Rubber by its very nature is an interesting product. Natural rubber is born from the sap of the Hevea Brasiliensis, more commonly called the rubber tree. It takes six years for a tree to produce sap and it can continue to produce for about 28 years. Most trees produce 19 pounds of rubber every year. […]
Representing 13 floor covering and ceiling system manufacturers, Continental Flooring Company’s General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule has combined contract numbers 47QSWA19D009U and GS-27F-003R into one contract: GS-03F-001BA. This will make searching and ordering much easier for our customers. Shop Online with GSA Advantage today with our Contract! Use GSA with Continental Flooring Company Utilizing the […]
Sheet rubber flooring is an option for numerous types of facilities. This eco-friendly option is made with raw materials taken straight from a rubber tree. Latex is extracted from the sap and is used to create rubber floors. Much of today’s rubber floors are also made from recycled tires, making it one of the most eco-friendly products […]
Sound matters. Walls and ceilings can easily go unnoticed, yet they are a strategic part of any space when considering sound. Noise is the number one complaint in the workplace. Students are affected by acoustics in classrooms, and employees from hospitals often complain of unwanted noise as one of the leading sources of distraction for […]
Since 1979, Continental Flooring Company has been a leader in the floor covering industry as a government contractor principally serving federal and state governmental agencies across the nation and throughout the world. We are proud to announce our recent membership in the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance to help us to continue to provide the best […]
Continental Flooring does installation work worldwide utilizing authorized subcontractors and we are proud to recognize the talent and skill of these expert floor covering installers. Continental recently held another Photo Contest for our installers to showcase their expertise. We had multiple submittals, and we wanted to share the images of the work that won accolades. […]
There has been plenty of buzz around the floor covering industry about the bankruptcy of Armstrong Flooring and the acquisition of some of Armstrong’s assets by AHF Products. We have been asked a lot about products that may have been dropped and how things look going forward. We would like to detail what we know […]
The world has changed since the pandemic began a couple of years ago. Supply chain issues, tariffs, and worker shortages have affected floor covering manufacturing worldwide. Increasingly, buyers have been turning to American-made high-quality flooring products to improve shipping times. There are no tariffs to contend with, which could also create a higher degree of […]
Patcraft/Shaw – Recycled Carpet Makes the Old New Recycled flooring products have become an important part of the business. We are all aware or diminishing resources and recycled flooring can help leave a smaller carbon footprint by reducing the amount of virgin materials that need to be extracted for manufacturing (and thus the amount of […]
As we begin to transition out of the pandemic, the healthcare flooring focus remains on infection control and clean, safe environments. Stopping infection and controlling Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) can start on the floor. Hospital staff is hyper aware of everything around them, and under foot. Hospital buyers know patients are anxious and in addition […]
