The growth of laminate flooring accessories, particularly moldings, have matched the breakneck pace of its flooring counterpart, attracting a host of suppliers, including large name brands such as Faus, Mannington and Pergo. Yet the market remains roomy enough for 30-year-old Thilo Hessler, who drove a company van from Henderson, N.C., to Surfaces 2007 to promote his company, laminatemoldings. com. His business, like the market, is growing and an additional 40,000-square-foot distribution center is presently being tacked on to his Henderson headquarters. FCW senior reporter Raymond Pina caught up with Hessler. When I started the company I was too young to be on the face of everything; I had just turned 22.
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