Q&A on Flooring

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America's Floor Source (AFS) recently named Michel Vermette CEO. FLOOR Trends & Installation Associate Publisher and Editorial Director Tanja Kern spoke with founder Jason Goldberg and Michel Vermette about their plans to grow the diverse flooring business to $500 million in sales. 

In the next five years, Bjelin, formerly Välinge Flooring, aims to derive a majority of revenue from the commercial market. Read the interview with Zach Adams, general manager of North America, to learn more about what he's forecasting for commercial and why. 

Jen Zurn, education project manager, Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), shares her unique flooring journey and her plans for the future of flooring in her new role.  

Elizabeth Hurley, vice president of home centers and national accounts, Shaw Industries, shares insights on leadership, lessons learned in business, and finding that elusive work-life balance. 

Matthew Saltzman, CEO of Louisville Tile, has big plans for the future of distribution. Learn how his 30 years of experience of working in the capital markets—and a keen focus on leadership development—is helping the Louisville Tile team disrupt the distribution business and prepare it for exponential growth.

French shares his outlook for workplace and reveals what's in store for Mannington Commercial in 2023. 

Cali opened its first east coast distribution center in Summerville, South Carolina, last week. Floor Trends connected with Cali President Doug Jackson to learn more about the investment.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) recently completed its annual Industry Outlook survey. We got the opportunity to sit down with NWFA President and CEO Michael Martin to discuss some of the highlights from that survey and get a sense of what is to come in 2023.

Heidi Steele worked as an architect and designer throughout the Southwest United States before creating Surface Resources—a firm that helps designers to source sustainably certified, high-quality finish materials with local representation. 

The executives from CCA Global Partners Retail Group offered insight on the Retail 2.0 strategy, which addresses consumers' desire to shop when, where, and how they want through digital technology, marketing, and the in-store experience.