Inside Laminate by NALFA
The official NALFA blog on performance, people, and progress in laminate flooring.
6 Key Takeaways From the 2026 Flooring Sustainability Summit Sustainability continues to influence how flooring products are designed, manufactured, specified, installed, and evaluated. Those conversations were front and center at the 2026 Flooring Sustainability Summit in Washington, D.C., where NALFA Association Manager Harmony Nikolla joined manufacturers, architects, designers, sustainability professionals, and industry leaders from across…
Read MoreThe Strength of the Industry, Built by Its Members NALFA members and partners came together for NALFA’s Spring Meeting in Phoenix with a clear purpose: to align on priorities and move the work forward.  This gathering marked our strongest and most engaged group to date, with broad representation from across the industry. Across every session, participation was active and…
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FALL MEETING RECAP · OCTOBER 13-15, 2026 · SAVANNAH, GEORGIA NALFA members gathered in Savannah October 13-15 with a clearer question in front of them: where can the association make the greatest difference for the laminate flooring industry? That conversation began before Fall Meeting during NALFA’s strategy work and carried through the committee meetings, presentations,…
Read MoreWhen consumers walk into a showroom, they’re often drawn to a floor because of how it looks. Maybe it’s the warmth of a weathered oak, the character of reclaimed wood, or the subtle texture that makes a surface feel authentic. What most people don’t realize is that long before those visuals appear on a laminate plank, they begin as an idea-carefully developed…
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