Flooring
The demand for hard flooring, especially vinyl and various types of decorative tile, will rise by 5 percent each year to reach 9.3 billion square feet by 2017, according to Freedonia, an international market research firm based in Cleveland, OH, The study, conducted in 2013, reflects a fairly significant rebound driven by new building construction and renovation since the economic downturn in 2008.
It also reflects what many jansan distributors and building service contractors (BSCs) are well aware of, which is "The office and commercial segment will post the strongest growth during this time, fueled by double-digit advances in construction spending and rising interest in hard surface flooring as a low-maintenance alternative to carpeting."
According to the report, a great deal of the hard flooring selected will be luxury vinyl tile flooring (LVT), favored because it offers the durability and performance properties of traditional vinyl flooring products, but which features a high-gloss appearance.
"One of the wisest investments a facility service provider can make—and a distributor can help guide and implement for their customers—is to select 'best in class' floor care equipment," Schaffer says.
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The demand for hard flooring, especially vinyl and various types of decorative tile, will rise by 5 percent each year to reach 9.3 billion square feet by 2017, according to Freedonia, an international market research firm based in Cleveland, OH, The study, conducted in 2013, reflects a fairly significant rebound driven by new building construction and renovation since the economic downturn in 2008.
It also reflects what many jansan distributors and building service contractors (BSCs) are well aware of, which is "The office and commercial segment will post the strongest growth during this time, fueled by double-digit advances in construction spending and rising interest in hard surface flooring as a low-maintenance alternative to carpeting."
According to the report, a great deal of the hard flooring selected will be luxury vinyl tile flooring (LVT), favored because it offers the durability and performance properties of traditional vinyl flooring products, but which features a high-gloss appearance.
"Many retailers, including major chain grocery stores and pharmacies,
are installing LVT floors," says Michael Schaffer, a senior executive
with Tacony's Commercial Floor Care division and president of floor care
equipment manufacturer Tornado Industries. "They like LVT because it
typically is a nowax/nofinish floor, making it easier to maintain. This
helps reduce floor care costs and environmental issues often associated
with more traditional vinyl composite tile floors (VCT)."
Equipment
After taking the trouble to select the floor finish that delivers the most mileage and that is the least labor intensive to apply, maintain, and strip, selecting a less-than-satisfactory floor machine would totally defeat our overall goal of making floor care more cost effective."One of the wisest investments a facility service provider can make—and a distributor can help guide and implement for their customers—is to select 'best in class' floor care equipment," Schaffer says.
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