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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.

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Acoustic 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.

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Program 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...

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Communication 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...

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Daltile’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...

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Evaluating “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...

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Mohawk Solutions 2013: Straight From the Heart

Late last year, the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. played host to Mohawk Solutions 2013.

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Floor 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. 

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The 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...

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Curiosity: 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

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New 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.

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ARDEX 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.

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Custom 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.

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The 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.

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MAPEI 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.

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Radiant 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...

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Surfaces 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...

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Custom 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...

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Customer 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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