Sharyn Bernard

3 days ago | floorcoveringweekly.com | Sharyn Bernard

AHF’s American-made vinyl leads domestic efforts[Kankakee, Ill.] At 385,000 square feet, AHF Products’ vinyl composite tile (VCT) plant here is the largest in the world, according to the company. The plant produces 350 million square feet of product a year, shipping out several hundred thousand square feet a day. What’s more, all AHF’s VCT is produced right here in the plant. This is a significant focus for AHF Products, noted Catherine del Vecchio, vice president of marketing.

4 days ago | floorcoveringweekly.com | Sharyn Bernard

NeoCon & Design Days see strong attendance [Chicago] NeoCon and Design Days — two commercial design events held here this month — saw an estimated 50,000 attendees across both events, as the commercial market continues to hold its own. The traffic at the show was strong, which is a good indicator of the market, noted Hilary Frank, vice president of commercial sales and business development for Dal-Tile.

1 week ago | floorcoveringweekly.com | Sharyn Bernard

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 By Sharyn Bernard Atlanta Flooring Design Centers celebrates 40 years of success [Suwanee, Ga.] Atlanta Flooring Design Centers (AFDC) has come a long way since Donny Phillips opened a 1,000-square-foot store in a strip mall here four decades ago. While that store front is now a beloved local “meat and three” restaurant, Phillips and his partners have grown AFDC to a retail behemoth, with 16 stores across two states and counting.

2 weeks ago | floorcoveringweekly.com | Sharyn Bernard

[Chicago] Shaw Contract celebrated its 40th birthday at NeoCon at a rooftop party in the Old Post Office in Chicago.

2 weeks ago | floorcoveringweekly.com | Sharyn Bernard

[Chicago] FCW is on-site for an exclusive tour of AHF Products’ VCT plant here. At 385,000 square feet, it produces 350 million square feet of product a year and is the largest VCT plant in the world.Here are from AHF Fred Reitz, Oxana Dallas, FCW’s Sharyn Bernard, Catherine Del Vecchio and Yon Hinkle from AHF.