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H o s p i ta l i t y & D e s i g n S h o w D a i l y 1 1 M o n d a y, J u n e 9 , 2 0 1 4 Karndean Designflooring is a global supplier of commercial and residential luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring. The company's range of tile and plank designs faithfully create the appearance of natural materials without the practi- cal drawbacks. Karndean Designflooring prides itself on being in a class of its own, with individual planks and tiles that can be laid in a variety of patterns and com- bined with unique design features to suit your look. Designflooring Karndean is designflooring. Rather than looking uniform and manufactured, each Karndean plank or tile has its own indi- vidual grain and appearance. You can create an even more individual looking floor by trying different angles or pat- terns, or choosing finishing touches such as borders or inserts to create a cus- tomized look. With its decorative strips, borders and medallions, you can create and design a floor that is unique to any personal style and space. To complement or contrast planks or tiles, these decorative strips can be used to create detailed features, like a border or a natural looking grouting effect. From adding decorative borders around furni- ture and room perimeters to arranging plank and tile in various patterns, Karndean Designflooring can accentuate any space. Karndean has a legacy of hand selecting the raw materials that inspire its products. Designflooring provides you with realistic wood and stone effects, but with none of the practical drawbacks of the materials that inspired them. Karndean Commercial The company also provides comprehen- sive support to its commercial flooring partners in specifying, supplying and fit- ting Karndean products. This includes dedicated business managers, teams of support staff, industry leading specifica- tion tools and a growing range of online applications. U.S.-Based Company With state-of-the-art showroom and warehouse facilities in Pittsburgh, Dallas and Las Vegas, Karndean's delivery fleets provide its customers with samples and flooring efficiently and effectively. Services From products to customer service, Karndean seeks to achieve excellence in everything it does. Its business managers take time to offer the right advice so that the correct product is installed, its cus- tomer services department works tireless- ly to make sure your product arrives on time and in full, and its marketing depart- ment helps to support you with specifica- tion tools, installation guides and mainte- nance help. The company's technical serv- ices team is available to make sure that you are satisfied with all its commercial flooring products, whether you are speci- fying, installing or maintaining them. History Originally founded in the United Kingdom in 1973, Karndean has nearly 40 years of experience in commercial vinyl flooring. Karndean has been, and still is, family owned. The company remains true to its roots and is fiercely committed to its customers. Inspired by nature and designed for living, Karndean Designflooring enables you to create looks that are unique to your space while providing a highly prac- tical and durable floor. Visit Karndean Designflooring in booth 7-7116 at NeoCon. For more informa- tion, go to www.karndean.com, call 888- 266-4343 or email info@karndean.com. LUXURY VINYL TILE FLOORING FROM KARNDEAN DESIGNFLOORING ARTERIORS ANNOUNCES CUSTOM DESIGN PROGRAM FOR LAMPS, SCONCES AND MIRRORS Arteriors, a leading furnishings company, is introducing its Custom Design Program, the newest facet of the Arteriors Contract division servicing hospitality customers. The Custom Design Program pro- vides designers and procurement teams with a simplified process to customize lamps, sconces and mirrors to meet most design and functionality standards. The virtual platform housed on the Arteriors website allows for the customization of items from five different category options with a minimum order of 50 pieces required. Customers can choose from a curated selection of silhouette options based on the top-selling Arteriors designs, and a variety of materials and finishes are available. With a 12 week lead-time for domestic shipments, the program offers a multitude of design options with the functionality needed for the hospitality customer. For customers with smaller purchas- ing needs, a sixth category option, Quick CDP, offers a selection of customizable mouth blown glass or high fired ceramic lamps that ship in less than a week with no minimum order required. "The Custom Design Program is an incredibly exciting resource to the Arteriors hospitality brand," said Arteriors Founder and Creative Director Mark Moussa. "It simplifies the process for customizing those pieces that are most needed for corporate programs and guestrooms." Customers who access the new Custom Design Program tab on the Arteriors website are welcomed to a home page which allows for easy navigation. Customers are immediately prompted to select from lighting and mirror styles and delve into custom product specifics and ele- ments tailored to specific project needs such as mate- rial finishes, 220V wiring for international purposes, base configuration, socket options and more. Additional options include the ability to select certain pieces for outdoor use as well as make product enhancements such as adding a glass table to a floor lamp. Once all customizable selections have been completed and submitted for a quote, each client will receive a comprehen- sive product tear sheet with take-away specification resources. For more information about the Custom Design Program and Arteriors products, visit www.arteriorshome.com, and to sign up for the program, visit www.arteriorscontract.com. About Arteriors Founded by Mark Moussa in 1987, Arteriors is a Dallas-based company that specializes in light- ing, furniture, and decorative accessories that appeal to the design-trade clientele. The com- pany collaborates with experi- enced artisans and manufacturers around the world producing a full spectrum of styles in luxury materials and finishes. Arteriors has permanent company showrooms in High Point, N.C. (the International Home Furnishings Center); Las Vegas (the World Market Center); Dallas, Texas (Dallas Market Center); New York City (New York Design Center/NYDC); a store in Los Angeles in the LaCienega design district and representative show- rooms in Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Visit Arteriors on the 8th floor at booth 98. For more information, go to www .arteriorscontract.com, call 800-338- 2150 or email info@arteriorshome.com. GROUP DEKKO CATERS TO CUSTOMER NEEDS An interview with John R. May, CEO, Group Dekko. HDSD: Tell our readers about your com- pany. JM: Founded in 1952, Group Dekko is an industry leader in the design, develop- ment and manufacture of power and elec- trical distribution systems for the con- tract office furniture and architectural lighting industries. Our products, espe- cially our new line of receptacles with USB charging ports, the Powered by Pent 2014 Collection, offer solutions for hos- pitality industry guests. Group Dekko also manufactures a variety of products for the transportation, appliance and medical markets. Headquartered in Garrett, Ind., Group Dekko, a privately held company with approximately 1,200 employees, has sev- eral facilities in the U.S., Mexico and partnerships in Asia. HDSD: What distinguishes your prod- ucts from the competition? JM: I would say our history of engineer- ing ingenuity and manufacturing excel- lence distinguishes our products from the competition, along with capacity to man- ufacture large volumes. This year, we have worked with designers to create products that our cur- rent customers are telling us that "hit the nail directly on the head" in terms of design, receptacle and mounting configu- rations, and performance, i.e., two inde- pendent 2.1 amp charging USB ports, the fastest charging rates available for tablets and phones. All models can be made in custom colors for our customer's specific office and hospitality environments. HDSD: To what do you attribute your company's success? JM: We have always worked closely with our OEM partners and end-user customers to provide engineering and manufacturing solutions to their challenges, and have established long-term supplier rela- tionships in several industries. I attribute most of our company success to adhering to our high performance quality stan- dards, engineering design and guiding values, principles that earn us customer recognition awards like the 2014 Steelcase Premier Supplier Award. HDSD: What can we expect to see in the near future from Group Dekko? JM: We have a renewed commitment to innovation with an eye on new market trends and an ear to the voice of the cus- tomer. That means we will continue to develop new products working with our current customer base and product designers, as well as looking for new partners in the U.S. and interna- tional markets. HDSD: What are your company's core strengths? JM: Some of our core strengths are our ability to closely work with our customers to co-develop prod- ucts that meet customer needs, manufac- ture products with high quality scores, and to engineer cost reductions wherever possible in the process or product. Here at Group Dekko we make everything from complicated office power distribution systems, architectural lighting to precise plastic parts for appli- ances and transportation. Our engineers get experience and exposure to cross- industry problem solving which they bring to every customer project. We also have and have always had tremendous volume production capabili- ty so we can ramp up production for large volumes. Visit Group Dekko at booth 7-3122.