Contract Magazine Editor In Chief Jennifer Thiele Busch

We stopped Contract Magazine Editor In Chief Jennifer Thiele Busch to give us her impressions of the Armstrong Commercial Ceilings and Walls booth and the products on display. She shared some interesting insights on how she views ceilings in the overall design scheme of a space.

Optima Capz™ is Amazing

Optima Capz is a new the new and effective way to solve noise problems in exposed structure spaces. Now, you can have the open industrial look you want and the high acoustics you need. Gregg discusses why it's perfect for big top interiors.

Long Days, Big Smiles

Every trade show has it's moments of high and low traffic. Sometimes, the Commercial Flooring booth is packed to capacity with Designers checking out the huge display of products offered. Other times, everyone can catch their breadth. Here, Marketings Kent Clauson and Gwen Bogle take a moment to relax to review the days events.

WoodWorks™ Ekos™ Wow Audiences

WoodWorks Ekos Wall Systems feature panels with natural wood veneers over a mineral fiber substrate, accented by a variety of aluminum and wood accessories - including our new chair rails. Gregg reviews the quiet sophistication that has no-added formaldehyde and no-detectable formaldehyde emissions.

Linoleum with NATURCote™

On the edge of the Armstrong Flooring booth, there are strips of new patterns of our Linoleum with NATURCote that stops some visitors in their tracks. NATURCote, our exclusive high performance coating, delivers benefits that begin during the floor’s installation and continue throughout its service life.

Preserves Linoleum’s Natural Beauty

• Reduces damage from scratching.
• Improves scuff resistance.
• Resists dirt build up.

Increases Resistance to Chemicals and Discoloration

• Protects against damage from chemical spills.
• Resists discoloration from high pH cleaners and other harsh chemicals.

Reduces Maintenance Time and Costs

• Eliminates the need for initial polish if floors are undamaged during installation.
• Reduces the time, chemicals and labor needed for routine maintenance.

Reduces Environmental Impact Created by Maintenance

• Less maintenance chemicals and water needed to keep floors clean.

Playful Infusions Graphix

Infusions Graphix make our family of Accent Canopies even more playful. The 2' x 6' panels come in a variety of eye catching-screen printed-designs, which are different on each side. Gregg goes over the highlights.

Big Waves Attract Attention and Create Awe

Under the Big Top we created and harnessed the visual power of big waves with our pre-engineered Serpentina® Waves.™ The infill panels come in a wide variety of colors and are available in sizes ranging from 2' x 4' to 2' x 12'. The semi-concealed grid features extruded aluminum main beams and perimeter trim. Jay Seeley, Armstrong Product Manager, goes over the highlights.

Having Fun Under the Big Top

The Armstrong Ceiling & Walls booth has gotten a lot of attention at the show. We have a Ringmaster welcoming guests to the Greatest Ceiling and Walls Show on Earth, handing out entry forms for a sweepstakes for Cirque du Soleil tickets. We also have a juggler, unicyclists and master baloon crafter. Here Steve Senkowski and Dawn Chittick watch as an Octupus appears before their eyes (and above their heads).

Customers Impressed with BioBased Tile Product

Kathi Kennedy from Howard's Rug Co in San Diego stopped by the booth and talked to us about her impressions of our BBT product.

SoundScapes Shapes at NeoCon 2008

Lissa Blyth talks about the Armstrong family of SoundScapes® Shapes Acoustical Clouds which includes ten standard shapes, ranging from squares and rectangles to circles, trapezoids, hexagons and softly rounded contours. Designed for use in exposed structures and other areas that require improved acoustics, the clouds can be installed as individual units or grouped together to create innovative visual combinations that help define the area below. The sound absorbing properties of the clouds help reduce reverberation time in the space below them. As a result, they are ideal for use over spaces such as workstations and reception desks.

Meeting and Greeting Designers from Around the World

Greg Wilson and Randy Gablehouse have been very excited about the turnout this year and the Armstorng Commercial Flooring booth. Visitors have been impressed with the depth and breadth of the products Amrstrong offers and have been asking a lot of questions about how the BioBased Tile meets LEED requirements. Many are getting a demo of ecoscorecard and have mentioned that it is a tool they will use once they get back to their office.

Axiom Building Perimeter System

Armstrong Ceilings has introduced the industry’s first pre-engineered solution to the transition between the ceiling plane and the interior of a building’s perimeter. The new Armstrong Axiom® Building Perimeter System provides an easy-to-specify, integrated approach to the inclusion of drapery pockets, window shades, air diffusers and changes in ceiling elevation at the perimeter. Gregg Maberry showed visitors how.

Customers Love LVT

The Armstrong Commercial Flooring booth had a lot of traffic, bith new visitors and old friends, like Mike Jeager...

Let the Show Begin

Crowds were big on Monday. Take a tour of the Armstrong Ceilings and Walls booth below.

The Sky is the Limit...