Best of Neocon 2026 Award Winners Announced

The 2026 Best of Neocon Awards recognized several flooring-related products.

Patcraft’s Within Walls earned a Gold Award in Carpeting, while Wanderwood received a Silver Award in Healthcare Hard Surface Flooring. Within Walls is a carpet tile collection featuring four textured designs and a broad colour range created through a distinctive tufting technique. Launching this fall, Wanderwood luxury vinyl tile offers a wood-inspired terrazzo visual.

Mohawk Group was recognized with a Silver Award in Carpeting for Assembled Threads. Its Hero Rubber made with Nike Grind also won a Gold Award in Healthcare Hard Surface Flooring, as well as Sustainability and People’s Choice awards. Designed for high-energy spaces, Hero Rubber is made from end-of-life athletic shoes and is available in 17 colours in both tile and roll formats.

Flora Materials’ Shoreline, which debuted at Neocon, earned a Sustainability Award. The low-impact flooring surface is made from oyster shell byproducts. The collection is available in multiple nature-inspired colours, including an oyster shell-speckled creamy white finish that reflects the material’s origins.

The award winners were announced June 8 at The Mart during Neocon.

The annual program honours products from exhibiting brands that exemplify excellence in design, performance, innovation and user experience in the built environment.