Publications

Dr. Brian Beakler’s Articles –
Here is a sampling…

• Understand Wood Floor Moisture Content & Dimensional Change
• Hybrid Flooring 101 – Structures, Pros, & Cons
• Environmental Effects on Wood Flooring

Luxury Vinyl Tile; An Analysis of Growth, Opportunities and Threats –
A 200 page statistical and strategic review of LVT – Jim Gould and Stuart Hirschhorn

• Read the Table of Contents and buy the report

Lew Migliore’s Commercial FlooringReport – A collection of reports discussing flooring, installation problems and solutions. Here is a sampling…

• The Evolution of LVP – October 2020
• We Don’t Pay Labor – September 2020
• The Evidence Never Lies – August 2020
• What is Standard Floor Prep – July 2020
• Wood Flooring in the Commercial Space – June 2020

Christine Whittemore’s Blogs:

• Flooring the Consumer Blog
• The Social Flooring Index Blog
• Content Talks Business

Chris Ramey

• The Retail Rescue 2018 and Beyond

Stuart Hirschorn’s Catalina Reports – A collection of reports on flooring products, markets and channels. Here’s a sampling…

• COVID-19 Distribution Channel Winners and Losers
• Floor coverings region and state markets abstract
• Floor Coverings Region and State Markets brochure
• Floor Covering Distribution Channels
• Wood Flooring
• Floor Coverings Quarterly Update
• Floor Coverings Industry Trends
• LVT and Other Flooring
• FLOOR COVERINGS INDUSTRY TRENDS Abstract
• Floor Coverings Industry Trends brochure

Catalina Floor Coverings Industry Trends and End-Use Markets

Catalina blog

Donato Pompo’s Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Publications – a collection of articles about the industry and products. Here’s a sampling…

• New home sales drop in October (2018)
• Ceramic Tiles Market – global industry analysis, size, share, growth, trends and forecast 2018-2026
• The State of the Nation’s Housing
• Statistical Report on Ceramic Tile
• Countertops: The next frontier

Dancik and Mincron rebrand to become Kerridge Commercial Systems

• All Dancik News

Jim Gould has written extensively on the Chinese flooring market. Here is a sampling…

• The Great Urbanization: Threats and Opportunities in Floor Covering
• China Briefing: The Growing Opportunity – A look at China’s economy, consumer market, floor covering demand and logistics channels for the flooring industry