digital tether to keep us connected to family, friends, customers and the world at large
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