By Emily Hooper

As one of the few categories excelling in the soft economy, resilient manufacturers are taking greater risks with fall releases and it is of little surprise that most are focusing on luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and sheet products, as the value-perceived products in... more

By Louis Iannaco

Autumn is just around the corner, and with the change in seasons comes various new products and programs in the carpet landscape. The following are what some of the major players are introducing this fall... more

LANCASTER, PA—Armstrong has introduced a full spread, releasable adhesive for its residential vinyl-backed sheet flooring installations, including fiberglass... more

September 1, 2010 – Adding more fuel to the already hot luxury vinyl category, Mannington has announced the introduction of Adura® with Locksolid™ Technology. This revolutionary technology, coupled with Mannington’s award-winning styles and designs, has created... more

By Steven Feldman

SALEM, N.J.—Every technological breakthrough will eventually be improved upon. Such is the case with floating LVT, which has already gone through multiple generations since the launch of Konecto in 2007. The newest generation of floating luxury vinyl tile comes... more

CHICAGO—Tandus Flooring used NeoCon 2010 as the forum to unveil Genesis, the first flooring fiber to encapsulate a biopolymer in a durable nylon outer layer. Tandus developed the sheath-core technology that wraps a nylon sheath around a biopolymer core to produce... more

By Louis Iannaco

Cork, the ultimate alternative flooring, has come a long way in the last few years. With new developments in the manufacture and production of this niche offering, cork has increasingly become an option for designers, architects and specifiers who are... more

SAN DIEGO, August 18, 2010—DuChateau Floors, maker of luxury, FSC-certified, wide-planked European hardwood floors, puts a modern twist on vintage-style flooring with the Riverstone collection. An evolution of hand-sculpted hardwood floors, Riverstone blends... more

LANCASTER, PA, August 23, 2010 – Armstrong Floor Products introduces a full spread, releasable adhesive for installation of Armstrong residential vinyl-backed sheet flooring, including fiberglass, to provide dealers an even greater selection of... more

The old saying, “Don’t tell me, show me” is perhaps best exemplified when discussing Hybrid, the newest product from Metroflor. “You can talk all you want about how great Hybrid is, but seeing and feeling is believing,” said Harvey Johnson, vice president of Miami-based Mastercraft Flooring Distributors, which carries... more