The 2014 Floor Trends Flooring Industry Study, conducted recently by BNP Market Research and compiled from answers given by readers of Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer, Stone World, Contemporary Stone & Tile Design and Tile Magazine, offers a look at a flooring market poised for continued growth.
Ted Gregerson found true love as a young man. Working for a Carpet One store in his hometown right out of high school he discovered flooring was in his blood. His love for people, integrity and helping customers create beautiful homes inspired him to his core.
We have looked at the younger crop of customers out there shopping for floor coverings for the last couple of months and how they are in the process of driving a wholesale change in the way business will be conducted in this industry in the future.
Sooner or later, no matter how experienced your wood flooring crew is, you will likely find yourself called back to a job because your customer is dissatisfied with some aspect of her flooring installation.
If last year’s NeoCon didn’t erase doubts things are starting to bounce back, then this year’s show surely should have as the halls of the historic Merchandise Mart were filled with designers, architects, specifiers, facility managers and more from around the country—and world for that matter.
Butler Floor and Carpeting had tried conventional marketing and advertising but, after 63 years in business, the third-generation family-owned Pennsylvania operation needed to try something else.
When you speak with David Martin, you cannot help but recognize his sense of history, place and responsibility. He is the fourth generation of Martins to work at one of the country’s largest flooring retailers.
