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Article: Commercial wood flooring installation.
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- Floor Covering Installer
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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When most people think about wood flooring installations, they generally think about residential applications, but there is another lucrative market out there that cannot be ignored: the nonresidential, or commercial, sector.
Wood flooring sales in the commercial market have grown steadily during the past few years in the United States. In 1997, it represented $186.2 million dollars (in manufacturer dollars). That number increased to $241.3 million in 2002, $289.3 million in 2006, and $327.4 million in 2007. While commercial wood flooring sales figures have grown steadily, the market as a percentage of sales has fluctuated. In ...