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Florida Tile Opens New Boise Showroom July 15

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Four years ago, Florida Tile began re-fitting existing showroom/warehouse sites across America and opening new ones in cities like Boise and Dallas where there is a recognized demand for higher-end tile products and a market attuned to products made in the USA. In 2006 Italian tile manufacturer, Panariagroup, purchased Florida Tile.

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Coverings 2022 shines light on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I

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3 Things You Should Know Before You Buy Tile

H.Winter Showroom Blog

Winter girl does search under last name Smith from 2006 and finds over 100 orders with the last name Smith: "I think your going to have to come in so we can look at the tile and determine what it is." Maintenance: or lack of A tile floor such as porcelain or ceramic requires no maintenance.

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Scoring flooring: Industry stats for 2021

Floor Covering News

And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof. And for those historians out there, in 2006, when more flooring was sold than any other year, the average selling price was $0.94. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. For comparison purposes, the industry was down 0.5%

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Mannington’s Keith Campbell to retire at year-end

Floor Covering News

In 2005, he was promoted to director of laminate business and in 2006 he was named director of porcelain tile business. Whitney LeGate Whitney LeGate, vice president of commercial LVT and sheet, is being promoted to senior vice president, commercial product. After law school and a stint as a lobbyist in Washington, D.C.,

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Ceramic: State of the industry 2023

Floor Covering News

That $3.507 billion was a record high for the category and 2.442 billion square feet is still the third-highest volume total since 2006 when housing sales were at unprecedented levels. Seen here is MSI’s Soreno Grigio porcelain tile and pavers. Tile has come a long way from its days as a kitchen/bath product.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

As with the residential market, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for commercial applications,” she told FCNews. Continued focus on sustainability drives product choices. million single-family starts pace in December 2020 was the highest since September 2006. Census Bureau. from the previous year.

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