Posts Tagged ‘floors’

Pre-Installation Checklists Ensure a Trouble-Free Floor Installation

October 18th, 2011

Looking for some important pre-installation checklist items you can use to “be prepared” for your next flooring project?

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Mats Inc. introduces superior Elephant Backing™ for Supreme Nop matting

November 30th, 2010

Mats Inc. announced today the official launch of a new and improved backing for its popular Supreme Nop matting product. Resembling the appearance and strength of elephant hide, Elephant Backing™ is made from a superior quality, high density breathable rubber that enhances Supreme Nop with a stronger grip and even longer lasting performance. Supreme Nop [...]

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Back to school with Armstrong

November 23rd, 2010

Starnet vendor Armstrong goes to school with high performance floors for high performance students — with their wide variety of flooring materials for creating healthy and productive environments for students and teachers. Design patterns using colors appropriate to every age group and application, from cool, eye-relaxing grays to stimulating bold, bright colors… even better, many [...]

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Mondo wins Nightingale Award health care flooring category

November 18th, 2010

Contract magazine and The Center for Health Design announced the winners of its annual Nightingale Awards — and our special congratulations to our friends at Mondo Rubber Flooring for winning in the flooring category: Five winners, as well as one honorable mention, were named across a variety of markets. The annual program, which is open to [...]

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Centiva Names Earth Day Challenge Winners

November 16th, 2010

Our friends at Floor Daily have the following article up about the winners of Centiva’s challenge to Starnet Members in honor of the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day. Member companies were encouraged to work on “fun projects that would benefit the environment.” The Project results were due by the first of October and they repeatedly demonstrated [...]

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Mohawk goes wild with SmartStrand and 45,000 pounds of elephant

November 4th, 2010

A wonderful story from our friends at Floor Covering News: partnering with the Dallas Zoo, Mohawk is putting SmartStrand with DuPont Sorona to the ultimate durability and resiliency test: six African elephants weighing a combined 45,000 pounds.

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Please Enter Your Best Project to the Starnet Design Awards 2011

October 21st, 2010

Dear friends — please enter your best flooring project to the Starnet Design Awards 2011. We look forward to seeing your work!

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Armstrong S-543 Expanded Recommendation: Natural Creations LVT

October 19th, 2010

More good news from Armstrong Floor Products: “We are pleased to announce that Natural Creations luxury vinyl tile can now be installed using the recently introduced S-543 Premium Plus adhesive. This expanded recommendation allows Armstrong to offer customers a solution for installing Natural Creations luxury vinyl tile on concrete slabs with moisture levels up to [...]

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Armstrong Stars In NBC’s School Pride!

October 14th, 2010

Wonderful fun news from Armstrong Commercial Flooring: Armstrong is pleased to be participating in a new NBC show called School Pride! The show has a very similar concept to “Extreme Makeover Home Edition”. If you watch any programming on NBC you may have recently seen a trailer for the show. The pilot episode airs this [...]

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Members and Vendor Partners: Did You Receive Your Starnotes?

September 30th, 2010

Dear Starnet members and vendor partners — please contact Pamela Herrlinger if you didn’t receive the September Starnotes. And everybody, please remember to send Pam your stories, news, and photos!

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No Doom and Gloom Here

September 28th, 2010

Here’s an interesting, up-beat forecast for the flooring industry. We have had Jonathan Trivers entertain and enlighten our Membership at a past Annual Meeting. He presented the following at FIANA — and it’s full of good information for all of us. At the recent FIANA Convention in San Antonio, Texas, we had the opportunity to [...]

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September Starnotes is Here

September 24th, 2010

Dear Starnet Members and Vendor Partners — don’t forget to read this month’s Starnotes! Hot topics include the November Starnet 2010 Fall Meeting, an intro to our new Controller, and a brief on the the unique selling proposition that is Starnet. Read on for member news and business solutions, and please remember to send us [...]

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Lovely Article on Sonna Calandrino Tribute

September 15th, 2010

A lovely article in Floor Covering News on the tribute to the wonderful life and work of industry stalwart Sonna Calandrino: “…hailed as a pioneer, a teacher, a visionary, and praised for her courage, determination and caring nature, but most of all she was called a friend to everyone throughout the supply chain… …That was [...]

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Selecting, Working With, and Getting the Most From Your Vendor Partners

September 1st, 2010

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 of the job. Read the whole thing here!

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Floorazzo from Mats Inc

August 24th, 2010

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 process. The Floorazzo™ line boasts 35 standard colors across two unique collections, Marbles and Gems. [...]

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Join Mr. David’s 2nd Annual Bike Challenge

August 9th, 2010

On September 25, from 8:00 a.m.  to 2:00 p.m., meet up for Mr. David’s 2nd Annual Bike Challenge at Randall and North Avenue, Saint Charles, IL. The 2nd Annual Mr. David’s Bike Challenge is a 50k bike race/ride benefitting Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation. The schedule for this very worthy event is: 8:00am Registration at Pavilion [...]

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Heritage Contract Flooring Plants 30 Trees at Buffalo Public Schools

July 28th, 2010

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, with help from students at the following six schools: PS 82 Early Childhood Center, [...]

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Welcome to our newest Starnet Members Pat, Gloria, Adam, and Paul Bryan, of Bryan’s Flooring, Oklahoma City

July 21st, 2010

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 attribute their success to treating their customers honestly while providing the highest quality products and service. You [...]

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Congratulations to Vortex Commercial Flooring, Small Corporate: Starnet Design Awards 2010

July 16th, 2010

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; Ian McCain, LEED AP; and lovely product from Karastan. An strong interior, opening up to [...]

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CONGRATULATIONS TO CONSOLIDATED CARPET, LARGE CORPORATE: STARNET DESIGN AWARDS 2010

July 6th, 2010

Congratulations to Consolidated Carpet for their striking work for the Coty Beauty Lancaster Group in the Empire State Building, New York, NY. Consolidated Carpet worked with architects Ted Moudis Associates and designer Luis Valcarcel, with products from  Karastan, Lees, Tarkett-Azrock, Armstrong, Johnsonite, Burke-Mercer, and Roppe. An elegant interior for fashionistas!

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Starnet member Ian Martin VP, Great Floors, Coeur d’Alene, completes Iron Man!

June 30th, 2010

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 12 hours and 4 minutes. Find Great Floors LLC at 524 E Sherman Avenue in Coeur d’Alene, [...]

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Mannington Commercial Awarded Best of NeoCon for Design-centric Wood Flooring and Mobile App

June 24th, 2010

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 from corporate to healthcare are inspired by the new look in engineered hardwood, Earthly [...]

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Register now for two upcoming webinars presented by Preferred Vendor Partner, Ardex, hosted by Starnet

June 21st, 2010

Hot Topic #1: New Ardex K55 Rapid and Microtec Self Leveling Underlayment with a general overview of self leveling underlayments Date: Tuesday, June 29th Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern; Noon – 1:00pm Central; 11:00 – Noon Mountain; 10:00 – 11:00am Pacific Focus: Sales/Technical Presenters: John Felker, Seth Pervarnick, and an Ardex Architectural Specialist to be [...]

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CCA volunteers at 16th Annual Special Olympics Challenge Day

June 8th, 2010

CCA’s Sean Flannery participated in the 16th Annual Special Olympics Challenge day at the James E. Duckworth School, located in Beltsville, Maryland on May 21, 2010. Assisting AOBA (Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington) who hosted the day’s events, Sean Flannery really got into his role as the catcher for the adapted javelin [...]

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Alexandria Carpet One Floor and Home Wins Coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award

June 8th, 2010

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 Angie’s List – the nation’s leading provider of consumer ratings on local service companies [...]

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Corporate Floors Acquires Dallas-Based ReSource Flooring Group

June 4th, 2010

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 Care franchisee, is known for its strong commitment to customer service and industry-leading sustainability [...]

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great testimonial to the power of Starnet

June 4th, 2010

From Sam Prager of Carpet Services Inc. in Irving TX and Joshua Perry of Sally Beauty Company in Denton TX, here’s a great testimonial to the power of Starnet — the cooperation that gets everybody the floor they want, when and where they want it: “I just wanted you all to know that the Starnet [...]

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Terrific interviews with Floor Daily

May 24th, 2010

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 — outlook for the future. More recent interviews at Floor Daily here.

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Congratulations to Floors and More, Public Space: Starnet Design Awards 2010

May 20th, 2010

In our 2010 Category: Public Space, Starnet Member Floors and More won for their strong, natural floors, which designate space and help to guide shoppers at Harps Food in Benton AR. Universal Flooring worked with J Price Architecture and manufacturers Armstrong, Ardex, and Daltile. A serene, clean interior!

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Mannington Introduces Mobile App Designed to Serve the Design Process

May 18th, 2010

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 camera and scanning technology, the app integrates with Mannington sample books to show coordinating [...]

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Congratulations to Universal Flooring, Unique Installation Challenges: Starnet Design Awards 2010

May 13th, 2010

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 ECOsurfaces, Johnsonite, and Milliken. An enchanting interior!

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Congratulations to the talented and hard-working student honorees and winner: Starnet Design Awards 2010

May 5th, 2010

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 2010 Student Achievement category, Lindsey Richards from the Virginia Tech School of Architecture [...]

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