I’ve had an exciting six months since joining Floor Trends as group publisher last November. While I am no stranger to B2B trade media, my flooring experience totals a two-year stint with the tile and stone industries, many years ago. Since taking this job, I have traveled across the country and around the world, from Dalton all the way to China. It has been quite the education.

While there is no shortcut to industry experience, the high standards, superior service and B2B media processes remain quite consistent across industries. It’s really very simple. It’s our job to keep you, the reader, informed in a superior and timely manner. In my travels, I have seen firsthand many new and innovative products and services that represent a wide cross-section of flooring industry companies and associations. Through these meetings, I have also come into close contact with the passion that drives the engine to all that is new and innovative in flooring.

Our mission here at Floor Trends is to inform you of these breakthrough opportunities. Additionally, we want to inspire you to take action and make positive changes such as reducing costs, increasing productivity and providing growth for your business. Floor Trends brings together a community of flooring professionals to explore industry trends, issues, products, technologies and best practices that enable you to succeed in today’s hyper-competitive local—and global—economy.

Here at BNP Media, the Architecture, Design & Construction Group is moving fast to address all of your design needs for all types of flooring applications. Last year, BNP Media acquired the seminal Architectural Record and Engineering News-Record. Together with Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer, Stone World, TILE and Contemporary Stone & Tile Design, these major additions to our family of brands provide further access to timely, relevant and educational information in the design community to help you do your job better, faster and more efficiently.

It is our job to serve you, the reader, by delivering content in the trusted and timely formats that you prefer. In today’s work environment, we strive every day to give you access and knowledge efficiently, based on your needs—not ours. So whether you prefer your content in print, online, mobile, video and/or email, we will help you stay ahead of the curve, because we really do have you covered with our professional and experienced staff.

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