Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Quinn W hile some segments of the residential replacement market actually benefitted from consumers and homeowners quarantining in their residences during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the same cannot be said for the commercial sector. compared to 2019. While carpet’s share of the commercial market slipped from 53.9%

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 31, 2020

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. of Italian ceramic tile production.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

By Ken Ryan T he year 2020 may be best known for COVID-19, which closed down much of the economy for several weeks. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Or so you might think.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 6, 2020

Browse through this collection of traditional Scottish homes that have been transformed to meet modern standards. Our friendly, knowledgeable staff is always happy to help advise on tile design. Visit one of our DC, MD, or VA tile showrooms for a free tile design consultation. Tartan Influence in a UNESCO World Heritage.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation ( CTEF ) will celebrate generosity on Giving Tuesday 2020 by highlighting the opportunities available to provide education and installer certification programs for ceramic tile and stone industry professionals. “I Pendleton, S.C.—The Giving Tuesday takes place Dec.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) created the Dan Hecox Service Award to be given out annually at Coverings. CTEF said Hecox’s passion, willingness to help attitude, commitment to the tile industry and tile installation excellence were beyond description. Orlando, Fla.— John Roberts CTI #1278.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted best of class in the 2020 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest sponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Best Booth Design (over 1,200 square feet): Dal-Tile.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

—CTEF, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, has organized an online auction to take place in October to raise funds in support of its mission, which the COVID-19 pandemic has severely threatened. EDT and includes more than 50 items of particular relevance to tile installation professionals. 21 at noon until Oct. 26 at 10 a.m.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

round from Cicogres is a collection of large circular tiles in stone, marble, and weave-effects. The size of the tile adds power whilst the curves provide softness and a warmth making it an incredibly effective range. Standard white metro tiles were given a lovely twist by Arklam. round from Cicogres. Melody from Codicer.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

round from Cicogres is a collection of large circular tiles in stone, marble, and weave-effects. The size of the tile adds power whilst the curves provide softness and a warmth making it an incredibly effective range. Standard white metro tiles were given a lovely twist by Arklam. round from Cicogres. Melody from Codicer.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

close to 10,000 attendees showed up to view the latest and greatest trending tiles. “I Micah Hand, director of marketing and product development for Florida Tile, also noted the quality of attendees at the show. “I Tile market grows. Tile market grows. ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% imported 532.5

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Continuing our look at some of the mini-trends from Cevisama are two that lean towards the old-fashioned, replicating classic materials with ceramics. Tile textures have been all the rage for the past few years with companies exploring what can be done, and tactile surfaces adding an enticing element to interior design.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. While modest, this marks an about-face for the sector, which fell just over 11% in 2020. School and healthcare facilities are also sweet spots for ceramic tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 4, 2020

Over the next two months we will be continuing with our covering of Coverings due to its cancellation, maintaining the flow of tile information going world-wide. The vintage feel of RE-TOUR is completed by the original Decor Mix which can be used as decorative inserts and ceramic rugs. RE-TOUR Fog.

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 11, 2021

Although already almost two weeks into 2021, we can’t stop celebrating the end of 2020. At Architectural Ceramics, our business revolves around our 4 Core Values that we strive to maintain and uphold throughout the whole tile process – Character, Community, Innovation, and Results That Matter.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

Tile Council of North America (TCNA), the trade association representing producers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials and related products in North America, has entered into what it calls a transformative collaboration to provide industry-wide material ingredient transparency. Anderson, S.C.—Tile rating system.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 10, 2020

The collection features standard marble-look pieces in a range of sizes (740 by 1,480mm, 740 by 740mm, 600 by 600mm, 300 by 600mm, 300 by 300mm, 150 by 150mm, and 73 by 300mm), allowing the vivid veins to take pride of place. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Ceramica Fioranese.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 3, 2020

Thankfully Diary of a Tile Addict can also do a little to help, and we have opened up our site to known and trusted tile brands, providing one FREE post over April, May, and June. Fossils, rings, and colour patches of varying intensity give life to the tiles whilst homogeneous decor is found through the natural tones.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 8, 2020

Playing with grout lines, Zip offers unique decorative effects with shaped edges alongside its standard 600 by 600mm and 600 by 1,200mm pieces. Subtle texture and a matte finish emphasise the neutrality of the tiles, ensuring the decorative grout lines take pride of place. Zip Ivory White. Zip Ivory White. Zip Ivory White.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

By Megan Salzano After a two-year hiatus, Coverings 2021 , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host its in-person trade show event July 7-9, in Orlando, Fla., The pandemic caused the show to cancel its 2020 event just one month prior to its scheduled kickoff date. “We

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Mainzu ‘s Bali Stones Samui decor tiles take the standard tropical motifs and present them in slightly muted, earthy tones whilst maintaining a high level of colour. Finally Roca and Azulev ‘s jungle-looks focused mainly on the leaf patterns with tiles that had a faint aged effect and varied art styles.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Mainzu ‘s Bali Stones Samui decor tiles take the standard tropical motifs and present them in slightly muted, earthy tones whilst maintaining a high level of colour. Finally Roca and Azulev ‘s jungle-looks focused mainly on the leaf patterns with tiles that had a faint aged effect and varied art styles.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

The ability to withstand temperature extremes is at the crux of SAR Floors’ TriCore technology, which features a three-layer ESPC core that stands up to cold, heat and sunlight better than some single standard SPC cores, the company stated. Ceramic, stone looks impress.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It would be an understatement to say the industry—and most of the world—is glad to see 2020 go. “In resilient products, wood looks are refined with fewer knotholes and less dramatic graining; popular tile looks feature designs that mimic high-end materials. HDPC waterproof vinyl tile. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

One standout collection includes the company’s Engineered Stone Click Planks & Tiles. Daltile’s expansive offerings run the gamut from ceramic, porcelain, glass, natural stone tiles and mosaics to extra-large slabs, roofing tiles and countertops. Karndean Designflooring.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

In a true turnaround story for the ages, AHF has grown, on average, by 20% each of the past three years—including 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic hit. First up is True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks. The innovation allows the creation of a middle grout line that mimics two tiles in one. Mohawk Industries.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

This was true across the board for all categories, including ceramic, which ultimately experienced the most obvious reliance on price increases with a decline in volume and increase in sales for 2022. COREtec Pro is 100% waterproof, kidproof and petproof. Shoddy product quality and shoddy sourcing compliance (e.g. Oneida and Only, Tenn.;

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