Salesmaster Flooring Solutions has announced an expanded partnership with Mannington in the New England region. Effective today, Salesmaster will now distribute the full Mannington Commercial line including VCT, Premium Visual Tile, LVT, and Sheet Vinyl.

Salesmaster, a Mannington distributor in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, and Long Island since 2004, will now handle the line in New Hampshire, Vermont Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Distribution of Mannington commercial products in the New England area will now originate at Salesmaster’s 40,000 square foot SuperCenter in Chicopee, Mass. The centralized location will help improve logistics and promote faster service and more efficient deliveries of Mannington products to commercial floor covering contractors, installation workrooms and retail floor covering stores, according to Salesmaster.

Jack Ganley, president of Mannington Commercial, commented, “Salesmaster is known throughout the region as a significant and strong presence. They are driven by the same core values as Mannington – care of the customer, delivering on promises and working hard to maintain the highest level of excellence. Based on this successful business model and rewarding partnership, we are delighted to announce their expanded distribution footprint in the Northeast.”

“We are extremely pleased to extend our partnership with Mannington,” added Salesmaster President Steve Kurtz. “Mannington’s loyalty and allegiance to the design community and their deep commitment to customers for nearly a century is impressive and admirable. We at Salesmaster are very excited about the opportunity to significantly grow Mannington sales in the New England region. Our plan is to use a combination of superior customer service, efficient logistics, and high inventory levels to attain the same success in New England that Salesmaster has experienced in the New York metro area.”

Salesmaster Vice President of Sales Ray Izatt noted, “We will maintain extensive Mannington inventory at our Chicopee facility. We also plan to expand our support team so that all Mannington customers will benefit from Salesmaster’s flooring industry expertise and superior services like prioritized fulfillment and better lead times on special orders.”

Salesmaster has distributed industry-leading products in New England for over two decades, including respected manufacturers such as Roppe, MAPEI, CMP, Chapco, DSP, Shaw, Mohawk, Beaulieu and Fordom. For more information contact: Salesmaster Associates, Inc., 303 Marcus Boulevard, Deer Park, NY 11729 USA; by phone at (800) 234-1717; orwww.salesmaster.com