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C-Cure Tile & Stone Products
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Professional tile installation products formulated to meet your regional needs. Manufacturers of state-of-the-art underlayment, setting, grouting, patching, elastomeric and specialty products.

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Cactus Mat
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Cactus Mat has served the commercial market with quality products since 1930. We offer the widest selection of products with over 2000 styles, colors, and sizes from which to choose.

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Caesar Ceramics
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The Caesar range expresses the full potential of porcelain tile with a catalogue of more than 2000 articles: the different sizes, colours, thicknesses and solutions can satisfy the most varied of needs, ensuring perfect balance between performance and aesthetics.

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Cali® Bamboo Flooring
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Cali Bamboo’s mission is to provide sustainable materials for high quality building products. By providing alternative products made from renewable resources, we can make a difference in the future of our planet.

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Cali® Hardwood Flooring
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Cali Bamboo offers real hardwood flooring from oak to maple, hickory, and bamboo to meet and exceed the needs of your home. Wood flooring features can include scratch resistance, water resistance, and easy cleaning. They are a durable solution for high traffic areas.

Cali® Laminate Flooring
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CALI was founded upon a spirit of adventure and a commitment to living authentically and responsibly. It’s how we continue to steer our team today, and how we imagine most of our customers aim to live as well.

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Cali® LVP Flooring
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Our luxury vinyl plank floor lines are remastered with the most realistic hardwood grain patterns and commercial-grade durability. With vinyl floors that are 100% waterproof, simple to install, and extra easy to clean, Cali Vinyl delivers industrial strength vinyl flooring in a luxury package.

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California Classics by Gemwoods
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California Classics Brings a Passion for Old-World Craftsmanship to Hardwood Flooring

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Canoe Bay Floors
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American Made, Made America! Canoe Bay is a brand of American Made Engineered Hardwood and Laminate Floors. They are creating the highest-quality floors and jobs right here in the United States so you can feel good about your flooring choice.

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Capel Rugs
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From original braids and the finest hand-knotted rugs to innovative indoor-outdoor and youth-friendly collections, Capel offers more rugs in more categories than any other rug company. The company's complete product line includes one-of-a-kind, Capel proprietary, private label and licensed designer rugs.

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Capella™ Hardwood Floors
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For a great value in traditional and scraped hardwood, choose Capella® Wood Floors. Available in popular colors and textures reflected in today's flooring trends, Capella Hardwood makes it easy to bring the style, warmth and beauty of hardwood into your home.

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Capitol USA Adhesives
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At Capitol USA we truly believe that installation is an art and for us it is more that just providing high quality floor covering installation.

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Capri Cork Flooring
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Capri cork is dedicated to offering high quality commercial floor coverings.

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Capture Cleaner
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Now your vacuum can keep your carpets deep down fresh & clean without steam or shampoo. Capture. Nothing's easier or cleaner.

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Caress Carpet by Shaw
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Caress is backed by Shaw Floors 20-year warranty with stairs included, offering lifetime stain & soil protection, including all pet stains. Caress has been reimagined to offer the best in style and design. All the softness you love...now in your carpet.

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Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
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Beautiful customized Antique, Pine and Hardwood flooring; lovingly crafted by the experts at Carlisle

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Carlton Hardwood Flooring
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Carlton Hardwood Flooring, specializing in hand distressed and smooth engineered flooring, was founded 10 years ago as a division of Cintek System, Inc.

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Carnival Rugs
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We import an extensive selection of machine made area rugs and runners. Our rugs are supplied by highly qualified experienced manufacturers in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Our wide variety of styles include oriental patterns as well as modern area rugs.

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Carpenter Cushion
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Carpenter started producing high quality flexible foam carpet cushion in 1963. Offering unparalleled quality, outstanding service, and innovative products for over 35 years, we provide a wide range of bonded and prime polyurethane products for residential uses, in addition to Omalon® and bonded carpet cushion for commercial uses.

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CarpetOne Carpet
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Carpet One offers you the best value possible, combining contemporary style and color with quality construction and superior stain and soil protection. This collection will stand up to everyday wear, rewarding you with years of enjoyment. Priced to fit any budget, Carpet One is a reliable investment for your home.

CarpetsPlus - Carpet
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Carpet from CarpetsPlus offers you amazing choices in style, texture, construction, color and pattern. You can now choose a carpet that meets any decorating need and still fit it into your budget.

CarpetsPlus COLORTILE - Engineered Hardwood
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COLORTILE hardwood flooring adds not only beauty but also real value to your home. Our engineered wood floors are strong, durable and elegant, and will never go out of style! Choose from oak, hickory, ash, and maple.

CarpetsPlus COLORTILE - Laminate Flooring
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Made in the USA, COLORTILE® laminate flooring features the SpillStop® Waterproof System comprised of the UniClic® locking system & HydroSeal edge coating to protect against everyday spills and stains.

CarpetsPlus COLORTILE - Luxury Vinyl
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COLORTILE LVP & LVT is an incredibly stylish and affordable alternative to real wood, tile and stone.

CarpetsPlus COLORTILE - Porcelain/Ceramic tile
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COLORTILE ceramic and porcelain tile includes stunning selections that invoke a sense of luxury. From subway tile to wood looks, they are proven to stand the test of time in aesthetic appeal and durability.

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Casa Dolce Casa Tiles
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We’ve occupied a consolidated position of leadership on the world ceramics stage for more than 50 years thanks to our iconic attention to research, our innovation and our social responsibility. Our business style can be summarised in these three core principles: the MADE IN FLORIM style. We are a manufacturer of porcelain tiles that offers surfaces for all requirements in architecture, interior design and building construction.

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Casa Roma Tile
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Casa Roma Tile has the worlds most unique ceramic, stone and porcelain tile designs for the home and the office. When you choose Casa Roma, you’re choosing high quality, beautifully designed floor and wall tiles. Whether you’re creating a new backsplash, feature wall, or floor, a vast array of products await your call.

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Casabella® Hardwood Flooring
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The luxurious, regal look of Hardwood Flooring is timeless. And the Casabella collection of Hardwood flooring from around the world can satisfy the most discriminating tastes as well as the most vivid imagination. Species include Oak, Maple, Cherry, Birch, Asian Walnut, Hickory and more. Most are available with traditional or hand scraped visuals and in solid, engineered or locking constructions so that you can enjoy them in almost any room in your home.

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Casabella® Laminate Flooring
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Is it hardwood or laminate? You will have to get on your hands and knees to be sure when you see the array of authentic textures and patterns offered in the Casabella® Laminate collection.

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Casabella® Waterproof Flooring
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Whether you go with the realistic wood look or a tile look, Casabella® Waterproof Flooring is guaranteed to give a warm and comfortable feel to any room in your home or to any business.

Cascade HDF Laminate Flooring
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Cascade Laminate brings you the leading edge of today’s flooring technology. Timeless hardwood and tile designs, embossed for ultimate realism, meet the latest in HDF core

Cascade Laminate Flooring
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Cascade Laminate is a brand proudly created by Buckwold Western – one of the largest flooring distributors in Western Canada.

Cascade Luxury Vinyl Flooring
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Cascade Luxury Vinyl is a brand proudly created by Buckwold Western Ltd. – one of the largest flooring distributors in Western Canada.

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Castle Collection Premium SPC
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The Castle Collection Series are obtained through greatly Advanced and Sophisticated Technology. These Amazing Looks are integrated onto a High-Density Stone-Plastic Composite Board, which makes it the Ideal Solution for any Flooring Application.

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Catalina Home™ Carpet
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Distinctive styling and colors that are continuously updated keep Catalina in concert with today's design trends. Catalina's distinctive California styling has always offered a unique choice of different and unusual products.

Cavan Carpets
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Cavan Carpets has been built on the belief that in order to produce the finest carpets and rugs in the world, you must start with the finest materials in the world.

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CDC Carpet
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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CDC Ceramic Flooring
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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CDC Hardwood Flooring
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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CDC Laminate Flooring
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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CDC Luxury Vinyl Tile
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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CDC Sheet Vinyl Flooring
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CDC Distributors, Inc. is a flooring distributor headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio (with locations in Louisville, St. Louis, Columbus, Detroit, Springfield, Indianapolis, and Grand Rapids).

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Central Oriental Rugs
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Central Rug & Decor delivers today’s most on-trend home fashion colors and designs, at surprisingly affordable price points. We manufacture and travel the world to find the best factories that produce outstanding quality rugs to correspond with today's fashion trends.

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Centura Tile
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Ceramic tiles, porcelain and mosaics are decor elements that are highly sought-after by architects and designers. Consumers appreciate them for their ease of maintenance and durability. Centura offers you one of the largest selections of these products in Canada: wall and floor tiles in various shapes, colours and patterns; 20 mm thick or ultra-thin 6 mm tiles; small mosaics or large XXL tiles.

Cepac Tile
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Created by the vision of our founder in Van Nuys, California in 1989, the mission and philosophy of Cepac Tile has remained unchanged. Cepac Tile is committed to providing our clients with the highest level of customer service, high quality products and recycling efforts that help maintain and protect the environment.

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Cera Tile
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The CeraTile team is always working with the most respected tile manufacturers in Spain, Italy and around the world to provide our retailers with the latest styles in tile design and innovative tile production.

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Ceramic Tileworks
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Ceramic Tileworks is a locally owned and operated porcelain, ceramic, glass, and natural stone tile importer and distributor. Dedicated to being the leading resource for innovative products, design assistance, and technical information, Ceramic Tileworks is a style leader in the porcelain tile industry.

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Ceramica Magica
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Ceramica Magica is an esteemed worldwide brand since 1983 offering a full range of products with different styles and finishes, committed with quality. The collections of Ceramica Magica are created with the latest ceramic trends alongside timeless-look products: a cross-cutting, high-profile range suitable for modern architecture and for those who love elegance, the refinement and the attention to detail typical of -Made in Italy.

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Ceramica Uno©
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Get inspired by the quality crafted Ceramica Uno tile Collection. This discerning collection reflects the classic and contemporary architectural designs of Italy, the world renowned leaders in floor tile fashion. Ceramica Uno's features are identified on the back of each sample making it easier for you to choose which product is right for your home.

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Ceratec Ceramic Tiles
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Live the Ceratec Surfaces experience and bring your ideas to life by looking at our broad selection of products. Tiles might just be the start of something big! Let your future projects be inspired by our new tiles. You will be surprised by the quality and design of our wall and floor trends!

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Cerdomus Ceramiche
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We have been investing in technological research and aesthetic innovation since 1969 in our endeavours to create high-quality products.

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Challenger Industries Athletic Surfaces
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Challenger Industries is located in the carpet capital, Dalton Georgia. We have been in the business since 1983, initially designing and manufacturing turf solutions for the Golf industry.

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Chandra® Rugs
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Hand woven rugs imported from Bhadohi, India. Generations of time-proven technologies, masterfully designed and months to craft. Invite the artisans of Bhadohi into your home. Traditional and contemporary area rugs.

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CHAPCO® Adhesives
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The CHAPCO Brand's versatile, comprehensive line-up of products was developed to meet specific needs with superior performance. It's that level of quality and reliability that's enabled us to lead our industry for over 70 years. And today, that commitment is stronger than ever.

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Charleston Heart Pine Flooring
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For centuries, heart pine has been treasured for its warm, rich tones. Now you can bring that elegance into your home with flooring, paneling and beams from Charleston Heart Pine Company.

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Chelsea Plank Flooring
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Frame Hardwoods, the manufacturer of Chelsea Plank Flooring, is a family owned company that has produced factory finished solid plank flooring longer than any other current manufacturer. Since 1997, our philosophy has been to supply a product of exceptional quality for a fair price, thus positioning Chelsea Plank as one of the best, if not the best value in hardwood flooring. If you are looking for quality, prefinished plank flooring at a reasonable price, look no further.

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Chesapeake Flooring Hardwood
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Hardwood flooring has been popular for decades—and no wonder! Hardwood is unparalleled in its ability to add warmth and luxury to any room. Manufactured directly from tree lumber, hardwood showcases all the beauty of nature. Unlike manmade products, no two pieces of hardwood will ever be identical, as each tree has its own individual grain pattern.

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Chesapeake Flooring Laminate
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Today’s laminate is shockingly realistic, capturing the colors, scale, and surface texture of the real thing. Laminate is sturdy, easy to clean, and simple to install–all within a sensible budget.

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Chesapeake Flooring Vinyl
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Vinyl flooring is the fastest growing product in the flooring industry. Modern vinyl features beautiful colors, crisp details, and even surface textures for the most realistic look possible. Vinyl also offers superior water resistance, making it an excellent choice for wet environments like kitchens and bathrooms.

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Chesapeake Flooring Waterproof
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Waterproof Vinyl (WPC) is a variety of vinyl whose core is comprised of wood plastic composite made from a combination recycled wood pulp and plastic. This type of core is thicker compared to Rigid Waterproof Vinyl (SPC) vinyl, offering more cushion and soundproofing.

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Citak Rugs
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We have carefully curated our machine woven collections to demonstrate the quality, sophistication and simplicity associated with the Citak brand. Combining luxury with modern design, innovation with outstanding client relationships, Citak is a leading wholesaler of area rugs in North America.

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Claire Murray Rugs
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CLAIRE MURRAY DESIGNS... are inspired by the beauty of the sea, and the charm of Claire's award winning gardens.Here, you'll discover beautiful, heirloom quality 100% wool hand-hooked rugs as well as an always expanding line of coordinating home accessories and apparel.

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CM Hospitality
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CM Hospitality is known for it’s devotion to unique and exquisite design, quality manufacturing, and reliable professional service. From guest rooms to public spaces to cove base, CM Hospitality covers the spectrum in hospitality.

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CMP Specialty Products
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CMP Specialty Products, Inc offers a full family of products and solutions for every concrete restoration problem that exist in today's commercial and residential markets. By offering the latest technology, competitive pricing and such a wide variety of solutions, CMP becomes the obvious choice for all flooring and concrete restoration professionals.

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Colonial Mills Rugs
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From family room to kitchen...bedroom to bath... dining room to patio, braided-texture rugs and accessories from cmi offer a dazzling array of color and design possibilities. Home decorators are discovering the versatility of these braided-texture rugs which combine traditional craftsmanship with the latest trends in home fashion.

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ColorTile
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In 1953 a new store opened its doors in downtown Kankakee, Illinois. Calling itself Color Tile, the owners committed to operate under one guiding idea: to provide the best flooring products available with friendly, professional service. That commitment to quality hasn't changed for 50 years. Today, Color Tile is the most recognized name in the flooring industry with stores located nationwide .

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Conestoga Tile
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Conestoga Ceramic Tile Distributors, Inc., is a major wholesale distributor and importer of ceramic tile and allied products representing approximately 40 domestic and foreign manufacturers. Conestoga Tile's customer base is hundreds of tile contractors and floor covering dealers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, DC.

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Congoleum Luxury Vinyl Flooring
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Congoleum has been, and still is, the resilient flooring expert since 1886. Over the decades Congoleum has honed and perfected our expertise surrounding resilient flooring.

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Congoleum Vinyl Composition Tile (VCT)
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Resilient flooring is the ideal product choice for homes of contemporary or traditional style, active households or quiet ones and young and old alike.

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Congoleum® DuraCeramic
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New DuraCeramic is warmer to the touch, more comfortable underfoot,

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Congoleum® Vinyl Flooring
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For generations Congoleum flooring products have been an important part of America's homes.

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Connor® Sports Flooring
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From the demanding competition at the professional level to thousands of installations at collees, high schools, parks and recreation centers worldwide, Connor’s floors are tested everyday by the most demanding coaches and athletes.

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COREtec® Original
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The floor that started it all with our patented and revolutionary waterproof, rigid WPC core. Available in hundreds of styles and colors that provide comfort for life.

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COREtec® Pro
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Discover how COREtec® Pro Flooring delivers durability, sustainability, and design versatility for architects, interior designers, and facility managers. Perfect for high-traffic areas, COREtec® Pro is the ultimate flooring solution.

COREtec® Scratchless
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Explore COREtec® Scratchless Flooring: durable, sustainable, and aesthetically versatile solutions for architects, designers, and facility managers. Discover innovation and style in every project.

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COREtec® Tile
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Discover COREtec® Tile Flooring, a sustainable, waterproof, and easy-to-install solution for architects, interior designers, and facility managers. Elevate your space with beautiful designs that offer functionality and durability.

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Coronado Stone Products
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We are located in Fontana, CA United States of America. Stone products, Coronado Stone Proucts manufactures a precast stone, brick and tiles

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Cortona Plus
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Durable and easy to maintain design option evokes the look and feel of today's chic wood.

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Cosmos Area Rugs
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Our rugs are unique and span the range from the ever-popular oriental patterns to the cutting edge eclectic and modern. COSMOS spares no borders in importing the most desirable area rugs. We bring in the widest variety from the four corners of the globe. It is no surprise therefore that our products are found in traditional flooring stores, area rug boutiques, furniture galleries and design shops the continent over.

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Couristan Carpet
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Since its establishment over nine decades ago, Couristan and its entire team has dedicated itself to a universal commitment of excellence. Weaving four key components into every product – Trust, Style, Quality and Innovation – Couristan has earned its place as one of the most highly regarded companies in the floor covering industry. This long-standing position of success is a direct result of providing customers with the highest levels of design, value and customer service.

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Couristan Rugs
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Since its establishment over nine decades ago, Couristan and its entire team has dedicated itself to a universal commitment of excellence. Weaving four key components into every product – Trust, Style, Quality and Innovation – Couristan has earned its place as one of the most highly regarded companies in the floor covering industry. This long-standing position of success is a direct result of providing customers with the highest levels of design, value and customer service.

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Craft Floors
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Unlike most of today’s companies that exist only to continuously pump out an array of mass produced consumer goods, CRAFT is actually about something. CRAFT has a philosophy. CRAFT is a way of thinking – about wood.

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Crain Cutter Tools
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Quality Installation tools for carpet, vinyl and laminate floors.

Create Flooring Hardwood
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ver the last 15 years, Muchsee Wood Inc. a USA registered corporation has evolved as a major supplier to the North America flooring market.

Create Flooring Laminate
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MUCHSEE flooring has forward-looking technology, exquisite workmanship, extreme environmental protection standards as denoted by the very stringent certification curriculum and best of class customer-service record.

Create Flooring Luxury Vinyl
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Over the last 15 years, Muchsee Wood Inc. a USA registered corporation has evolved as a major supplier to the North America flooring market.

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Crescent Carpet
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Crescent Carpet is known trend-forward designs in luxurious colors and materials, particularly wool and wool blends. The style is globally influenced by generations of expert artisans based all around the world. With an emphasis on art and the highest quality, Crescent Carpet is available in select showrooms nationwide.

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Crescent Rugs
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Crescent offers a selection of stocked and custom fabricated rugs and carpets that are among the most unique in the floor covering industry.

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Crest Foam Cushion
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Crest Foam Industries is a pioneer developer of reticulated polyurethane foam materials.

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Crossley Axminster
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Crossley Axminster is a high energy company based in Greenville, MS. Established to bring a fresh approach to servicing the American hospitality market, we combine the unique creativities of our designers with excellent customer service, providing a premier experience for our clients.

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Crossville Porcelain Tile
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As the first tile manufacturer in Tennessee (est. 1986), Crossville is the leading American manufacturer of beautiful, sustainable solutions that advance the frontiers of tile design. From introducing the nation’s first large-format porcelain tiles, to becoming the first and only net consumer of tile waste materials (meaning we recycle even more than we produce), to developing cutting-edge performance innovations that turn mere surfaces into “breathing” living environments—we are committed to pioneering products and practices that change the way the world views tile.

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Crossville® Commercial
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At Crossville®, we do more than make superior tile. We create new technologies, develop innovative processes and pioneer advancements that bring the entire industry one step closer to the future of surface design. Start here to explore our growing portfolio of Crossville Solutions.

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Custom Building Products
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Whether you need products for tile and stone installation, floor preparation, tile and stone care or homeowner patching and repair, Custom Building Products has you covered.

CustomTech
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CustomTech from Custom Building Products - the brand flooring contractors have trusted since 1964. Engineered to exceed the most stringent requirements, CustomTech products deliver exceptional strength, durability and ease of use.