At the CCA Global summer convention in Montreal, Piet Dossche, USFloors’ president and Shaw’s executive vice president of hard surfaces, took to the stage wearing red pants.

With summer days delightfully long and invitations to pool parties pouring in, more homeowners put their focus on making a splash with outdoor spaces.

Easy to install and easy to maintain, laminate floors are offering consumers affordable options that provide both performance and style.

Design has a powerful effect on our consciousness, and the work environment can evoke excitement, dread, focus or distraction.

The ceramic tile business is booming, encouraging creativity and more looks in ceramic and porcelain than one can imagine. Here are some of the standout trends that are having an effect on flooring.

There’s a lot happening in the world of hospitality design.

Starnet focuses on creating strong partnerships between its members and their network of preferred vendor partners who work with them each year.

The 42 members of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) escaped to Cancun this spring for their biannual conference where they shared best practices, spent time with friends and explored new business opportunities in a casual setting.

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.

Starnet held its 2018 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla., where the network of 177 independent flooring contractors, including a record nine new member companies, had the opportunity to learn from one another and glean new strategies to help grow their businesses.