Remember to read Starlog for ongoing discussions of floorcovering issues! This month, a lot of good reasons — even in (or especially in) a down or slowly recovering market — to use quality products and network with top-notch vendors on every aspect [...]

Our friends at Mats Inc. sent us news about the launch of Floorazzo™, their:
“new line of prefabricated terrazzo tile flooring by Mats Inc. Floorazzo™ offers the beauty and luxurious look of terrazzo flooring without the lengthy and expensive installation [...]

We got a fun email from the good folks at Wilsonart that we want to share:
“Dear Starnet team,
We hope you might enjoy reading the latest issue of Wilsonart Flooring’s July Laminate Flooring Journal. It’s a patriotically-themed tribute to this [...]

Matt at Floor Covering News lets us all know about their new social media — now there’s lots of fun, easy ways to get the latest scoop on the flooring industry:
Matt writes:
“I just wanted to make everyone aware that Floor [...]

Last May, our friends at Heritage Contract Flooring planted 30 trees at Buffalo Public Schools. Heritage has partnered with LPCiminelli, Lees Carpets, and Starnet Worldwide. All 30 trees were donated by Re-Tree of WNY.
Each tree was planted by Heritage staff members, [...]

Welcome to our newest Starnet Members Pat, Gloria, Adam, and Paul Bryan, of Bryan’s Flooring, Inc. in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Pat Bryan started his family-run business in 1978 and has grown the business steadily since. Pat and Gloria [...]

Congratulations to Vortex Commercial Flooring for winning the 2010 Small Corporate Starnet Design Awards with their graceful, serene work for Pfingsten Partners.
Vortex Commercial Flooring worked with architects Eastlake Studio and designers Tom Zurowski, AIA; Ann Chin, Senior Designer, LEED AP; [...]

Starnet members aren’t just smart and skilled — they are strong as iron! In a first for us, member Ian Martin, VP Commercial Sales for Great Floors in Idaho completed the Iron Man! Wow! His time was a seriously impressive [...]

Mannington Commercial has been honored with two Best of NeoCon awards in this year’s competition: for Earthly Elements hardwood flooring in square tiles and planks, and for Choices that Work, a mobile App that truly serves designers.
Designers working in segments [...]

Congratulations to  Alexandria Carpet One Floor & Home — awarded the prestigious 2009 Angie’s List Super Service Award!
The Super Service Award, now celebrating its 11th year, is reserved for companies who have achieved and maintained a superior service rating on [...]

Starnet member Corporate Floors, Inc., a Grapevine, Texas, based commercial flooring services company, has acquired the assets of Dallas-based ReSource Flooring Group.
Corporate Floors, a minority certified business, member of the StarNet Commercial Flooring Partnership and a MilliCare Textile and Carpet [...]

The good people at Floor Daily have an interview with Randy Weis about what Starnet Flooring has been doing to help its membership during these difficult economic times. Listen to the interview to hear Mr. Weis’s — and our — [...]

Here’s a fun, interesting PR from our friends at Mannington — a mobile app for designers!
Mannington Commercial announces the launch of Choices that Work, the floorcovering industry’s first mobile application designed to serve designers’ process. Using a smart phone’s integrated [...]

In our 2010 Category Winner: Unique Installation Challenge, Starnet Member Universal Flooring won for their magical project at the Pretend City Children’s Museum of Orange County in Irvine, CA.
Universal Flooring worked with Ben Haskins from Kraemer Design + Production Inc., and manufacturers [...]

Awarded Honoree in our 2010 Student Achievement category, Rachel Erickson from the Virginia Tech School of Architecture and Design created a clean, open space for the World Wildlife Fund Headquarters, Washington, DC.
Rachel worked with Teragren on the lovely bamboo surfaces.
Another Honoree in our [...]

Our friends at Cornerstone Commercial Flooring kindly sent us some good news from Louisiana — thank you!
“Cornerstone Commercial Flooring is proud to announce the Grand Opening of their new innovative Design Center and Sample Library in Baton Rouge.
Wednesday, the 26th [...]

Our friend Tammy Weadock from Wilsonart sends us a press release announcing their new spec binder. Tammy writes:
“HPL Leader Introduces New Specification Binder
As a leading manufacturer of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) surfacing, Wilsonart has a history of delivering exceptional performance, [...]

The Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) has expanded its membership program to offer carpet dealers a cost-effective opportunity to join CARE and support carpet recycling. CARE is the nationwide alliance of carpet manufacturers, recyclers…