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.
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Turnhout, Belgium—i4F has appointed Thibault Lanchon chief commercial officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He also joins the company’s global management team.
In his new role, Lanchon will lead commercial and sales activities across the EMEA region. He brings 15 years of international leadership experience across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. His background includes commercial development, operations, sourcing, logistics and supply chain management.
Most recently, Lanchon worked at USFloors International, part of Shaw Industries. While there, he oversaw global sourcing, logistics and technical operations supporting COREtec. Lanchon also held senior roles at Haworth and other multinational organizations. His experience includes sourcing strategy, supplier management, quality and global operations.
“Thibault is a fantastic addition to i4F and our global management team,” said John Rietveldt, founder and CEO of i4F. “He knows this industry inside out. He has built strong relationships in the flooring world and brings a truly international perspective from his years working across Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Equally as important, he understands the full supply chain as well as customer needs and knows how to turn those into commercial opportunities. I look forward to working with him as we embark on the next phase of our growth across EMEA.”
Lanchon, a French national, has lived and worked in China and Europe. He holds a master’s degree from ESC Rennes School of Business and is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certified.
Lorberbaum has demonstrated a leadership approach that can best be described as strategic, aggressive regarding growth, operationally disciplined and constantly focused on product differentiation and serving the customer. He is the prototypical business builder. At the same time, he transformed Mohawk from a carpet company to an all-encompassing flooring supplier.
Lorberbaum emphasized Mohawk’s commitment to enhancing style and design across all product categories. He stresses the importance of introducing new design capabilities that were not yet available in the market, noting Mohawk’s leadership position. His philosophy: better design yields differentiation, which results in a better product mix—which in turn yields higher value and better margins.
In this FCNews exclusive, Lorberbaum talks about the importance of style and design and how it has contributed to Mohawk’s leadership position.
During your time in the industry, design has changed a great deal. Before we discuss innovations and products, what does good design mean to you personally?
When my career began in the mid-1970s, burnt orange shag carpet and overstuffed windowpane plaid furniture were the height of home fashion. Now, we look at photos from that era and question what people were thinking. Home décor is driven by trends, and you have to separate passing fads from timeless design, which has proper proportion, balance and visual interest. You’ve heard people say, “I like how that looks, but I can’t explain why”—that’s how good design works. The rules of design create a sense of harmony that pleases the eye. We apply that to Mohawk’s product launches, which focus on elevating color and design, so our collections are clearly differentiated on the sales floor. We want our products to inspire and delight the consumer, which translates into greater sales for our retail partners.
You mentioned trends versus timelessness. Is there a way to be both trendy and timeless?
There definitely is, and we’re delivering those products now to help retailers increase sales and profitability with designs and features that promote upselling. Wood floors are the epitome of timeless decor, and our waterproof laminate, resilient and hybrid collections offer homeowners a practical, more durable alternative with visuals indistinguishable from natural wood. The longer and wider planks are ideal for elevating the presence of a room, and these collections represent an unbeatable value for homeowners who want luxury that fits their budget. Stone is another timeless design element, and our porcelain collections replicate the look and feel of marble, travertine and more to create spa-like bathrooms, chic kitchens and unforgettable foyers.
Over the past few years, we’ve introduced many beautiful patterned and sculptured carpet collections that add visual and textural depth to every room. Some of these styles are inspired by classic designs while others are more organic and reflect how our advanced technology creates appealing new designs. All of these options feel fresh and sophisticated today, and they’ll still look great in homes years from now.
For our retail partners, these unique collections provide a way to promote upscale design options at popular price points. Currently, affluent consumers are investing more in home remodeling, so it’s essential for retailers to have products that will appeal to that buying segment. Our distinctive, premium offering ensures retailers can provide discerning consumers with many elegant options for their homes.
Karastan’s LuxeCraft LVT.
The Karastan brand has always had a reputation for design leadership. How does design define that brand today?
Along with Godfrey Hirst, Karastan is an exclusive brand that represents our most luxurious offerings. Karastan’s heritage dates to 1928, and the brand continues to be the most widely recognized and respected in the industry because of its exceptional design, quality and performance. Consumers who invest in Karastan pay a premium for the exceptional color and design that distinguishes the collections in the marketplace. We’ve carefully protected the brand’s legacy and maintained a limited distribution strategy to ensure that its exclusivity remains a meaningful benefit to our retailer partners. Our ultra-luxury Karastan Black Label collection elevated the brand to a new level. These designs interpret classic patterns in exciting ways with meticulous craftsmanship, contemporary colors and sophisticated textures. In addition to showcasing these exceptional carpet collections, our Karastan Black Label merchandising highlights how they can be paired with complementary Karastan hard surface products. Our Karastan product extensions reflect the same uncompromising standards of the brand while bringing extraordinary design into other product categories.
Karastan’s Black Label carpet.
With carpet, SmartStrand was a major innovation when you launched it in 2005. At that time, the story centered around performance and renewable resources. Does the consumer sacrifice anything in style and design with Triexta versus, say, nylon?
SmartStrand was a gamechanger from the moment we introduced it, and there’s still nothing like it in the market. Triexta is the only new residential carpet fiber approved by the Federal Trade Commission in the past 70 years, which makes SmartStrand a truly generational breakthrough. It has inherent, permanent stain and soil resistance that never washes or wears off, and the renewable, bio-based content remains unique in the industry. Since SmartStrand was launched, we’ve gained a better understanding of all we can accomplish with the fiber from a product engineering perspective. We’ve created collections with enhanced visuals, unsurpassed softness and superior performance. This year, we’ve added another major breakthrough by adding Pur-Ease to SmartStrand Color Wall collections, which represent the world’s only Allergy and Asthma Friendly treated carpet. Our groundbreaking Pur- Ease technology dramatically expands the carpet market by making these products a great option for every household.
More generally, how important is it today to have wide color lines in every carpet collection?
We ensure the colors consumers want are in every collection so retail associates have the choices that will close a sale. Each Mohawk product has a fashionable array of colors to suit its design and price point. We analyze sales patterns and home fashion trends to balance changing consumer preferences with the core colors people desire each year. This process ensures a consumer has choices that satisfy her design needs without presenting so many options that she feels overwhelmed. We also support our retail partners with sophisticated merchandising systems that present color choices and product features so consumers can confidently select their best option.
RevWood has emerged as the go-to laminate brand for many specialty floor covering retailers.
What have been some of the best technologies/innovations that you have put in place over the years to enhance styling and design? In hard surfaces, I would assume the Signature and GenuEdge technologies are among the most important. Talk about what that has done for the company and, more importantly, for dealers.
We’re proud to lead the industry in innovation because it provides an opportunity for our retail partners to transition from selling price to selling value. Consumers have consistently demonstrated that they’ll pay more for a product that offers greater beauty, performance and cleanability. Each year, Apple introduces another iPhone model with new features that they use to justify a higher price point, and people continue to trade in for the new models. We have to embrace that mindset of selling leading-edge innovation to grow margins. Every innovation story represents an opportunity for upselling if the benefits to the consumer are emphasized.
You mentioned Signature Technology and GenuEdge. Those two features elevate our waterproof hard surface collections by creating visuals so realistic that even Mother Nature would be impressed. These two unique features support a premium value proposition across our collections. The superior appearance of our hard surface collections with Signature Technology visuals and GenuEdge bevels gives retail sales associates a great story about how consumers can obtain the look of natural hardwood at a tremendous value.
Switching to ceramic, how has Reveal Imaging changed the game? Would you say that’s been the greatest innovation from a style and design standpoint in ceramic? You could say it allows a consumer to have an authentic wood look in her kitchen if she doesn’t want real wood, correct?
Reveal Imaging was a transformational breakthrough in ceramic tile. For decades, U.S. ceramic tile choices consisted mostly of single-color squares in various sizes. Reveal Imaging completely changed how people thought about using ceramic tile in residential and commercial spaces. Our Italian ceramic business pioneered this technology in 2009 with tile that looked like wood planks, and we continued to invest in it to improve the quality and variety of our collections. Beyond wood visuals, Reveal Imaging allowed homeowners to install porcelain tile that replicated the appearance of marble, granite, slate, travertine and polished concrete, all while offering the durability and waterproof properties of porcelain.
Today, we’re building upon the legacy of Reveal Imaging by further enhancing visuals with state-of-the-art 3D printing, which creates ridges, knots or veining that can be felt to the touch. We additionally embellish the surface with a proprietary technology that creates greater dimension with varying gloss and matte finishes. As light hits the raised points and shadows fall into the recessed areas, the tiles display incredible depth and nuanced color, which has enhanced the level of realism in our collections. We’re applying this printing process across collections from mosaics to large slabs to create dramatic design options for any space.
As great as Reveal Imaging was, it was only a starting point for the remarkable work that we’re now delivering in ceramic tile. In any product category, you can never rest on successful past innovation. You have to continue pushing for the next breakthrough. That’s the only way to deliver the best products imaginable. Our 2027 collections will debut in December at Edge Summit in Dallas, and I know our Edge retail partners will be excited to see the new designs that will influence flooring trends in the year ahead.
Solon, Ohio—Tarkett Home flooring was featured on HGTV’s renovation competition series “Totally ’90s House,” which premiered Aug. 26.
The six-episode series followed two teams of television stars from the 1990s. The teams searched across the country for homes that retained their original decade-inspired designs.
After selecting their homes, the teams competed to update the spaces while preserving their nostalgic character. The winning team earned $25,000 for its chosen charity.
Flooring played a key role in the renovations, helping transform dated interiors into more modern living spaces.
“Totally ’90s House was such a natural fit for Tarkett Home because it shows just how much a floor can change the way a home looks and feels,” said Lauren Schnakenberg, senior director of marketing and design at Tarkett Home. “There’s something fun about celebrating the best of the ’90s while giving these homes a fresh start. We’re excited for viewers to see our flooring as part of that transformation and hopefully find a little inspiration for their own homes.”
Throughout the competition, the teams revisited recognizable design trends of the 1990s. Each renovation combined nostalgic elements with updated materials and contemporary styling.
“Great flooring isn’t just about a great first impression,” Schnakenberg said. “It’s about everyday life happening on top of it, kids, pets, spills, all of it and having the room still feeling exactly like home.”
Tarkett Home products featured on the show
The series featured two Tarkett Home flooring products: EverGen WPC and ProGen Plus.
EverGen WPC offers realistic wood-inspired visuals with a pressed bevel edge that defines individual planks. Its waterproof construction and scratch- and dent-resistant design help protect against everyday wear. The collection also provides comfort underfoot and complements various interior styles.
ProGen Plus luxury vinyl plank flooring features a hickory-inspired design with a pressed bevel edge. Its waterproof, scratch-resistant and dent-resistant construction makes it suitable for busy households with children and pets.
Both collections combine hardwood-inspired visuals with performance features designed for everyday residential use.
Resilient suppliers are leveraging technologies to gain an advantage. Shown is EF’s PureGrain High-Def LVP.
For more than a decade, resilient flooring makers had a formula that worked: source efficiently in global markets, scale up rigid core and LVT, and give consumers more performance and design at increasingly competitive prices. In 2026, that formula is under pressure.
Tariff volatility, escalating shipping costs, geopolitical uncertainty and a stubborn housing slowdown are among the major issues forcing manufacturers to rethink how—and where—they make resilient flooring. SPC and other rigid-core products are at the center of the shift.
The challenge is no longer simply producing a competitive product. It is about ensuring reliable supply, controlling costs and delivering enough value to keep customers buying in an increasingly cautious market.
The resilient category enters Q4 facing a strategic turning point, with rigid core products at the epicenter of the shift. SPC, the dominant construction in residential resilient, has been disproportionately exposed to tariff swings and freight unpredictability. Imports represent approximately 80% of U.S. resilient consumption, according to FCNews research, leaving suppliers vulnerable to global disruptions that can ripple through the builder, remodel and multifamily channels.
“There are still issues related to war overseas impacting transportation,” said Sarah Duncan, Mohawk’s director of product management. “Container costs are on the rise due to oil prices increasing and incoming tariffs. The ever-evolving landscape means Mohawk continually adjusts our product assortment and planning to meet customer needs.”
That exposure is forcing a recalibration of long held, cost driven sourcing models. “As a result, customers are placing greater value on reliable supply, shorter lead times and lower inventory requirements rather than evaluating products solely on initial cost,” said Jennifer Zimmerman, AHF Products’ chief commercial officer.
AHF is among the manufacturers reshaping its footprint. Its expanding U.S. manufacturing network—including major rigid-core capacity in Cartersville, Ga.—helped the company establish a buffer from port congestion and freight spikes that rattled the market the past two years. “By controlling our supply chain and manufacturing for a significant portion of our products in the U.S., we ensure fast, reliable delivery,” Zimmerman explained.
Indeed, sourcing strategies are being re-evaluated with an intensity not seen since the early LVT boom. Vendors are weighing cost against resilience, speed and control. “While global manufacturing remains the standard, having options and flexibility is important moving forward,” said Noah Fulton, Karndean CEO.
Even diversified global sourcing carries risk. “The industry has already adapted many of its sourcing strategies,” said Floris Koopmans, president, Unilin. “However, one key lesson remains: Circumstances can change almost overnight, making flexibility more important than ever.”
That volatility is influencing product selection as well, industry watchers say, with importers and distributors more cautious about what they bring to market. “This trend has been a positive driver for our proven and trusted locking technologies, such as Uniclic,” Koopmans added.
Manufacturers with multi-country footprints say the turbulence has reinforced the value of flexibility. “Tariffs and trade policy are making supply-chain flexibility more important than ever,” said Kim Hill, VP of product and marketing at Novalis. “Manufacturers can no longer rely on a single country or region when policy changes can quickly affect costs, lead times and product availability.”
For many suppliers, the strain has been relentless. “On and off again tariffs have driven a lot of disruption to managing our supply chain,” said Al Boulogne, Mannington’s SVP, residential product and marketing. “Some stability, regardless of which direction we choose to go as a country, would be welcome from our product management perspective.”
Domestic production
Producing flooring stateside offers potential responses to that volatility, with manufacturers pointing to speed to market, flexibility and greater control over supply. But expanding U.S. capacity comes with significant economic and operational challenges. “The key challenge is ensuring that product quality and innovation aren’t compromised,” Karndean’s Fulton pointed out.
FCNews research found only 17% of resilient consumption was domestically produced, a reflection of how deeply entrenched overseas manufacturing remains. “We offer a blend of domestic and sourced production, depending on where each product’s capabilities are best supported,” Mohawk’s Duncan noted. “It’s working well. Resilient flooring started over in Asia, so they have first mover advantage and great capacity from the start—which still works in favor of the vendors in Asia.”
Unilin’s Koopmans agreed, adding, “Asia has developed highly efficient manufacturing ecosystems around flooring production that are difficult to replicate. U.S. manufacturers continue to face disadvantages related to raw material and labor costs, and the ongoing dependence on imported components and equipment.”
Market uncertainty is another barrier to expansion. “Until we really understand the cost benefit versus imported product, it’s tough to place a large investment to build additional domestic manufacturing capabilities,” Mannington’s Boulogne said.
Even so, domestic production is gaining traction as part of a broader diversification strategy, experts say. Some flooring producers, such as Novalis, view U.S. manufacturing as one piece of a balanced global model. “Making it economically viable requires investment in equipment, automation, workforce development, raw-material availability, quality systems and distribution infrastructure,” Hill explained. “Manufacturers also need sufficient scale and consistent demand to support those investments.”
For some suppliers, domestic capability is already a differentiator. AHF Products’ U.S. network spans 11 manufacturing facilities and domestic film production in Pennsylvania. “Our domestic manufacturing capabilities and streamlined logistics are designed to help avoid shipping delays, container shortages and price increases often tied to international trade challenges,” Zimmerman noted. “The objective is to deliver products sooner while giving customers greater predictability around supply and cost.”
Shaw also boasts a formidable domestic production footprint. Over the past five years, the company has invested more than $1 billion in its U.S. operations to ensure that its facilities, equipment and processes support the creation of products customers want today and in the future. Central to Shaw’s domestic resilient production is state-of-the-art Plant RP in Ringgold, Ga. Since 2024, Shaw has continued to enhance its domestic resilient flooring manufacturing capabilities with a $90 million investment in Plant RP in Ringgold, where the company makes SPC and LVT resilient flooring. This latest investment will more than double the facility’s resilient flooring production while providing customers with enhanced product specifications, such as smaller production runs, new embossing textures and added dimensional stability for loose-lay applications and more product sizes.
Housing woes
Predictability is nothing new to residential new construction, a market grappling with one of the most prolonged housing slowdowns in recent memory. Elevated mortgage rates, affordability challenges and cautious consumer spending have reshaped demand patterns, forcing resilient suppliers to rethink product strategies, forecasting models and channel priorities.
“We are four years into a sluggish market, and there is no promise of when it will shift in the right direction,” Mannington’s Boulogne said. “The demand for flooring has certainly felt that stagnation.”
The drag is widespread. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, single family housing starts hovered near 1 million units by mid year, well below peaks above 1.3 million earlier in the decade. “Consumers do continue to invest in their homes, however, even if they are delaying a home sale or purchase,” Karndean’s Fulton said. “Floor replacement is one of the most common ways to upgrade a home’s interior.”
Still, residential resilient flooring sales remain under pressure. “Housing remains the principal challenge for residential resilient,” AHF’s Zimmerman said. “Affordability pressures and interest rates have constrained both new construction and remodeling, making consumers more price conscious.”
Even so, resilient’s core value proposition continues to resonate. “The opportunity is that resilient remains well suited to the needs of cost conscious residential customers,” Zimmerman said.
Manufacturers report that consumer caution is influencing project timing as inflation slows discretionary spending. “Home renovations and flooring projects are often among the first investments consumers postpone until economic conditions improve and confidence returns,” Unilin’s Koopmans noted.
Product differentiation
Diversification is a long-time calling card for resilient, renowned for its innovation and design across multiple flooring formats. For years, LVT— particularly SPC and WPC constructions—led the charge, redefining flooring choices in the home builder and remodeling markets. However, the success of both products has led to commoditization and now represent the baseline for resilient.
Manufacturers concur the next wave of meaningful product differentiation will not come from the structure alone. “We know that flooring is ultimately a design decision,” Karndean’s Fulton said. “Consumers ultimately choose a floor based on how it looks, feels and enhances a living space.”
The design first mindset is reshaping product development across the category. For example, “in the case of PureGrain High-Def, we are utilizing high-definition print technology and authentic digital embossing to deliver the premium, natural look of hardwood,” said Eric Ruppert, VP of soft surface product development and marketing, Engineered Floors.
Then there’s Mannington, whose Adura LVT line offers more than 80 visuals across glue down, SPC and WPC formats. “If the customer is looking for durability and surface performance in a floating floor,” Boulogne said, “SPC can still be the optimum construction.”
Accessories, once peripheral, are now central to the differentiation story. “What was once considered a nice-to-have has become an important factor in the purchasing decision,” Koopmans noted, pointing to Unilin’s technology that creates matched stair noses and trim directly from flooring planks.
Construction refinements are also accelerating. “At Novalis, we see this in the continued development of pressed bevels, embossed-in-register texture, oversized planks, improved locking systems and specialty formats and finishes,” Hill said. These enhancements, she added, help create more convincing finished floors and complete design solutions.
Differentiation is expanding beyond the product itself. “From a supplier’s standpoint, it really goes back to the whole product offering,” Mohawk’s Duncan said, “such as being able to provide retailers with displays and marketing support for their showrooms, things they need to make it easier to operate on a day-to-day basis.”
Southwind Floors is pushing that philosophy further. “Southwind is focused on better visuals, reliable performance, application-specific products and a complete dealer experience, from dependable inventory and accessories to displays and service,” said Drew Hash, president/CEO.
AHF’s Zimmerman sees the next wave of differentiation rooted in performance and reliability. “In residential rigid core, SPC remains the dominant construction, but concerns about lower quality products have made customers more attentive to thickness, locking performance, dimensional stability and durability,” she said. AHF is responding with proprietary HDPC technology and Diamond 10 coating to elevate core strength and surface performance.
Growth opportunities
After more than a decade of growth, the resilient category is defining its next wave of expansion. Industry members anticipate it will continue to be shaped by technology, design innovation, application specific performance and evolving consumer expectations. “For residential, the key opportunities are remodel, builder and multifamily,” Zimmerman said. “Across these markets, the opportunity is being driven by the combination of performance, design, customization, cleanability, sustainability and the need for products that can meet specific project requirements.”
Rigid core is expected to anchor much of the category’s growth. “SPC continues to serve the value and mainstream segments while premium WPC constructions create opportunities in more design-focused projects,” Novalis’ Hill said. “Richer textures, unique patterns and realistic tile visuals are helping resilient compete more directly with natural materials.”
“TI never realized how important soft skills were and how much they could contribute to the success of a business. Elements like hiring staff, managing different personality types were never taught. They were learned on the job or outside the classroom.”
—Tom Connell
M&M Carpet Showroom
Houston
“The book knowledge we learned does not apply to my everyday work life. Dealing with real-life situations is much different than what we learned in school—and is constantly changing. Patience is an important part of our everyday work process. My learned experiences have shaped the way I work and operate and has made me a better businessperson.”
—John Taylor
Taylor Carpet One Floor & Home
Fort Myers, Fla.
“I’ve learned that when business is slow plan for the busy times, which means always try to better your systems, keep advertising and marketing your business. When times are busy plan for the slow times. Always put money aside so when business slows down you are not caught off guard and have the resources to plan for when business picks up.”
—Don Cantor
Lake Interiors
Chelan, Wash
“For me, it’s this saying: A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius.”
—Don Lovato
CarpetSourceUSA
Albuquerque, N.M.
“You learn very quickly that you don’t get paid for activities; you get paid for results. Spreadsheets and business models look fantastic in the classroom, but customers want real value, delivered on time with a smile. Real business success in today’s market relies on human psychology/empathy, cash flow management and solid leadership that focuses on consistency delivering the fundamentals.”
Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has expanded its soft-surface portfolio with Living Contours, a carpet collection designed for senior living environments.
The collection draws inspiration from natural terrain, incorporating subtle geometry, organic patterns and tonal variations. Its designs reflect the movement of wind and water across landscapes.
“Movement within nature leaves behind contours that define surface and form. Wind traces the land, water carves gentle paths,” said Omoleye Simmons, vice president of design for Tarkett North America. “These markings evolve, layer by layer, creating patterns that feel both fluid and grounded.”
Six coordinated styles
Living Contours features six styles, each available in nine colorways. Designers can specify the collection across Powerbond hybrid carpet, ethos carpet tile and Flex-Aire cushion carpet tile.
“Each pattern in Living Contours reflects the subtle geometry of shifting terrain lines that bend, converge and disperse,” Simmons added. “Texture and tonal variation build through accumulation. Shapes emerge through repetition.”
The six patterns include:
Ridge Veil: Softened geometry and layered depth create a calm, cohesive appearance.
Canopy Thread: Abstract forms and layered light introduce subtle movement across the surface.
Fernmark: A softened zigzag pattern creates a feathered texture with an organic appearance.
Stone Current: Moss-like textures and circular patterns reflect gradual movement and continuity.
Mossline: Interconnected forms and subtle variations create an evolving geometric pattern.
Juniper Trace: Evenly spaced accents and textured layers deliver a balanced design.
Designers can customize the collection’s colors through Tarkett’s Carpet Recoloring Studio. The tool is part of the free Tailored by Tarkett visualizer suite. The platform allows designers to explore layouts, save swatches and find coordinating wall bases.
Performance and sustainability features
Tarkett engineered Living Contours to provide durability, permanent stain resistance and underfoot comfort in senior living spaces.
Powerbond hybrid carpet offers moisture management and durability for demanding environments. Its chemically welded seams create an impermeable moisture barrier across the floor. This construction helps prevent conditions that encourage microbial growth.
Powerbond RS is the first soft-surface flooring to earn Certified Asthma & Allergy Friendly certification. Testing showed that dry vacuuming removed 95% of allergens.
The ethos carpet tile option provides a non-PVC solution for high-traffic environments. It contains up to 78% recycled content and holds Cradle to Cradle Certified Silver v. 5.0 certification. The product is also Declare Red List Free.
Tarkett can recycle the ethos backing into new backing through its ReStart take-back and recycling program.
Omnicoat Technology helps protect installations against moisture, pH levels and residual adhesives, including on challenging substrates.
Flex-Aire cushion carpet tile provides added underfoot comfort for spaces where occupants frequently stand or walk. Its construction also helps keep liquids and soil near the surface for easier cleaning and maintenance.
All three flooring options feature Tarkett’s proprietary Dynex SD fiber system.The cationic nylon yarn uses 100% recycled fiber resin and features Eco-Ensure fluorine-free soil protection technology. Eco-Ensure holds a Cradle to Cradle Certified Material Health Certificate at the Gold level.
The entire Living Contours collection qualifies for Tarkett’s ReStart take-back and recycling program. Living Contours also joins the Tarkett Solution SPECtrum, which brings together flooring, accessories and customizable design options.
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“The book knowledge we learned does not apply to my everyday work life. Dealing with real-life situations is much different than what we learned in school—and is constantly changing. Patience is an important part of our everyday work process. My learned experiences have shaped the way I work and operate and has made me a better businessperson.”
“I’ve learned that when business is slow plan for the busy times, which means always try to better your systems, keep advertising and marketing your business. When times are busy plan for the slow times. Always put money aside so when business slows down you are not caught off guard and have the resources to plan for when business picks up.”
“For me, it’s this saying: A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius.”
“You learn very quickly that you don’t get paid for activities; you get paid for results. Spreadsheets and business models look fantastic in the classroom, but customers want real value, delivered on time with a smile. Real business success in today’s market relies on human psychology/empathy, cash flow management and solid leadership that focuses on consistency delivering the fundamentals.”
Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has expanded its soft-surface portfolio with Living Contours,