By Matthew Spieler

SHANGHAI, CHINA—First it was the laminate category, in recent years it has been the wood sector, and while each still played a prominent role at this year’s Domotex asia/ChinaFloor (DACF), it was the explosion of... more

Matthew Spieler, center, senior executive editor of FCNews, was one of the featured speakers at the second annual Wood Flooring Forum in Shanghai, China. The full-day conference was designed to foster relations between wood buyers and suppliers around the world. This year’s theme was... more

CHICAGO, IL – A slate of powerhouse business experts will deliver keynote addresses at the 2011 NAFCD and NBMDA Distributor Marketplace, taking place November 8-10, in Nashville, Tennessee... more

(ALEXANDRIA, VA—APRIL, 2011)—The westward move to Las Vegas made by Coverings 2011 paid off. One of the key objectives in shifting to the new first-time venue this year was to attract more attendees from the West Coast where tile and stone have always found... more

LAS VEGAS—Beaulieu of America hosted a consumer press luncheon for Surfaces and the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) at the Mandalay Bay Resort here. Several mill executives, including Ralph Boe, president and CEO, and Carl Bouckaert, one of the... more

(Dallas, Texas) SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas are excited to announce that they are becoming more social. SURFACES unveiled via Twitter that they are now on Facebook... more

By Louis Iannaco

LAS VEGAS—For a show making its Las Vegas debut—a month earlier than past events, six weeks after Surfaces and just four weeks following Cevisama in Spain—Coverings, the third largest tile show in the world, held its own... more

(Dallas, Texas) SURFACES and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas exhibit space sales are off to a strong start with the Space Draw date more than two weeks away. In fact, many contracts for space for next year’s show came rolling in while the 2011 show was... more

By Matthew Spieler

Last fall, the state of California passed the Carpet Product Stewardship Act, otherwise known as AB 2398 and, since then, the industry has been scrambling to make sure everyone in the selling chain is up to speed on what the bill means and how it... more

(LAS VEGAS, NV—MARCH 15, 2011)—For its first time in Las Vegas, a month earlier than past shows, Coverings 2011 concluded day one with promise of being a smash hit. More than 1,000 exhibitors were on the show floor that was crowded with attendees—proof positive that Coverings is... more