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Sherwin-Williams' New Coating Technology Offers Rapid Curing, Extended Workability, Easy Application and Chemical Resistance 

Sherwin-Williams High Performance Flooring launched Accelera One is an advanced coating technology designed for decorative flake and quartz flooring systems that meet the rigorous demands of commercial and institutional environments, delivering a high level of performance, ease of application and chemical resistance.




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Schönox FP One-Step Solution for Porous and Non-porous Substrates

Schönox FP is a flexible, one-part filling and priming compound for priming and filling in one step.




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Sherwin-Williams High Performance Flooring Decorative Coatings for Production and Office Facilities

Sherwin-Williams High Performance Flooring seamless flooring systems offers up durable, chemical resistant systems that cover a range of commercial applications, ranging from moderate to heavy use. The Resuflor systems integrate industrial-grade epoxy with flake or aggregate to create a decorative floor. 




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Schönox MBL Combines Moisture Mitigation and Subloor Leveling in One-Step Solution

Schönox Moisture Blocking Leveler (MBL) is a two-part leveling compound used on concrete substrates to control moisture before the application of floor coverings. It is a moisture mitigation system and subfloor leveling in one step. 




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Laticrete Expands Portfolio with Custom Shower System

Laticrete introduces Hydro Ban Rapid Custom Shower System, a suite of niches, benches, seats, curbs, and other accessories.




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TotalWorx to Unveil Spanish-Language Catalog and Flooring Solutions at 2024 CFI FCICA Convention

¿Habla español? TotalWorx, the flooring accessory brand of Shaw Industries Group, will unveil a new Spanish-language catalog and share its latest innovations for professional-level flooring installations at the 2024 CFI FCICA Convention.






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USA Flooring Launches Loyalty Program Aimed at Contractors, Installers, Designers, Realtors and Restoration Pros, Partners with Shaw Industries

USA Flooring announced the launch of a Partner Rewards Loyalty program, designed by The Incentive Group for Pro Customers, with support from Shaw Industries. 




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Floor Coverings International Expands Footprint in Arizona with New Mobile Showroom

Flooring franchise Floor Coverings International continues its expansion in Arizona with a new mobile showroom in Sunrise. As the real estate market booms and demand for its services grows, the franchise actively seeks partners in several Arizona cities.





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The Role Flooring Plays in Creating Brand Experiences in the Retail Space

Architect Scott Faucheux is an expert at bringing magic to retail environments. Having worked on concepts for Urban Outfitters and Anthropology, Faucheux is now creative director at TPG Architects. Learn what he has to say about the role flooring plays in the design of retail spaces. 




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Product Solutions That Save Contractors Time and Money

Bona’s Matt Casey, director of professional marketing and the Bona Certified Craftsman Program, has been with the company for nearly two decades. During that time, he has witnessed a multitude of contractor challenges as well as the evolution of new product solutions. He details the current state of sustainability in the wood products industry, offering a few tips on how to work smarter not harder. 




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Alternative Flooring Career Pathways and Succession Planning for Flooring Installers

David Gross, executive director, INSTALL, shares his experience, how he came to land in a union organization and provides next steps for flooring installers who are interested in moving into another role within the flooring industry.




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Belknap White: Tile Trends and Business Outlook for 2024

Belknap White’s Dave Godlewski, vice president ceramic, and Jane Twombly, director of specification, provided a more in-depth look at the company which is one of the largest flooring distributors in the country, discuss what’s coming for 2024, the opportunities they see on the horizon and the trends they are following this year.




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Leslie Del Pozo on Her Flooring Journey and Commitment to the Installation Community

Leslie Del Pozo, vice president of marketing content & communications, QEP/Roberts has been supporting the installation community in a variety of ways for several years now, including sponsoring our Installation Awards for the second year in a row. Here, we dive more into her flooring journey, what supporting the installation community means to her and the importance of just showing up.




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Industry Q&A: Fishman Flooring President Shane Richmond on Succession Planning and the Future of Distribution

Fishman Flooring’s new president Shane Richmond discusses the benefit of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, succession planning and the future of flooring distribution. 




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Novalis CEO John Wu on Resilient Flooring Industry Trends and Strategic Growth in 2024

Learn how this leader in resilient flooring emphasizes long-term planning, approaches the evolving role of digital printing, and discusses the importance of clear product storytelling. Plus, Wu highlights Novalis' commitment to domestic manufacturing.




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SCI Floor Covering Expands Through Strategic Acquisitions, Remains Bullish on Industry Growth

SCI Floor Covering, backed by Ranier Capital, is expanding through strategic acquisitions in the Midwest. Despite some market softness, SCI President and CEO Dave Elberson remains optimistic about the flooring industry's outlook. Learn about his acquisition strategy, business outlook and SCI's career path for installers. 





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Shaping the Future of Flooring Through Collaboration and Innovation

Get an inside look at the art of flooring design through the eyes of Audra Keiber, Mohawk’s director of design & development. In this episode, Keiber gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the Mohawk Design Summit, bringing retailers and designers together to forecast 2025 and 2026 trends and product ideation.




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IUPAT’s David Winkler on Training, Partnerships and the Future of Flooring Installation

David Winkler, regional director of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5, discusses the importance of training, provides insight into the inner workings and benefits of IUPAT and dispells some common misconceptions about trade unions. 




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bioMérieux and FDA Launch Research Collaboration

The collaboration is designed to improve microbial detection tools to combat foodborne pathogens.




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FDA Publishes Revised Draft Introduction and Appendix to the Preventive Controls for Human Food Guidance

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a revised draft Introduction and Appendix 1 to the multi-chapter draft guidance for industry titled “Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food: Draft Guidance for Industry” (PCHF Draft Guidance).




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FDA Hosts Meeting on Data and Technology for Food Safety

The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how it can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.




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FDA Revokes Standard of Identity for Frozen Cherry Pie

The FDA says revoking the standards will provide greater flexibility and the opportunity for product innovation.




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National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste and Recycle Organics Announced

The joint efforts aim to reduce waste, increase recycling of organics, reduce climate pollution, save families and businesses money, and support a circular economy.




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FDA Says Tara Flour Does Not Meet GRAS Standard in Human Food

An evaluation reveals that there isn’t enough data on the use of tara flour in food, or a history of its safe use, to consider it GRAS.




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FDA Releases Results of Sampling of Retail Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate and Chocolate-Containing Products for Milk Allergen

The sampling was conducted to better understand the extent to which these products potentially contain unintended milk at levels that may be hazardous to people with milk allergy.




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All About Air Filtration Part 2: Understanding Filtration Efficiency

Filtration efficiency is an important element in dust collection system design for the food industry.




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T. Hasegawa Secures USDA Certification for Meat and Poultry Flavor Manufacturing

The California-based company is adding equipment, resources and production space to accommodate production of USDA-certified meat and poultry-based products.




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Comparing Production Processes for Alternative and Animal Protein

When it comes to production, similarities exist among alternative and animal protein processes, but several differences occur, particularly around operational footprint, equipment, and water and energy usage.




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How to Manufacture Instant Coffee Using Clarifiers, Decanters and Tricanters

In instant coffee production, the goal of separation technology is to produce optimum particle separation and yield, increasing the quality and purity of the finished product.




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All About Air Filtration Part 4: Care and Maintenance of Dust Collector Cartridge Filters

Learn how long cartridge filters last, how to know when they need to be changed and what you can do to extend their life and performance. 




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Sustainable Plant of the Year: Frito-Lay Casa Grande Plant Attains Near Net Zero

Efficiency was built into Frito-Lay’s Casa Grande plant a quarter-century ago, but the snack maker takes the facility’s energy- and water-conservation systems to a new level with near net zero.




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Sustainable Plant of the Year: Stahlbush Island Farms - A model of self-sufficiency

A biogas system has transformed Stahlbush Island farms into a carbon negative operation, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it is responsible for creating.




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Plumrose Council Bluffs: Lean, mean and fully automated

The facility was not only constructed with sustainability in mind, but sustainability can be found everywhere you look. 




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True Sustainability Takes Commitment…and Planning

Renovating a facility to increase its capacity, energy use and water consumption doesn’t sound like it would earn Food Engineering’s 2022 Sustainable Project of the Year, but that’s exactly what Kerry’s coatings and seasonings facility in Rome, Georgia, has done.




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Food Engineering Plant of the Year and Sustainable Plant of the Year winners announced

Both awards will be presented at Food Engineering’s Food Automation & Manufacturing Conference and Expo at the Hyatt Regency Coconut Point in Bonita Springs, Fla. held April 8-11, 2018.




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Adaptability and flexibility are critical components of project planning

Being able to adapt on the fly is great, but it's a lot easier to do when you've accounted for as many potential contingencies as possible.




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FOOD ENGINEERING Magazine Announces Plant of the Year and Sustainable Plant of the Year Award Winners

Two expansion projects have earned this year’s honors, with the awards to be presented at the Food Automation & Manufacturing Symposium and Expo in October.




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Improving Safety and Welfare to Improve Business

Construction projects, like stories, tend to follow a regular, logical progression. Delivery systems vary, but they all typically start with a client’s need, selecting a project team, site visits, design meetings, groundbreaking and so on—but in the case of Hatfield North, the project began with the smokehouses.




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Plan a total, plant-wide automation system to improve facility performance and agility

While we've looked at the key issues - including COVID-19 - facing food processors and A&E/Cs this year in FE's 2020 Annual Plant Construction Survey, there's a lot more to discuss.




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Automation and food processing today: It's about labor

Processors are turning to automation to fill jobs where people are unavailable.





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Beauflor Unveils New Merchandising Displays for Laminate and SPC Collections

Retailers have a new tower display for Innovius SPC and new step displays for Encompass and Oterra laminate collections. 




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Torlys Grand View Wins 2023 Top Flooring Products: Laminate

Torlys Grand View Smart Laminate collection offers extra-wide and extra-long planks, with Surface Flood Protection thanks to Aqua Protect and pressed bevel edges.




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Mohawk Refreshes RevWood with New Brand Promise

Mohawk is refreshing its popular RevWood line to represent recent product enhancements and evolving market demands. 




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Jufeng Chooses i4F Drop-Lock and AquaProtect Technologies for Laminate Go-to Market Strategy

Jufeng selected i4F’s drop-lock technologies for faster and easier installation as well as AquaProtect, i4F’s highly advanced water-resistant process technology for laminate as part of its strategy to launch its laminate flooring as a mass market offering.




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AHF Products Brands Introduce New Product Lines

AHF Products, a manufacturer of hard surface flooring in the U.S., announced the launch of new product lines by Bruce, Armstrong Flooring, Hartco and Crossville, the company's brands.




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NFA Spring 2024 Vendor Day Highlights: Innovations and Promotions Aimed to Drive Flooring Sales

The National Floorcovering Alliance's 26 vendor partners came armed with new products and promotion ideas aimed to boost sales for flooring retailers in 2024. 




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Karastan Expands Hard and Soft Surface Collections for 2024

Karastan's updates include its BelleLuxe Waterproof and LuxeCraft hard surface lines, as well as new soft surface options across the brand’s wool, SmartStrand and XTRA collections.




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Mohawk Builder + Multifamily Expands USA-Made Portolfio

Mohawk Builder + Multifamily is building a more sustainable world with a diverse portfolio of carpet, laminated wood and resilient flooring all made in the USA to help customers create greener communities.




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Retailers and Design Pros Curate 2025-2026 Flooring Trends at Mohawk Design Summit

For the third year, the Mohawk Design Summit brought together retailers and designers to curate the 2025 and 2026 products for the Mohawk, Karastan and Godfrey Hirst brands. 




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NALFA Begins Review of LF-01 Laminate Flooring Test Standard

This initiative marks the first major revision of the standard since its last update in 2019, emphasizing NALFA's commitment to ensuring the highest quality standards within the industry.