HIGH POINT --- Industry leaders Howard Haas, Kevin O'Connor and Melvyn Wolff were inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame during a banquet here last night. Howard Haas Kevin O'Conner Melvyn Wolff They join 88 members ...
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Vastra 2012, an international textile and apparel fair that aims to provide Indian manufacturers a global platform for business promotion, is going to be held from November 22 to 25 in the royal Indian city of Jaipur. The ...
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Are you thinking of adding ceramic tile to your home?Ceramic tile has been around for centuries,and with today's technology manufacturers have created new design and application possibilities that were not available a decade ago. If you ...
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I professed my love for stone tile many years ago,deciding my home and life would not be complete without the raw,pure beauty of 1000-year-old stone under my feet every day.All of this was true until I laid eyes on Alterna premium tile.I ...
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Industrial Floor Screeding Cementitious industrial floor screeds can be applied from as little as 3mm thick,these are used to upgrade existing floors to give a new improved look to your industrial flooring,commercial flooring or domestic ...
Following the Wood Flooring Summit at this year's Domotex, "Flooring Deluxe" is to be the main theme at the next staging of the international floor-covering trade fair to be staged from 12 to 15 January 2013 in Hannover. The Wood Flooring ...
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A lot of homeowners – especially long-time homeowners – tend to think of carpet as a comfortable and familiar type of floor covering. It's been around forever. It's what they've always had and what they're used to. I ran into ...
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Radiant heating is rapidly becoming a popular option in new home construction in the United States due to its cost-effective efficiency, but the concept dates all the way back to ancient Rome, where slaves tended fires that sent hot air ...
These days, our homes are full of toxic substances, chemicals, and allergens. According to the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI) more than half of the population of the United States suffers from some form of ...
Up to date knowledge on how this ancient product is created. Regardless of which floor covering product you eventually decide on, it will be constructed or manufactured in some manner. But how ceramic is created is in a world all its own. ...
The international floor covering trade is gearing up for the largest event in its calender – Domotex 2012 – with leading solid wood, engineered and laminate floor manufacturers among those exhibiting. The Hannover show on ...
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Bamboo has a long and interesting history dating back more than 5, 000 years. The ancient Chinese used this versatile grass for many projects, including arrow making, construction, weaving, books, and paper. Archeologists working in the ...
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There are pretty much two ways to look at the laminate flooring category in 2010. The optimists will focus on the fact that for the second consecutive year, and in a very tough economic climate, laminate manufacturers moved more square feet ...
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We judge books by the cover, people on appearance, restaurants by the menu. Who says we have to look inside to find true meaning? In the case of underlayments, one would do well to look at what's beneath that floor covering when judging ...
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The philosopher Aristotle once said, "If one way be better than another, that you may be sure it is nature's way." A widespread embrace of sustainability initiatives brought the resilient flooring industry to a realization that nature's way ...
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