Floor Trends Magazine: Vol. 17, № 9 (September 2015)

Floor Trends Magazine


 Volume: 17 |  Issue: 9 |  Download

ON THE COVER:

There was a time when reclaimed wood floors were only available to luxury, high-end customers, as well as coming in styles that pretty much highlighted the distressed nature of the product. Not so today, as companies such as Goodwin Co. are offering a variety of styles and finishes that are helping to make this type of product affordable to more people as well as giving specialty dealers the ability to differentiate themselves from the boxes and mass merchants.

Stone World Magazine: Vol. 32, № 9 (September 2015)

Stone World Magazine


 Volume: 32 |  Issue: 9 |  Download

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Levantina is a large stone producer based in Alicante, Novelda, Spain. The company has more than a dozen quarries and distribution locations worldwide, including in the U.S. Levantina operates five Marron Emperador marble quarries, and the company reports this is one of its most popular materials. To learn more about Levantina's operation, turn to page 120.

Commercial Flooring Report: Vol. 83, № 1 (Your Floors and Falls)

Commercial Flooring Report


 Volume: 83 |  Issue: 1 |  Download

Slips and trips are the most common cause of injury at work, this issue hangs over every building owner. On average, they cause over a third of all major injuries and over 40% of all reported injuries to members of the public. Statistics suggest that most of these accidents are slips which occur when floor surfaces are contaminated with some sort of foreign substance such as water, tracked in contamination like oils and grease or in the winter, residue from ice melt pellets. Even dry soil particulate such as sand, grit or dirt can contribute to hard surface flooring being prone to create slips and falls. Paramount in every commercial facility, regardless of what it is and no matter the size, is the safety of those walking in the space.

Floor Trends Magazine: Vol. 17, № 8 (August 2015)

Floor Trends Magazine


 Volume: 17 |  Issue: 8 |  Download

ON THE COVER:

LVT has been all the rage in recent years but the fact remains, resilient sheet flooring is still a very important product for both residential and commercial jobs. This is especially true in applications such as healthcare, where products like Shannon Specialty Floors' TeknoFlor, shown here in Rainscapes, not only perform under these tough circumstances, they require no waxing or buffing, making them easy to clean and maintain.

Stone World Magazine: Vol. 32, № 8 (August 2015)

Stone World Magazine


 Volume: 32 |  Issue: 8 |  Download

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Founded in 1989, Kangli Stone Group is a producer of natural stone and quartz surfacing. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, the company has facilities stationed around the globe — supplying stone and quartz products worldwide. Among the recent projects the company supplied was custom stonework for the five-star Hotel Sofitel Wanda in Beijing, China. To learn more about Kangli, read the article beginning on page 40 of this issue.