Floor Covering News

MARCH 7, 2024

Whether you’re a tile retailer or looking to diversify by cracking into the category, there are several fundamentals that are essential to success. MERCHANDISING “Proper merchandising plays a pivotal role in influencing consumers to select tile over other product categories.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Chicago—NeoCon, the leading platform and event for the commercial interiors industry—taking place June 10-12, 2024 here at The Mart—invites thought-leaders to submit proposals for its onsite and virtual programming, as well as its year-round educational offerings. Submissions will be accepted through January 15, 2024.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

—Mohawk and Engineered Floors were the big winners in FCNews ’ Award of Excellence 2022 competition, with Mohawk winning Best Overall in the over-$5 billion category and Engineered Floors taking honors in the under-$5 billion category. In the mega over-$5 billion category, Mohawk edged Shaw. You inspire us to do better.”.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The 2021 CEU Educator of the Year Award was presented to Stone Panels International LLC, a lightweight stone company located in Marble Falls, Texas. We have been able to exponentially increase our reach and overall product category awareness based on our virtual presentation option.”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Certain Main Street/ Commercial segments, like education, performed very well in 2021 and into 2022,” noted Quentin Quathamer, director of Main Street commercial, Shaw Industries. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Tile of Spain USA

MAY 2, 2013

Spanish designers and tile companies swept the International Design Category at the second annual Coverings Installation & Design Awards. The 2013 International Design winners are: Project: Children Education Center & Children Innovation Center. Tile Manufacturer: Natucer. Project Location: Paterna, Spain.

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Tile of Spain USA

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Pitarch has an acclaimed career that integrates his education in architecture with his interest in teaching the subject, starting as a professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia during the academic 2000/2001. The 2022 edition of the awards are sponsored by Endesa, PortValencia and PwC Spain.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

The category also requires savvy retail store owners and RSAs who aren’t afraid of a challenge. For those who can tackle the category at the retail level, benefits abound—higher profit margins and ticket sales as well as forging a reputation for style and design, to name a few.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

have received the prestigious Living Product Challenge Petal Certification with 14 of 20 imperatives achieved in the seven categories. 2/2 for meeting requirements that included beauty and spirit, inspiration and education and positive hand printing. Crossville, Tenn.—Three Three tile collections from Crossville Inc., and Color Blox 2.0

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2022

This standard release will dramatically accelerate the growth of this powerful, new high-performance flooring category.”. “We are proud to have been at the forefront in driving the introduction of bio-based polyurethane flooring in North America with our flagship product, Purline. Setting a new standard.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 9, 2021

Intro to the 2021 LVP Selling Guide: Fourteen years ago, Floor Covering News pub­lished its first educational supplement, the Re­tailer Guide to Hardwood Flooring , to great acclaim. With that as the backdrop, we are rolling out our eighth LVT/P Selling Guide, which has been expanded to include WPC and SPC categories.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

TISE Live is a product-focused, virtual experience offering flooring, stone and tile product features and manufacturers, unique content, education and networking opportunities. Interactive education. Tise Live promises a bevy of educational opportunities. 26-28 online at TISE Live. Other activities.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced its 2023 Tile Setter Craftsperson of the Year Award winners in both the residential and commercial categories. The recipient in the residential category is Joshua Nordstrom of Tierra Tile in Homer, Ala.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It’s hard to pinpoint growth numbers because there are so many product groupings or category growth between soft and hard surfaces.” Private primary/secondary schools and higher-education use carpet and carpet tile to offer warmth, noise reduction and in damp climate environments reduce slip-fall concerns,” Stanton’s King said.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2021

It offered virtual attendees the same education and demonstration content, connection to the Vegas attendees, exhibitor product sourcing as well as l ive updates and interviews from the show floor by the TISE TV Crew. Attendees received the education as an inclusion with their June exhibits pass.

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Tile of Spain USA

JUNE 10, 2021

The Tile of Spain booth, #4836 , located in the center of the Spanish Pavilion, will feature educational seminars and video presentations, including award-winning architectural and design projects and an overview of Tile of Spain manufacturers’ achievements.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It’s no surprise as the ceramic category is the most visually dynamic and tried-and-tested flooring material available—in addition to being one of only two truly aspirational flooring categories in the industry. It’s no secret that flooring dealers struggle, in general, with the tile category.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

As flooring technology and installation experts, i4F and AFT have joined forces to contribute to this industry effort by focusing on training and education. added, “Rigid core flooring is still a relatively new and evolving category, and we regularly hear questions about installation. Matthieu Dekens, president of i4F, Inc.,

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Tile of Spain USA

AUGUST 22, 2013

Prizes are awarded in both architecture and interior design categories. Previous winning projects include The Institute for Higher Education Jaume I Project and the Catering School in a Former Abattoir by Sol 89. Enter now at www.tileofspainawards.com.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2022

The GESA’s are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements by individuals, local governments, businesses, organizations, educational institutions and agencies for successful environmental projects and conservation measures. The category awarded was for Sustainable Performance.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Coverings 2024 registrants will have the chance to select and support one of six vetted and deserving charitable organizations when they register for the event, including Atlanta Community Food Bank, Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), EARTHDAY.ORG, Gary Sinise Foundation and Tile Heritage Foundation.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Las Vegas—The tile and stone category is not immune to the effects of encroaching vinyl flooring products and is perhaps the hardest hit by current labor woes; however, these obstacles have not stopped it from being one of only two aspirational categories in the industry.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 26, 2021

According to Starnet, Gold category winners were selected by a panel of judges in six categories including corporate, education, healthcare, hospitality and public spaces, mixed-use developments and a new Canadian Project of the Year. Each gold category winner contended for the overall 2021 Starnet Grand Prize award.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Mohawk earned accolades from judges in two categories—sustainability/disruption (Color Wall) and technology (Omnify+)—as well as best booth design. With a simple check-out and check-in process, Samplesapp starts a series of personalized, educational and helpful messages between sales and customer.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2024

This year’s distinguished projects, completed between January 2022 and December 2023, notably demonstrate an original or unusual use of materials, incorporate innovative technology, reflect installation excellence or successfully combine aesthetics with function in unique and interesting ways.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

The Tile of Spain booth, #4836, located in the center of the Spanish Pavilion, will feature educational seminars and video presentations, including award-winning architectural and design projects and an overview of Tile of Spain manufacturers’ achievements.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

The company sources and installs a wide range of flooring solutions for the corporate, retail, healthcare, hospitality and education markets. Their product offering includes all commercial flooring categories, including carpet, carpet tile, hard surfaces and more. “We

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2020

The show touted live educational sessions, on-demand webinars and spoke to the economic outlook of the tile industry. Furthermore, product development, marketing and education have turned to focus on North American needs. The winners included those from categories such as distribution, retail, manufacturing and installation.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

While the education market remained fairly stable at 14% of sales, it was healthcare that saw its share of the market grow to 33% in 2020, up from 28% of commercial sales in 2019. However, sectors like education and hospitality ground to a halt as budget and travel restrictions were significantly pulled back.”. in 2019 to 4.9%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

AHF Products announced its acquisition of certain assets of Parterre Flooring Systems, a leader in the commercial luxury vinyl tile category. Our ongoing commitment is to create products that bring more value to our channel partners, across categories. Mountville, Pa.—AHF

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

Go to https://ctasc.com/category/industry-statistics/. Go to https://ctasc.com/product-category/industry-reports/. Questions are organized by category, and new technology allows for topics to be easily searched. . Go to https://ctasc.com/events/category/all-events/. Go to https://ctasc.com/blog/economic-indicators/.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

To be successful with the category, retailers are tasked with educating themselves and the consumer on its pros and cons in order to facilitate a successful sale and installation. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., higher profit margins, greater application opportunities, unique style and design. High-growth potential.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2024

Adhesives can be a tricky category, especially when it comes to a flooring sale. Rarely has there been any formal education done regarding sundries that go along with the sale.” Luckily, adhesive manufacturers know just how to position their products to the benefit of the retail sales associate.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 20, 2022

Waterproof is a buzzword in the residential flooring market, but commercial building owners, designers and property managers are beginning to look at this category of flooring for their latest projects. Rigid core flooring is an innovative hybrid product that combines some of the best features from multiple flooring categories.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2023

—In a repeat performance, Mohawk and Engineered Floors were the big winners in Floor Covering News ’ 27 th annual Award of Excellence competition , with Mohawk winning Best Overall in the over $5 billion category and Engineered Floors taking honors in the under $5 billion category.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

Enjoy coffee at the Spanish Pavilion, booth #C9026, while you enjoy educational seminars and video presentations, indulge in award-winning architectural and design projects using ceramics from Spain and network with industry professionals. Highlights of happenings at the Spanish pavilion include: Pavilion Special: Sustainability in Ceramics.

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