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and trends of today ’ s audience while maintaining the features and benefits that consumers associate with these brands .
“ We ’ re doing so by producing flooring for today ’ s market , but with an eye on the necessary investments to be made to ensure we cater to tomorrow ’ s market . We ’ re investing more than $ 40 million in our U . S . plants , for instance , to add new capabilities , designs , features , and benefits to the facilities , as well as additional capacity to make the products of tomorrow . At AHF , we embrace a nimble , forward-thinking approach to flooring solutions that drives value for our partners .”
Jake continues the topic of investment , elaborating on how the company has allocated funds to transform several of its sites across the U . S . “ I ’ m happy to report that at our
Beverly , West Virginia , site , which is the largest solid wood flooring facility in North America , we ’ re months ahead of schedule on installing four new fully automated scan chop lines ,” he says . “ Along with two recently installed panel sanding lines , this equipment is centered around quality , throughput , elimination of waste , providing higher yields , and driving overall productivity . The many benefits of which are passed on to our customers in terms of added value .
“ We ’ ve also spent millions of dollars on capital at our site in Kankakee , Illinois , where we make vinyl composition tiles , to expand output , increase reliability , and introduce newto-market products . While we ’ re acquiring and inducting businesses into the AHF family , we ’ re also focusing on continuous
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