NEW PRODUCTS

Tarkett's newest luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is designed to improve acoustics in busy office environments. Beneath the surface of Even Plane LVT, a non-woven fiberglass layer that resists indentation and dampens sound both within the space and between floors. With a 32-mil wear layer and state-of-the-art Techtonic protection—which boasts a 100 percent performance satisfaction rate to date—Even Plane LVT offers superior resistance to scratches, scuffs, stains and abrasions. Available in 19 wood, stone and textile visuals in multiple tile and plank sizes.

Matter Surfaces, a New York-based commercial flooring company, introduces the Play collection, a curated selection of 11 flooring solutions that combines sleek aesthetics and superior functionality for commercial performance and is ideal for active spaces. The collection focuses on materials meant to support sophisticated play: rubber, multipurpose vinyl, wet area solutions and matting and wood flooring protection.

QConnect by QFloors is a helpful software tool connecting the outside world to your business software. With QConnect, you can share information between QFloors business software and your websites or other lead generating sites, or even with CRM (lead tracking) software like Zoho. It's important to flooring dealers to ensure that the products on their websites coincide with the products in their showroom, and QConnect can share information from the QFloors product catalog about availability and quantities. And as websites and digital marketing become more essential to flooring companies, tracking leads from the online inquiry to the completed sale not only provides a more seamless experience for the prospect, but it also allows owners to discover helpful information on trends, ROI and more.

Smart homes allow you to have greater control of your energy consumption by automating things like temperature, lighting, home appliances and more. Now you can easily control your Schluter-Ditra-Heat floor warming system with the new Ditra-Heat-E-RS1 smart thermostat which offers third-party integration with popular voice and home assistants, like Google Home, Apple Home and Alexa Featuring a sleek design with a mirror finish, the smart thermostat offers multiple energy-saving functions, including geofencing which turns up the heat when you’re coming home and detects when you’re away.