Q&A on Flooring

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We sat down with John Stephens, vice president of marketing at Shaw Contract Group, immediately after NeoCon to get a much-needed update on developments at Shaw and in the commercial arena.

With a large percentage of floor covering retailers coming in somewhere around the 55-year mark or above and beginning to retire, it’s interesting to note some of the actions members of the next generation are taking as they take over their family businesses.

Rigid vinyl plank is taking over a large share of the flooring market, and not everyone is in agreement that it’s the best thing for the independent retailer. We connected with Marge Kehrer Flamme recently to learn how rigid vinyl plank is affecting wood sales among retailers.

Steve Simonson is a pioneer in the digital realm.

FlorStar has grown and changed with the times and our industry, resulting in its transformation from a flooring distributor to a multifaceted flooring solutions company.

Rup Shah, MSI co-president, is testifying in Congress this week to oppose proposed tariffs on Chinese-imported building materials, including luxury vinyl tile (LVT), natural stone and tile.

Aspecta recently named Marcel Kies the global chief executive officer of Aspecta. We recently caught up with Kies to learn more about his goals for the company and his outlook for the fast-growing luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and multilayer categories.

Ellie Priester was recently promoted to the role of director of marketing for Shannon Specialty Floors, a leading producer of commercial resilient flooring. We recently caught up with Priester to learn more about her growing role at Shannon.

This spring, Starnet appointed Mark Bischoff to the position of vice president-vendor relations, where he will manage all activities related to the Starnet Preferred Vendor network. We spoke with Bischoff at Starnet’s annual meeting to learn about his vision for the organization.

At its spring conference, members of the National Floorcovering Alliance celebrated the upcoming retirement of Roger Voge, Oklahoma flooring divisional president, Star Lumber, after a 43-year career.