Architectural Ceramics

MARCH 18, 2019

Learn more about how the PANTONE Color of the Year is selected, this year’s color: Living Coral, and how to incorporate it into your designed interior space (which we hope includes tile from Architectural Ceramics, of course). In 2019, it’s easy to see that technology and social media are a part of daily life.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. over the $6.5

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Ultimate Floors was founded in 2012 by Ofer Dardashti, a 30-year contractor who wanted to step out of construction. I graduated college in 2019 and I joined [my father] almost immediately,” Ron Dardashti told Floor Covering News. Laminate flooring, for example, has been a staple for Ultimate Floors since its inception.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Resilient flooring remains the top seller in the industry, and suppliers came with new innovations meant to grab even more share in 2024. Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B. It’s still the No.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Mark Shannon, executive vice president of distribution sales, will retire from full-time work and transition to a part-time role. Larry Browder, Crossville Studios vice president of sales, will be promoted to executive vice president of sales for Crossville. Browder will be promoted to executive vice president of sales.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

The word “unprecedented” has aptly described the unexpected growth the flooring industry experienced in 2021 despite supply chain challenges, rising costs and the ongoing effects of the pandemic. In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.881 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 9.8%

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) released its U.S. tile consumption Q3 findings during today’s Coverings Connected event. Tile through Q3 2020, hampered by an economy struggling with the pandemic, was at 2.04 vs. the same timeframe in 2019, according to TCNA findings. from 3Q 2019 YTD. Anderson, S.C.—The

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Dalton—Midwest, a wholesale building products distributor covering Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana and Nevada, is adding a new line of flooring from Welspun Flooring to its expansive offering. An extreme shortage of flooring installers impacts all business in the flooring industry,” said Jim Aaron, executive director of FCEF.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

During my spare time, I learned how to estimate complex commercial ceramic tile projects by reading a Dodge McGraw-Hill pamphlet, doing estimates on old projects and comparing them to the completed work. By the time I graduated college, I was proficient at reading contract documents, which was the foundation for me to launch into sales.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2021

ceramic tile market due to the COVID-19 health crisis, 2021 is off to an excellent start, according to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). Tile Consumption Overview. ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% tile shipments, imports, exports and total consumption in thousands of square feet. Anderson, S.C.—While

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

“As an organization, we are more optimistic about 2023 as a whole now—after Q1—than we were going into the year,” said Casey Dillabaugh, president of Boise, Idaho-based Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, echoing a sentiment shared by others. In fact, many retailers are seeing an uptick in their top-line sales.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

—EJ Welch Company is continuing along its path of rapid expansion in the flooring industry by expanding its leadership team. The latest initiative in its efforts to grow its brand nationwide is hiring and promoting a wide range of seasoned professionals with experience in commercial and residential flooring and installation products.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. The attendance is up over 2019 numbers—and 2019 was a good year.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile took home two Comparably awards, including Best CEOs for Diversity and Best Company for Career Growth. “We The post Emser takes home two Comparably awards appeared first on Floor Covering News. For the complete list of winners, visit Comparably.com. For the complete list of winners, visit Comparably.com.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Valencia, Spain—Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Spain earlier this month to bring their latest products and innovations to Cevisama, the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. Geometric patterns and eccentric graphics make their way back to the forefront of tile design after years of toned-down styles.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2020

For flooring dealers, 2020 has been one giant, non-stop balagan. You’ll find that for flooring dealers, 2020 might not actually be a balagan for long. . You’ll find that for flooring dealers, 2020 might not actually be a balagan for long. . Search Term: Flooring store near me. Organic searches January–February 2019: 496.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. increase over 2019. of the total flooring market in 2019. at $1.144 billion, a 5.8%

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

Los Angeles—Emser Tile has won the 2023 Comparably award for Best CEOs for Diversity. This is Emser’s 14 th Comparably award since 2019, and fourth diversity-focused award of that tally. “We This diversity sparks innovation, fuels creativity and enables us to tackle challenges and achieve remarkable results.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. This led to stronger-than-expected sales dollars, but units did not grow at the same pace. in sales in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% compared to 2019. The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2020

All this bodes well for the flooring industry heading into 2021, as manufacturers continue to invest in product development and marketing to put themselves in the best position to reap the rewards on the other side of the pandemic. At Mannington, we have some exciting new things coming in 2021.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

After experiencing declines in both sales and square footage in 2019 and 2020, the U.S. hardwood flooring market orchestrated a dramatic turnaround in 2021. FCNews research shows wood flooring sales at the first point of sale in 2021 totaled a record $2.67 billion, a head-turning increase of 21% over 2020.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. It will come as no surprise that resilient—led mostly by the rigid core/SPC sub-segments —once again registered gains while many other flooring categories in 2020 did not.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

since 2019 to ramp up its domestic manufacturing. The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Domestic products include solid and engineered wood flooring, rigid core (SPC), laminate and accessories.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. economy and ceramic tile market. billion and 1.38

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

There is no escaping it: 2020 is the year of COVID-19, and flooring distributors of all sizes dealt with the myriad effects—an abrupt shutdown that upended the second quarter followed by a resurgence. based All-Tile. As 2020 winds down, the industry’s top wholesalers are looking for a strong finish to a challenging year. By Ken Ryan.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 11. In a year in which carpet sales were lagging, there was no decline in the area of innovation as carpet mills delivered pioneering dyeing processes, enhanced twisting technologies and other performance-enhancing methods to the market. By Ken Ryan. Nuckols, president, residential division, The Dixie Group.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2021

ceramic tile consumption rose 15.3% by volume in the third quarter 2021 year to date, compared to the same timeframe in 2020, according to the Ceramic Tile Market Update released by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA). Tile Consumption Overview: The following table shows U.S. ceramic tile exports 3Q 2021 YTD were 28.0

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The overall economy may statistically be in recession, but floor covering retailers continue to flourish nonetheless—with several achieving records. The overall economy may statistically be in recession, but floor covering retailers continue to flourish nonetheless. September was a particularly strong month for flooring retailers.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Rose Carpets & Flooring but ended on a high (sales) note. It was the year of the comeback for flooring retailers in 2020—a year in which dealers endured weeks of showroom shutdowns during the initial phase of COVID-19 only to bounce back stronger than ever , many producing record sales performances.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

floor covering industry sales for 2019 to be a shade above $23 billion and 19.07 That suggests a slightly higher average square foot price for flooring—$.04 For example, some reports contain sales of stone flooring; some estimate stone flooring to be around $1 billion. 04 to be exact. Absolutely.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. Talk about it.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 16, 2021

Indusparquet team members at NWFA’s Wood Flooring Expo. The National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) 2021 Wood Flooring Expo , held here from July 7-9 at the Orange County Convention Center, saw more than 2,500 attendees, numerous in-person networking opportunities and a wide variety of education sessions.

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