National Floor Trends articles from August 2002

National Floor Trends archives from August 2002

A huge market awaits you want more business? Stop crying and start trying! (Industry Perspectives).
August 1, 2002... Frankly, I'm tired of hearing, "It's really tough out there." I'm tired of hearing that "floor covering opportunities suck." I'm tired of the mainstream media, which seem to consider it a sin to point out bright economic spots and opt instead...

NeoCon opens a window on the products and trends transforming the commercial flooring market.
August 1, 2002... While the current economic outlook for the commercial floor covering business may be a topic of debate, the design and color trends taking shape this year are nothing short of incredible! The recent NeoCon World's Trade Fair in Chicago, the...

Exclusive new NFT survey takes a snapshot of current trends in the Laminate Market.(National Floor Trends)
August 1, 2002... More than ever before, laminate floors are being installed in glueless format rather than with adhesives, according to the just completed 2002 National Floor Trends' Laminate Flooring Market Study. Today, 53 percent of laminate floor...

Wilsonart Trac-Loc wins twice at NeoCon. (2002 Laminate Floor Style Gallery).
August 1, 2002... Wilsonart's Trac-Loc commercial flooring installation system received two awards at this year's NeoCon. Trac-Loc won a gold award in the flooring category of NeoCon's traditional Best of Competition awards. Judging criteria included...

Quick Step line offers new 'perspective'. (2002 Laminate Floor Style Gallery).
August 1, 2002... Quick Step recently released Uniclic Perspective long planks, a laminate product manufactured to closely emulate the appearance of real hardwood. Perspective planks measure 541/4 by 6 1/6 inches and are 3/8 inches thick. The product is...

Alloc releases display for Alloc Home line. (2002 Laminate Floor Style Gallery).
August 1, 2002... Alloc Inc. has developed a new display for its Alloc Home line of products. The display is capable of holding as many as 16 different designs. Alloc Home features a patented joint-locking system designed to provide tight joints without...

Faus gains U.S. patent on Embossing technology. (2002 Laminate Floor Style Gallery).
August 1, 2002... The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S. Patent No. 6,401,415 to Faus Group Inc. for two of its laminate innovations. The patent covers Faus' Embossed-in-Register laminate flooring technology, which was developed to bring the...

Witex debuts laminate tiles. (2002 Laminate Floor Style Gallery).(Witex USA Inc.)
August 1, 2002... Witex USA Inc.'s newest floor is its glueless Casa Collection of laminate flooring tile. The 16-by-16-inch tiles are stylized to resemble resilient, ceramic and slate flooring. The Casa Collection of tiles feature the AquaProtect coreboard...

Orian Rugs, Creston Ink joint marketing agreement. (News).(Orian Rugs Inc.)(Creston Carpet Mills L.L.C.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Creston Carpet Mills LLC, based in Chatsworth, Ga., and Anderson, S.C.-based Orian Rugs Inc. have signed a joint marketing agreement to sell a collection of tufted carpets and woven rugs. Orian will produce rugs under the banner "Calypso...

Hardwood Council revamps its website. (News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... OAKMONT, Pa.--The Hardwood Council, a national group devoted to helping building professionals, interior designers and woodworkers effectively specify American hardwoods, has launched a revamped and updated website at www.hardwoodcouncil.com....

Milliken debuts new ColorSource technology. (News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... LAGRANGE, Ga.--Milliken Carpet's new ColorSource technology, which the company recently unveiled during a special ro11-out presentation for select dealers and trade media, gives consumers an unprecedented number of color choices for carpet...

FIANA schedules dates for its annual convention. (News).
August 1, 2002... The Floor Installation Association of North America annual co (FIANA) has slated its 8th annual convention and trade show for Sept. 19-22 in San Antonio, Texas, at the Adams Mark Riverwalk Hotel. Scheduled topics of discussion include "In...

WFCA elects new officers, directors. (News).(World Floor Covering Association)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) Board of Directors has elected Tom Jennings, CFE, to serve as president of the 3,300-member organization through June 30, 2003. Jennings is president of Bud Jennings Carpet One...

LD Brinkman Corp. (Distributor Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Anderson Hardwood Floors has added Livermore, Calif.-based Diamond W Floor Covering as a distributor of Anderson products in Northern California. LD Brinkman Corp., with a branch location in West Sacramento, Calif., will phase out the Anderson...

Hi-Tec Flooring Distributors Inc. (Distributor Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Domco Tarkett Commercial has added three new firms to its distribution network. Hi-Tec Flooring Distributors Inc. of Houston will carry Linosom linoleum; Eminent, Optima and Granit homogenous products; Dignity sheet vinyl with wood designs;...

Gardner Industries. (Distributor Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... East Hanover, N.J.-based Gardner Industries, a full-service flooring distributor, has joined the Vinylasa distributor network. Gardner's sales territory includes the metro New York City and New Jersey markets.

Metroflor. (Distributor Appointments).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Metroflor has appointed Kent, Wash.-based Sea-Pac Sales to distribute its product line throughout Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and parts of Wyoming. Sea-Pac's appointment is effective immediately.

Coverings advances 2003 show dates. (News).
August 1, 2002... NORTH PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Organizers of Coverings have secured earlier dates for the 2003 edition of the exposition. The new dates, March 2427, were booked on the assumption that both exhibitors and attendees prefer to view new products as...

Mannington sends retailer to Tahiti. (News).(Mannington Carpets Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Mannington will send retailer Donna Mixner to Tahiti for winning Mannington's Trade Winds Collection giveaway. The contest was conducted to promote Mannington's Trade Winds Collection of flooring, which debuted earlier this year. Trade...

DuPont joins forces with Albritton Co. (News).(Albritton Company Inc.)(DuPont Flooring Systems)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The Albritton Co. Inc. of Hookerton, N.C., recently established a franchise agreement with DuPont Flooring Systems. The Albritton Co. serves eastern North Carolina, and offers products from the industry's top soft- and hard-surface...

Tarkett flooring featured in consumer shelter mag. (News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Two of Tarkett's sheet flooring lines, featured in the Design Idea Center project, are showcased in the summer issue of Woman's Day Kitchen & Baths. The baking center of the kitchen features Tarkett's Signature line in the La Paz pattern....

DuPont establishes sustainability council. (News).(DuPont Commercial Flooring)(Sustainability Advisory Council)(environmental impact management)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... DuPont Commercial Flooring has established the DuPont Antron Sustainability Advisory Council. The third-party network of volunteer experts will help DuPont manage the environmental impact of DuPont Antron fiber over the flooring's entire...

Flooring industry makes strong showing at NeoCon 2002. (News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The flooring industry garnered a raft of awards at this year's NeoCon World's Trade Fair in Chicago. Among the 2002 Best of Competition winners were: Lees Carpets, which took a gold award for its Metafloor II broadloom carpet; Monterey...

Taylor Lumber earns U.S. export award. (News).(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... The U.S. Department of Commerce recently presented Taylor Lumber with its Presidential "E" Award for Excellence in Exporting. The award recognizes U.S. businesses and organizations that are clients of the Department of Commerce's U.S....

Axmimster Carpets Ltd. (People).(Michael J. Riley)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Michael J. Riley has been named executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Sphinx by Oriental Weavers. He assumes the responsibilities of recently retired founder and president John Graham. Riley joined Sphinx as director of marketing...

National Applied Construction Products. (People).
August 1, 2002... Tile industry veteran Bob Irey has joined National Applied Construction Products as Midwest territory representative. He is responsible for servicing NAC customers in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and portions of Western Pennsylvania, West...

Schluter-Systems. (People).
August 1, 2002... Jeff Allred has been appointed Schluter-Systems territory manager for the company's Midsouth region, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, western Tennessee, and Alabama. Allred is a second-generation tile contractor with 17 years of...

Couristan names winners of recent dealer contest. (News).(Couristan Inc.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... FORT LEE, N.J. -- Lynn O'Neil of Massachusetts-based Able Rug has been named grand prize winner of Couristan's "Magic Carpet Ride" Dealer Appreciation Contest. O'Neil, who has worked at Able for 10 years, is the recipient of a four-day,...

Derr Flooring is named PermaGrain's top distributor. (News).(Derr Flooring Co.)(Brief Article)
August 1, 2002... Derr Flooring Co. of Willow Grove, Pa., received PermaGrain Products' 2001 Distributor of the Year Award during Surfaces 2002 in Las Vegas. Derr is one of the original distributors of PermaGrain's product line and had worked with the...

Silence is golden: sound-control products for flooring applications.
August 1, 2002... Since I last wrote about sound control systems (see NFT's August 2000 issue), the Tile Council of America has deleted from the TCA Handbook all floor derails relating to sound transmission. However, the 2002 edition of the handbook does...

Bostik unveils latex adhesives. (Products).
August 1, 2002... The Bostik Findley Flooring Group has introduced three new latex-based Durabond Multipurpose Floor Covering Adhesives. All three products feature wet suction, fast legging, low odor, and easy troweling characteristics, according to the company....

Masland introduces new Savannah nylon carpet. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Masland Carpets & Rugs has introduced Savannah, a residential carpet made of 100 percent DuPont Grand Luxura nylon. Savannah cut-pile carper is made with a luxurious texture and distinctive color to create a natural and fresh ambience for...

GE Protimeter meters meet ASTM standards. (Products).
August 1, 2002... GE Protimeter now offers a variety of meters that conform to the new ASTM International Relative Humidity test method for determining concrete floor moisture content. The Protimeter Hygromaster is a compact and accurate hygrometer that...

Amtico debuts botanical Olive Grove Collection. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Amtico International Inc. has released its new Olive Grove Collection of borders and key square designs for the home. Borders measure 2 1/4 by 36 inches with edging strips. Key squares measure 2 1/4 inches square with edging. The Olive...

Premier expands its hot-melt selections. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Premier Tape Products Inc. has expanded its hot-melt tape line with new 3-, 4-, and 6-inch sizes. The new tapes utilize single scrim, or combinations of scrims such as tri-directional, knitted/woven and bi-directional. Premier 691, another...

Carpet Shims eliminate edges, heighten carpet. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Carpet Shims Ltd. has developed new Carpet Shims, a product manufactured to solve the problem of height differences between carpet and ceramic or hardwood floors. The product eliminates the need for double tackstrip, floating floors with...

Domco Tarkett lines realigned under Tarkett Sommer brand. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Domco Tarkett Commercial has introduced its new Tarkett Sommer flooring brand in the United States. The Tarkett Sommer line includes Linosom, a linoleum surface previously sold under the Azrock brand; Eminent, featuring a natural color...

P-710 wood adhesive new from PermaGrain. (Products).
August 1, 2002... PermaGrain Products has unveiled new P-710 hardwood flooring adhesive, a high-solid content, resin-based product specifically formulated for the installation of solid wood parquet, as well as engineered, solid strip and plank flooring. ...

American Olean launches five porcelain collections. (Products).
August 1, 2002... American Olean recently introduced the Tressano, Canyon Ridge and Maison Pave porcelain rile collections, as well as the new Quartzite Brasiliana and Mirabella lines of glazed porcelain. Softly veined to create a visual depth, Tressano...

Villi Glas spectrum fills Scottsdale display. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Villi Glas products were used to construct a seascape display for Arizona Tile's Scottsdale showroom. The exhibit was constructed as' a way to "successfully meld the' unique color offerings of Villi Glas with the waterjet technology of...

Weyerhaeuser introduces Lyptus High-Grade wood. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Weyerhaeuser Building Materials has debuted Lyptus High-Grade Hardwood Flooring, a new line made from a naturally occurring Eucalpytus hardwood. Lyptus, which has never before been available in commercial quantities, is considered by many...

Systems Design releases Prism e-Commerce 3.1. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Systems Design Inc. has released its Prism e-Commerce 3.1 software, which builds upon the previous release to give distributors a destination for customers to place orders, review order histories and check inventory via the World Wide Web. ...

Source Group expands PetraSlate tile line. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Source Products Group has expanded its PetraSlate tile line with the addition of the New Dimensions Premier Series. Tiles in this series, which are available in select slate colors with stain added for image enhancement, are suited for...

Henry's GreenLine improves cruise ship's air quality. (Products).
August 1, 2002... W.W. Henry's GreenLine GL62 high-performance carpet adhesive was installed on a new American Canadian Caribbean Line cruise ship. The ship, American Glory, measures 165 feet across and holds 49 passengers plus crew. GreenLine was tested...

Witex adds new line of engineered hardwood. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Witex recently debuted Wood Reflections, a line of engineered flooring featuring hardwood surfaces and a glueless interlock installation system. Wood Reflections features many popular shades and species of wood. Select cuttings are bonded...

Lonseal Londura brings beauty to safety flooring. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Lonseal's Londura was developed to bring design appeal and long-term slip resistance to safety flooring. Londura's homogenous friction-texture will not disintegrate, the company says, thus resulting in Longer-lasting slip resistance. The...

Couristan creates new Premier Pedestal Display. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Couristan has developed its Premier Pedestal Display Unit for use in retail showrooms. The display -- which has a height of 41 inches, a width of 42 inches and a depth of 22 inches -- allows customers greater ease to browse the samples and...

Bostik Findley releases Medium-Set Mortar. (Products).
August 1, 2002... The Bostik Findley Flooring Group has introduced Durabond D-60 Medium-Set Premium Latex-Modified Mortar. The new mortar is formulated for use in the installation of large-sized ceramic, porcelain, granite, slate, marble, limestone, and...

Fabrica intros restylized Chez broadloom carpet. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Fabrica International has reintroduced Chex, Fabrica's premier upscale broadloom carpet, now engineered in DuPont's 12 denier Tactesse fiber. The new Chez is manufactured to the same specifications as the original product. Precision...

Honeywell Anso Nylon sets retailer sweepstakes. (Products).
August 1, 2002... Honeywell Specialty Materials, maker of Anso Nylon, has launched a new sweepstakes promotion for carpet retailers who successfully complete Anso Nylon's "Pump Up Your Sales" CD-ROM and Internet-based training program. From Aug. 15 through...