Boston—Capital Carpet & Flooring announced the acquisition of Business Interiors Floor Covering, strengthening its leadership position in New England’s commercial flooring market.
The move unites two established names in commercial flooring. Capital Carpet brings decades of service excellence. Business Interiors Floor Covering adds specialized expertise in corporate and high-profile environments, including luxury hotels, law firms and biotechnology facilities.
Expanding operations and capabilities
Capital Carpet has served the New England commercial and institutional markets for more than 30 years. The company built its reputation on customer satisfaction and project execution.
Its portfolio includes projects for the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Encore Boston Harbor. It has also completed work for MIT, Boston EMS, the Massachusetts Convention Center and Logan Airport. The company is known for clear communication. It has earned a reputation for quality workmanship across a range of surfaces. Those include carpet, ceramic tile and polished concrete.
The acquisition adds Business Interiors Floor Covering’s 40,000-square-foot facility to Capital Carpet’s operations. The added space will centralize logistics and inventory management. Company leaders said the expanded footprint will support larger material staging and faster mobilization on complex projects.
“This acquisition allows both companies to strengthen resources, expand capabilities and better serve our customers and partners, while preserving the values and service standards that we have strived for,” Capital Carpet leadership said.
Positioning for long-term growth
Company officials said the combined organization will focus on sustainable, durable and design-forward flooring solutions as market demands evolve.
Capital Carpet will continue guiding architects, general contractors and facility managers through each phase of the flooring lifecycle, including specification, procurement, installation and maintenance.
The acquisition marks the company’s latest step in expanding its regional presence and reinforcing its role as a full-service commercial flooring partner in New England.
Las Vegas—For the resilient flooring category—and others, too—TISE 2026 served as a bold reminder that the customer is king. No longer is newness in product the gold standard of innovation. No longer is advancement in size, shape and color where the bar is set.
Across product subcategories, suppliers leaned heavily into innovation designed to remove friction from the buying journey. New display systems prioritized clarity over clutter, helping retailers guide customers through increasingly complex assortments, while advancements in whole-home design continued to bridge the gap between imagination and reality.
The goal was clear: make it easier for consumers to shop—and easier for sales teams to close.
A one-stop shop assortment
A major theme at this year’s show within the resilient category was the shift from one-off product launches to cohesive, full-assortment strategies designed to simplify the selling process. By presenting coordinated collections across price points, visuals and performance tiers, manufacturers aimed to help retailers guide consumers toward faster decisions.
Mannington’s new Adura Pro line.
Mannington, for example, expanded its Adura Selling Solution to provide a one-stop-shop assortment for its retail customers while also putting more emphasis on its move-up line Adura Apex and unveiling its new value brand Adura Pro.
“We’re expanding the brand of our business,” said Al Boulogne, senior vice president, residential product & marketing. “Adura Apex is getting a very significant product launch this year; and Adura Pro is a brand-new concept for us. We want Adura to be the flagship brand for all of these collections.”
The new Adura Pro line is touted as a standalone line with 12 visuals available in both a SPC and loose lay construction for a single value price point. The evolution of the Adura brand is positioned to provide Mannington’s retail customers with the solutions they may need for any project and any customer.
Mohawk’s Worry-Free Hard Surface Destination.
Mohawk is providing that one-stop solution in the form of its new Whitmore Terrace multi-platform line. The line is available in formats suitable for multi-family, commercial and retail residential. What’s more, there are options in loose lay and rigid constructions.
“One thing we’ve done that people are really liking is everything coordinates,” said Sarah Duncan, Mohawk’s senior product manager, resilient. “We made it where you’ve got four tiles and eight woods and it’s a whole-home solution. If they want to match a tile, they can match it with any of the woods in the assortment. The other thing we’ve done to help from a consumer standpoint is we’ve added a wear layer sample so you can actually feel the difference between the wear layers—consumers can finally understand what that means and what warranties they’re getting with each of those; it does actually feel very, very different between the different options.”
At COREtec, the big news on the resilient side was the expansion of its PetPerfect platform from soft surface into hard surface, which includes resilient, laminate and hardwood. “We just introduced a new product called Briard that is made domestically at our plant RP in Ringgold,” said Rod MacLeod, senior product director, Shaw Industries. “What sets it apart is we’ve got a proprietary Paw Defense technology that gives it 50% more scratch coating. Through a lot of our consumer research and market research, really a lot of consumers out there have pets. They’re not just concerned about waterproof, they want to make sure it’s going to stand up to their Great Dane. We have Pet Perfect hardwood and then laminate as well. So it’s a complete bundle package.”
Briard SPC features authentic oak and maple looks in ten colors designed to help camouflage pet hair.
For AHF that one-stop shop approach starts domestically. With the acquisition of the Cartersville, Ga., plant in 2025, AHF now manufacturers nearly every subcategory of resilient flooring in the U.S. “We make a lot of really unique products here,” said Drew Wiley, director, product management. “Alterna, an engineered stone. We make that in Kankakee, Ill. We’re the leaders in the VCT space by far [also made in Kankakee]. We make residential sheet in Lancaster, Pa. We make a unique product called American Personality Pro, which is a no acclimation LVT, in Lancaster. We make commercial/residential LVT in Lancaster, and we are launching a commercial 4.5mm loose lay in Lancaster as well. We see [loose lay/glue down] as a big growth category and there’s a void of domestic suppliers for that product. Most of that’s coming from Asia, and we are making that product in Lancaster. So we’re on the front end of innovation as well as domestic supply.”
Not to mention the 200-plus-million-square-feet of rigid core capacity the company now owns in Cartersville. “We’re really excited to bring our customers our Armstrong Flooring HDPC from Cartersville,” Wiley said.
Merchandising that matters
New merchandising systems took center stage at the show, all aimed at simplifying the buying and selling journey as well. Suppliers unveiled streamlined displays that group products by performance, application and/or price point rather than overwhelming shoppers with endless options. The result, they said, is a more intuitive showroom experience designed to ease the decision process.
MSI’s new waterproof branding wall.
MSI had a sneak peek of its new display system, a branding wall designed to showcase its waterproof solutions across categories. “We’ve got the products down,” said David Raymond, senior director of sales and marketing. “Last year we launched the most product we’ve launched in 50 years; the focus was product. Now we’re really working on developing our sales processes and asking how can we now come to the market as MSI 2.0 as this up-market, full line, powerhouse distribution manufacturer?”
The branding wall is designed to help do just that. “We have seen a major tangible selling experience be a success. There’s been a ton of information lately talking about how consumers really don’t want specs anymore. They want to be told a story. This is that tangible storytelling. And this can be done custom. It’s a great for RSAs to tell a tangible, waterproof story.”
Mohawk, too, unveiled an eye-catching new display system—the Worry-Free Hard Surface Destination. “We’re not standing still,” said Adam Ward vice president, resilient. “We’re trying to take share in the market. We’re trying to give our partners the kind of products and solutions to do that. One of the things we’re proud of is this [display]. Listening to what our customer wants, this really shows the breadth of hard surface products—from Revwood to PureTech to SolidTech—that really make Mohawk a [leader].”
International Floor Company also expanded its Canopy brand with the idea of one-stop shopping—and an easy sales journey—in mind. “We launched Canopy WPC in a 15mm, a 12mm and an 8mm. Now we’ve added to the 12mm and to the 8mm from a bevel technology and design perspective, but also to ensure that the retail partner has a full assortment from good, better, best, and from value to premium,” explained Julien Dossche, CEO. “So it really keeps that consumer and the RSA at our display. You’re not having to shop around and lose that connection with that consumer.”
The company unveiled its latest display that provides access to each of these pricing and performance tiers—including a new entry-level price point. “This gives them a one-stop shop and we’re continuing that easy solution,” said Greg Wrenn, vice president. “Every single tower inside this display is a price point to make it very, very easy for the RSAs to qualify the consumers and take them right where they need to be.”
Shop aesthetics, not specs
Today’s consumers shop by design themes rather than product specifications, gravitating toward looks that reflect their personal style before considering construction details. For retailers, this purchasing habit brought to light the importance of curated displays and visualization tools but it also pushed storytelling to the forefront—and the importance of helping customers connect emotionally while guiding them toward informed decisions. And that storytelling piece of the puzzle was absolutely on hand at TISE 2026.
Karndean Aesthetics’ Dopa Mine.
Take Karndean, for example. Last year the resilient powerhouse unveiled its Karndean Aesthetics concept, which curates its expansive product line into aesthetic touch points that consumers can use as inspiration to find the product they’re looking for.
“Karndean Aesthetics kicks off the year for us,” said Kathy Linden, vice president, marketing. “We’ve had retailers really adopt the concept and say this is easier. This is helpful. This is a great starting off point. Everybody walks into a flooring store and you’re just bombarded with hundreds of floors. How do you pick the right one? That’s overwhelming as a consumer—and even as an RSA. How do you dig in to help them find their perfect floor? So we are working to give them even more assets. There is a lot of fun stuff to come this year.”
Retail partners already embracing Karndean Aesthetics are reeping the benefits. “We can see the light bulb going off,” said Julie Thomas, senior retail channel manager. “It’s helpful because a lot of people don’t know ‘Ok, I need a mid-tone brown that’s going to work with my couch that I’ve had for five years.’ But they know, ‘Well, I want to come to my living room, and I want it to be a reflection of me. I like bright pops of color. I like to have fun. I like to entertain.’ And that RSA feels like they have the answers to help now.”
There are 18 colors in each collection: Dopa Mine, Luma and Senti. Each collection features a mix of existing colors and 17 new SKUs that are launching this year. Those include new striking stone and wood visuals that support Karndean’s design-forward approach to resilient flooring.
Novalis offered up its whole-home approach to product selection by introducing four new Collections by Novalis: Portside, Well Grounded, Future Forward, Tailored Traditions.
Drew Wiley with Armstrong’s new HDPC.
“This is our opportunity to really highlight what we feel are those macro trends that have some staying power and that we feel our customers should be investing in,” said Kimberly Hill, vice president, product and marketing. “We picked four of them this year, and we also brought back the whole-home approach to design, meaning that we are coordinating planks and tiles to really give her that solution upfront.”
Portside follows the coastal trend, and features press bevel products along with high gloss marbles. Well Grounded focuses on that holistic approach to wellness. Products not only look clean but are clean. “It is a trend that we’ve been seeing for years and it’s not showing any signs of slowing down,” Hill said. “Natural looks, natural design.”
Future Forward is all about metallics; the Modern trend with structured silhouettes and wearable tech. And Tailored Traditions features the company’s new eye-catching parquet as it focuses on old-world style with new innovation.
Huntington, N.Y.—FCNews and team manager Dustin Aaronson defeated Mohawk and manager Kevin Tanenbaum, 132-112, to take home the top prize of $15,000 in the 2025 FCNews Fantasy Football for a Cause charity league. FCNews was playing for the Parsons Drama Club, while Mohawk’s runner-up finish earned $10,000 for Hero Agriculture.
When weekly prizes were taken into account, FCNews picked up $17,500 for the Parsons Drama Club and Mohawk earned $12,500 for Hero Agriculture.
In the competition for third and fourth places, Mannington defeated Schattdecor, 92-79. Mannington was playing for Feeding America, while Schattdecor was playing for Eagle’s Wings. For the season, both Mannington and Schattdecor’s efforts were worth $8,000 to their respective causes.
FCNews, Mohawk and Mannington all posted 10-4 records during the regular season. The Parsons Drama Club is a newly launched 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to empowering the next generation of actors through scholarships, mentorship and professional training opportunities. Parsons Drama Club is building a supportive community where young performers can grow their craft, find belonging and stay inspired between auditions. Through its partnership with John D’Aquino’s Camp Hollywood, it connects students with top-tier guidance and real-world opportunities that nurture both their talent and confidence.
Founded by mother-daughter duo Adriana and Stella Parsons, the nonprofit was created to address a familiar industry challenge. Talented actors outside of Los Angeles often struggle to find safe, credible instruction without navigating costly or risky systems. Parsons Drama Club tackles that gap through vetted partnerships and scholarships with established training programs rather than direct funding, prioritizing accountability and long-term impact.
Founded in Los Angeles in 2025, Parsons Drama Club recently expanded into Arizona. “Arizona is home to so many talented young performers who deserve access to the same level of training available in major entertainment hubs,” said co-founder Adriana Parsons. “Our goal is to build meaningful opportunities for artists and families who may not have a direct line into the industry.”
The founders selected Arizona for their first regional expansion due to the growing number of young performers training locally but lacking exposure to industry-caliber coaching. Leading the Arizona programming is veteran actor and acting coach John D’Aquino, whose credits include Hannah Montana, Cory in the House, Seinfeld, NCIS and CSI. His comedy and on-camera audition techniques are widely taught across Hollywood and at major studios, including the Disney Channel. “Training shouldn’t be limited by geography,” D’Aquino said. “I’m excited to work with Parsons Drama Club because we share the same dedication to integrity, excellence and preparing actors for real-world success.”
Hero Agriculture was founded in 2020 by Mike Reynolds following his long recovery from a traumatic brain injury during his deployment in Iraq as an Army medic. During this time, he volunteered at a farm and discovered his purpose in the work. He founded Hero Agriculture to offer the same to other veterans, using farming to help them find hope, heal and build purposeful lives that make tomorrow worth living. In 2023, Hero Agriculture was gifted a donation of $100,000 by Tunnel to Towers at a Mohawk Veteran’s Day event to help build a structure to house and train veterans suffering from mental illness on topics like crop planning and management, canning, egg candling and small engine and large farm equipment repair.
Third- and fourth-place winners
Third-place winner Mannington supported Feeding America, a national non-profit that works to end hunger by operating a network of food banks, food pantries and meal programs across the U.S.
Schattdecor raised $8,000 for Eagle’s Wings. The charity is comprised of community volunteers in St. Charles County, Mo., committed to serving children who are in need. By providing children with some basic necessities, the organization hopes to build their self-esteem, self-con-fidence and self-worth allowing them to be successful in school and in life.
Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) released a new “Tuesday Tips” this week. In the series, WFCA experts present short video tips for improving customer service and optimizing staff performance. In the end, it’s all about understanding the importance of doing 100 things just 1% better than your competition.
In this week’s Tuesday Tips, Tom Jennings highlights a common mistake in confrontation—letting emotions shape opinions instead of sticking to facts. His reminder is simple: facts keep conversations productive.
Arlington, Texas—Shaw Industries showcased its 2026 product lineup across its family of brands at the Southwest Flooring Market. Following is a closer look at the introductions:
Shaw Floors
For carpet, Shaw Floors introduced a reimagined ColorWall for SFN members.
Shaw Floors is going big in 2026, with 31 introductions across its carpet and hard surface portfolio, along with four new merchandising units. In hard surface, Shaw Floors is extending its most popular and fastest-growing collection, Pet Perfect, into new categories with the introduction of Pet Perfect Luxury Vinyl and Pet Perfect Laminate. Briard, the debut style in Pet Perfect Luxury Vinyl, features proprietary PawDefense Technology, delivering 50% more scratch resistance than traditional luxury vinyl. The product is manufactured at Shaw Floors’ Plant RP in Ringgold, Ga.
“With Pet Perfect hard surface, we’re giving retailers solutions that reflect how people actually live today,” said Terri Harrington, VP, brand leader for Shaw Floors. “Pet Perfect is the one brand for the whole home—it fulfills all the solutions.”
As with all Pet Perfect products, the collections offer enhanced protection for life with pets and are backed by Shaw Floors’ warranty, the Pet Perfect Promise—if a pet scratches it, Shaw Floors will replace it. To support these new offerings, the brand has developed two new displays for each respective collection.
Terri Harrington of Shaw Floors shows off the new Pet Perfect laminate display.
Rounding out its hard surface introductions, Shaw Floors is expanding its hardwood portfolio with Bridgewater Eucalyptus, an exotic wood style offering distinctive character and strength, along with new color additions to established styles Expressions and Cornerstone II. In luxury vinyl, the brand is introducing Ignite, a WPC style featuring hickory-inspired visuals; Synergy, a new SPC style with refined stone looks; and Pathways 6 and Pathways 12, glue-down styles designed for efficient installation. Additionally, Shaw Floors is adding six new tile and stone styles.
For carpet, Shaw Floors introduced a reimagined ColorWall in October 2025, exclusive to Shaw Flooring Network members, designed to simplify whole-home design. The updated destination features six new carpet styles, each available in 35 coordinated colors. Designed to work alongside Shaw Floors’ hard surface portfolio, ColorWall is intended to give consumers a single, cohesive starting point to design their home.
In Pet Perfect, three new No Pattern Match styles, Joyful Spirit, Natural Instinct and Tailored Craft, join new cut-pile introductions Grand Influence I, II and III. The step-up Pet Perfect+ expands with two new No Pattern Match styles, Secret Destination and Secret Adventure, alongside the cut-pile style Refined Beauty, completing the lineup. Shaw Floors is also introducing a new Pet Perfect merchandising destination that allows dealers to showcase up to 24 Pet Perfect and/or Pet Perfect+ styles.
“Pet Perfect is the one brand for the whole home—it fulfills all the solutions,” Harrington said.
COREtec
Seth Arnold of COREtec Floors with a new WPC offering, Retro Revival.
COREtec is debuting three new COREtec Originals styles and one new COREtec Tile style. Additionally, the brand is adding five new colors to its top-selling Grande line.
New COREtec Originals styles include Retro Revival, which Seth Arnold, brand leader, predicted would be a “bonafide winner—the next product to go viral for us.”
Retro Revival boasts premium hardwood-inspired visuals at a value-driven WPC price point. The style blends traditional neutrals with untraditional oak grains on 9 x 30, up to 72-inch multi-length planks that add variance and authenticity, with the handcrafted look and feel of American hardwood. Coastal Luxe features a modern maple visual on premium ½- inch thick 9 x 72 WPC planks. Lakehouse Luxe introduces walnut and oak looks on premium ½-inch thick 7 x 72 WPC planks. The Grande line features an enhanced painted bevel while EIR technology adds a natural texture for an authentic look and feel.
“We’re committed to leading with designs that bring meaningful value to our customers and consumers,” Arnold said. “We’re growing exponentially, gaining share in the trade-up market. [Dealers] trust that our products perform. Everybody is trying to chase what we are doing in the past while we are moving ahead and staying ahead of the curve.”
Anderson Tuftex
“From the beginning, we set out to serve eco-conscious, luxury consumers and residential interior designers, and we remain firmly committed to those audiences.” That’s according to Bailey Walton, vice president of Anderson Tuftex, referencing the brand’s strategy for 2026. “Our strategy hasn’t changed; we’ve sharpened the approach, but we haven’t shifted from it.”
This month, the brand is debuting five carpet collections: Harmony, Rooted, Still Life, Modern Artisan and Nova. All Anderson Tuftex carpets are Cradle to Cradle Certified and carry the CRI Green Label Plus certification.
Anderson Tuftex’s hardwood launches include Artisan Oak, featuring hand-hewn textures, timeworn edges and an appearance of naturally aged patina. Crafted from 7.5-inch-wide white oak planks with a rich oil finish, the collection is offered in five colors, all inspired by heirloom materials. Valencia Walnut features smooth texture, high variation and reactive stains that highlight the wood’s natural movement. “With Artisan Oak and Valencia Walnut, we set out to create hardwood styles that feel uniquely Anderson Tuftex—rich in character, grounded in craftsmanship and thoughtfully curated for today’s luxury consumer,” Walton explained.
Philadelphia Commercial
Kieren Corcoran, vice president of Philadelphia Commercial, said the intention behind its new products is to simplify selection by offering coordinated systems that work together.
Carpet products include Duoscape, a modern collection that pairs broad market appeal with the fluidity of organic structure. The carpet tile combines EcoSolution Q Nylon with StrataWorx backing to balance durability, style and value, while the matching broadloom features the same fiber on ClassicBac backing for consistent performance across formats. Matching carpet tile and broadloom enables a seamless visual transition across a space, giving customers flexibility to specify different formats without sacrificing a cohesive aesthetic. Both broadloom and carpet tile share four core base colors, while carpet tile offers additional colorways.
For its hard surface products, Philadelphia Commercial is debuting two new collections: Indwell II and Parquet Plank. Indwell II supports design continuity across diverse commercial environments with a single style offered in seven platforms, Corcoran said. Parquet Plank offers a modern interpretation of a classic parquet look in a high-performance luxury vinyl format. Its woven diagonal pattern creates a herringbone-like visual without the need to side-match planks.
TotalWorx
Total Worx is launching 16 products under PrepWorx, its flooring preparation collection. The lineup includes solutions designed to streamline surface preparation, from removing old adhesives to leveling subfloors.
Alpharetta, Ga.—Alliance Flooring appointed Rachel Stanley as vice president of member experience, an executive role focused on strengthening engagement, retention and long-term member value.
Stanley brings 15 years of experience building and scaling customer experience, adoption and retention functions across technology and manufacturing organizations. Most recently, she served as vice president of customer experience at Brava Roof Tile. There, she built and led a 25-person CX organization that supported revenue growth from $125 million to $225 million.
Before Brava, Stanley held the role of vice president of customer experience at Banzai, a SaaS marketing technology company that went public in 2023. At Banzai, she led customer success, onboarding and support initiatives that achieved 115% net revenue retention.
In her new role, Stanley will lead Alliance Flooring’s member experience strategy and serve as the voice of the member at the executive level. Her focus will include strengthening program adoption. She will work to improve engagement and retention. She will also help members clearly understand the financial value of Alliance programs.
“Alliance Flooring has always been built on relationships and helping independent retailers succeed,” said Ryan Dunn, co-CEO of Alliance Flooring. “Rachel brings a rare combination of strategic leadership, operational discipline and a deep understanding of how experience impacts business results.”
Stanley’s connection to Alliance Flooring spans decades. She attended early Alliance conventions as a teenager and worked for the company early in her career. She later built her professional reputation independently.
“After two decades of developing the experience and leadership skills needed for this moment, I am excited to return and focus on delivering exceptional value to Alliance members,” Stanley said.
Las Vegas—For the fourth consecutive year Mohawk was a multiple winner in the 2026 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Mohawk and its Karastan brand earned accolades from judges in three categories— Style & Design, Disruption and Innovation.
Now in its 15th year, the awards program has become the benchmark for new product excellence and booth design at the industry’s premier trade show.
The Best of Surfaces winners, announced on the show floor at Surfaces, are as follows:
Innovation: Mohawk (SmartStrand Color Wall with Pur-Ease)
Disruption: Mohawk (Worry-Free Hard Surface Destination)
Technology: Rara AI (AI Floor Finder)
Carpet: Couristan (Dublin)
Resilient: Mannington Mills (Lineage)
Hardwood: AHF Products (Bruce Natural Choice)
Laminate: Stanton Design (Nuvo Grand)
Best Booth Design Smaller: Cali
Best Booth Design Larger: AHF Products
The judging was initially conducted by a panel of floor covering retailers who were tasked with poring over the scores of entries in each category to come up with finalists by the start of Surfaces. Specifically, they were each asked to explore all submissions and select their top picks that they believe best represented the category in which they were entered. The most popular selections by consensus in each category made it to the final round, which were viewed on the first day of Surfaces—in some cases by the original judges as well as select retailers.
