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Flooring Contractors in the US - Risk Report

Aug 23 2010, 18 pages
Industry Code: 23552

This report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).

Contractors in this industry install resilient floor tile, carpeting, linoleum, and wood or resilient flooring. This includes the preparation of the surface for installation of flooring and floor coverings (underlayments, concrete-sub-floors, etc.). Industry activity includes new work, additions, alterations, and maintenance and repairs.

The primary activities of firms in this industry are:

Chemical and mechanical cleaning of existing flooring (e.g. concrete)
Floor sanding and finishing wooden floors
Installation and or removal of asphalt tile, linoleum and resilient flooring
Installation and or removal of carpet (including sewing, binding and cutting)
Installation of resilient sheet tiles
Installation of wood flooring
Laying, scraping, finishing or refinishing of parquet and other hardwood flooring
Resurfacing of flooring using epoxy resins