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By Matthew Spieler Dalton—Shaw Industries announced its intentions to begin manufacturing hardwood floors by summer. The company is in the process of converting a former yarn plant in South Pittsburgh, Tenn. into a manufacturing facility for engineered hardwood... more
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Kansas City, Mo.—For decades hardwood floors have been limited to either strip or plank configurations. But now a new product called Puzzle Floor is throwing a “curve” into wood flooring with a product that runs the gamut from classy and stylish to creative and whimsical... more
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By Matthew Spieler Hicksville, N.Y.—With technological advances happening at lightening speed, laminate manufacturers have been taking advantage of them as much as possible in order to produce products that both look and feel... more
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Papineauville, Quebec, Canada—In response to the growing number of homeowners who are asking for wider planks, Lauzon is introducing 5-3/16-in. NextStep flooring... more
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Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) Distribution Research and Education Foundation (DREF) has released a book titled “Outlook 2006,” which is an executive companion piece to the wholesale industry study Facing the Forces of Change: The Road to Opportunity... more
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Central Valley, N.Y.—BHK of America may primarily be known as a laminate company to retailers and consumers. But, a few years ago, the company ventured into the wood segment and has been slowly expanding its assortment to give distributors and dealers a complete offering... more
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Crossville, Tenn.—At Surfaces 2006, Crossville will display its newest product, Color Blox Mosaics, a 3X3-in. porcelain stone tile that’s 1/4-in. thick, dot-mounted and saturated through and through with a choice of 20 colors... more
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Pasadena, Calif.—Floor Covering Soft will be launching its newly designed floor estimating software—FloorEstimator Pro 5—and its Web companion at Surfaces. The computer program was created to aid flooring retailers, installers and contractors... more
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Danville, Va.—At Surfaces 2006, Columbia Flooring will introduce six new products and 25 new colors within its range of prefinished engineered hardwood flooring, as well as two new products to its high-end Echo Palisades laminate flooring collection... more
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Long Island City, N.Y.—Strong color and graphic texture transform the floor as Prestige Mills introduces Missoni’s new line of broadlooms... more
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