Having experienced a turbulent time because of the ongoing recession, the resilient flooring market in the U.S. is starting to show signs of improvement, according to floorbiz.com.
The resilient category, which accounts for linoleum, rubber and vinyl flooring saw a drop of about 1.5 per cent for 2010 on the previous year's sales figures.
Although by no means clear yet, on a more positive note, the market for resilient flooring continued to show market share gains – both in dollars and units.
Taking rubber out of the equation, five-year trend figures for resilient flooring have shown that the category held a 10.6 per cent share of the market last year – a full point up on the figure for 2006.
Though the numbers might not represent a drastic improvement, for many firms – who in the last couple of years have seen double-digit losses in both unit and sales figures – the news will provide a welcome boost.
The latest flooring news, courtesy of Floors Online.
Date : 19/07/2011
Category: Flooring Industry News