Recovery built on stylish soft surface products

摘要

Coming off the rocky road of 2020, the residential carpet manufacturers FCW spoke with are generally optimistic about business in the new year. Carpet will grow in 2021, said Bob Shaw, CEO of Engineered Floors (EF). Apartment replacement will be up and with mortgage rates more affordable, new homes are expected to grow to about one million, Shaw reported. And despite losing some market share, he added carpet is still 60 percent of floors in smaller homes.