Pantone Color of the Year 2025: Mocha Mousse

Dec 9, 2024

PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse.

PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse.

Pantone

The Pantone Color Institute selected PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse as its Color of the Year 2025.

Pantone describes the color as “a warming, brown hue imbued with richness” that includes “qualities of chocolate and coffee.”

See the full description and announcement here.

WFB Shareable 3.5.25

January 22, 2025

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Festool Releases New Version of OF 1010 Router

Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based DeGraaf Interiors.

Deb DeGraaf Receives World Floor Covering Association’s Luminary Award

Sports category winner Western Sports Floors.

Basic Coatings Announces 2024 Floor of the Year Winners

Share Your Insights on the State of the Flooring Industry

Wood Floor Business is collecting information for our annual State of the Industry report included every year in the April/May issue of WFB magazine.

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Festool Releases New Version of OF 1010 Router

Festool introduced a new version of its OF 1010 Router that features a double-sided column clamp to create a routing base and an adjustable parallel edge guide.

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Deb DeGraaf Receives World Floor Covering Association’s Luminary Award

The World Floor Covering Association names Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based DeGraaf Interiors, the recipient of the 2024 Luminary Award for “inspirational leadership.”

Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of Grand Rapids, Mich.-based DeGraaf Interiors.

Basic Coatings Announces 2024 Floor of the Year Winners

Basic Coatings (Bowling Green, Ohio) announced the winners of its 2024 Floor of the Year contest.

Sports category winner Western Sports Floors.

Latest on the ATWF Podcast: Talking Bowling Alleys and Ghost Stories With T.J. Haas

In Part 1 of the latest “All Things Wood Floor” podcast episode, T.J. Haas of Mad Science Flooring in Syracuse, N.Y., and host Stephen Diggins discuss what it was like growing up in bowling alleys.

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Milwaukee Releases M18 FUEL Random Orbital Sander

Milwaukee Tool’s M18 FUEL 5-inch Random Orbital Sander features an ergonomic design with its compact size and low vibration, the company says. It includes an integrated dust bag and five-mode speed control from 6,000 to 12,000 orbits per minute.

Milwaukee Tool’s M18 FUEL 5-inch Random Orbital Sander

WFB Briefs: Stauf Launches New Website, PID to Host Book Signing, More

Stauf USA launched its newly redesigned website at staufusa.com. The revamped website is designed to provide installer-friendly resources and simplified product navigation.

Zillow: Buffalo Named Hottest Housing Market for 2025

Buffalo, N.Y., is expected to be the hottest housing market in 2025, according to an analysis by Zillow.

Remodeling Market Sentiment Up Five Points in Q4

Confidence in the home remodeling market increased five points in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared with the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index.

Remodeling Spending Expected to Increase 1.2% in 2025

After two years of decline, spending for residential remodeling is projected to increase 1.2% in 2025, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University’s Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity.

Builder Confidence Up 1 Point in January

Builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes was 47 in January, up one point from December, according to the National Association of Home Builders /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.

Uzin Utz North America Inc. Appoints Marco Ludwig President

Uzin Utz North America Inc. (Aurora, Colo.) appointed Marco Ludwig as president.

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