On a GAAP basis, third quarter net sales were $257.4 million, up 3.7% over the prior year period on broad-based growth, with all regions showing improvement during the quarter.
Interface Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results
Staying in front - and even ahead - of the workplace curve
Today’s workplace is so much more than cubicles and conference rooms. It can often be a direct link to a company’s success. To stay competitive, smart companies know they need to offer a well-designed workplace that encourages real productivity and collaboration, promotes health and happiness, and helps attract and retain top talent.
Milliken launches website for newly-created Specialty Interiors
Milliken & Company, a leading global textile technology company, has recently launched a website designed specifically to highlight the advantages of its newly created Specialty Interiors business
Questions to Ask When Specifying Commercial Flooring for the Workplace
Flooring is a large part of any construction budget, yet often seems to get lost in the conversation. Discussing these five basic questions at the start of your next project will help focus your flooring selection and ensure you have the right design, performance and budget for your space.
Health and Wellness: The Next Era of Sustainable Design
Increasingly, designers are turning their attentions towards health and wellness, finding ways to design a space that's good for its users. People become the focal point of the design: how will they use this space every day, and how can we design it to improve their lives?
WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF COMMERCIAL CARPET?
The life expectancy of commercial carpet is affected by several factors, from how it's used to the type of carpet you've selected. Shorter replacement cycles can hit your maintenance budget hard, and it's likely that a slightly more expensive carpet with a longer lifecycle will be better value for your money over its lifetime compared with a cheaper, less durable option.
Interface Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results
On a GAAP basis, second quarter net sales were $251.7 million, up 1.4% over the prior year period on broad-based growth, particularly in the Americas and Asia-Pacific.Organic order growth, which adjusts for the impact of foreign currency fluctuations and exiting the FLOR specialty retail stores, was up 6% year over year. The growth was evenly balanced between the core carpet tile business and the recently launched LVT modular resilient flooring business.
THE 7-STEP CHECKLIST FOR INSTALLING OFFICE CARPET
Carpet installation can take up a significant percentage of your flooring budget - especially if removing existing flooring reveals unexpected problems, or you run into complications during the project. To help streamline your carpet installation, we've compiled a list of seven things to check - and why they're so important.
Beaulieu plans to reorganize business after bankruptcy
Amid falling sales and stiffening competition, Dalton, Ga.-based flooring manufacturer Beaulieu Group has sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as the business seeks to restructure.
HOW TO CHOOSE THE BEST LVT FOR NEW OFFICES
One of the most common office complaints - especially in open-concept floor plans - concerns elevated noise levels. As such, hard flooring, such as ceramic or porcelain, has started to fall out of favor in wellness-conscious workplaces. Despite this, real wood flooring remains popular thanks to its high-end aesthetic and associations with biophilic design, but its price point is often prohibitive for many organizations.
As Seen at NeoCon: Workplace Design Trends
Although NeoCon 2017 is now behind us, so much of the visual stimuli stays with us for months. One thing I like to do every year before day-to-day responsibilities take over is to capture key trends that span all the tremendous showrooms, products and conversations. Here are five takeaways from the world’s leading commercial design trade show in Chicago:
Interface: Now You Can Sequester Carbon in the Carpet
Interface has carried on his mission and continued to innovate with research into new products. Their goal is to prove that business can be a climate positive actor.
Watch: NeoCon 2017 at Interface
From showing you a sneak peek of our carbon-negative tile prototype to seeing your sketches of +Positive spaces, we loved every minute of NeoCon 2017. Let the countdown to next year’s event begin!
REDEFINING THE ROLE OF FLOORING IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AT NEOCON 2017
A convergence of the real and the virtual, the haptic and the emotional, Encryption explores the increasingly blurred line between people and technology. The emerging aesthetic is both timeless and unmistakably modern—balancing maximalism and minimalism, and forming the foundation for commercial environments where technology enhances the form and function of our lives.
Education – Where We Learn Matters
Students are very discerning these days. Their goals differ from those of the previous generations. And they bring a strong sense of community, both local and global. To attract and inspire a new generation of students requires engaging environments that stimulate new connections and create the best conditions for learning and innovating.
Interface Recognized as Global Sustainability Leader for 20th Consecutive Year
Interface continues to demonstrate its staying power as a global sustainability leader, recognized for the 20th consecutive year in GlobeScan and SustainAbility's annual Sustainability Leaders Survey. Earning third place in the 20th anniversary of the survey, Interface is the only company to appear on the list each year since the study began in 1997. Additionally, Interface has held its place in the top four amidst an evolving set of companies represented in the report since 1998.
Take the floor: Office flooring special
When looking for an on-the-money description of something bland, corporate and erring on the naff side, office flooring used to be up there with the biggies. But those days are gone. Flooring is now where you will see some of the most innovative materials and design aspects of the most creative of workspaces. No longer there just to hide coffee spillages and contend with high footfall (although it still does both of these), office flooring is now a useful tool in brand-carrying, defining areas with different functions – or zoning – and also playing an important part in employees’ wellbeing.
Interface Reports Flat First Quarter 2017 Results
On a constant currency basis, sales for the first quarter of 2017 were $223.4 million, up 0.4% over the prior year period. As reported, 2017 first quarter sales were $221.1 million, down 0.7% from sales of $222.6 million in the first quarter of 2016. Growth in the Americas and Australia effectively balanced weakness in Asia.
Interface Unveils Its First Luxury Vinyl Tile Collection, Level Set
Interface today introduced its first Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) collection, Level Set™, allowing customers to explore new design possibilities and create rich textural experiences across virtually all types of applications. This debut Modular Resilient Flooring offering integrates with Interface's carpet tiles to create beautiful, functional spaces that blend hard and soft flooring with ease. The collection is now available for purchase in the Americas.
HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT TYPE OF FLOOR COVERING FOR YOUR COMMERCIAL SPACE
When it comes to selecting flooring for your commercial space, there are various options to choose from, and they all have their respective merits and drawbacks. It can be difficult to determine which type of flooring best suits your organization's specific needs. To make the right decision, you need to look beyond the aesthetics of each flooring type and consider the day-to-day practicalities first.