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The A+ flooring products of 2023

Floor Covering News

In school an A+ signifies exceptional performance in the classroom or a subject, normally achieved by a minimum of students. In flooring, retailers hand out accolades for their top products. In this case, the upper-echelon offerings must clear a high hurdle—quality construction, style and design, looks and inventory availability, to name a few. Ultimately, the product must resonate with the customer to truly garner A+ status.

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Italian-Designed Stoneware Tiles with Cross-Cut Travertine Elegance

Rubble Tile

Drawing inspiration from the rich textures of cross-cut travertine, our Stoneline collection showcases the intricate beauty of this ancient sedimentary stone. Renowned for its layers and swirls of amalgamated rock materials, travertine features a unique veining and stratification that develop over millennia. By purposefully featuring. The post Italian-Designed Stoneware Tiles with Cross-Cut Travertine Elegance first appeared on Rubble Tile.

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VitrA Tiles exhibits new innovations at Coverings

Floor Covering News

Atlanta— VitrA Tiles made its fourth appearance at this year’s Coverings exhibition here from April 22 to 25, 2024. Coverings is the premier tile show in the United States. This year, the show attracted over a thousand brands from 40 countries. The VitrA booth, spanning more than 1200 square feet, featured trend-setting cement, stone, wood and marble collections along with an extensive outdoor tile collection.

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Eco-Friendly Wire Mesh for Sustainable Concrete Structures

The A to Z of Building

This study explores eco-friendly wire mesh configurations to bolster the sustainability of reinforced concrete structures. By assessing mechanical properties like compressive and flexural strength, alongside energy absorption, through different mesh layers and orientations, the research illuminates pathways for optimizing lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC).

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FCEF takes two-pronged approach to training

Floor Covering News

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) was established with the aim of promoting career opportunities in flooring installation, building pathways to training, supporting programs and facilitating job placement for the next generation. To achieve these objectives, FCEF has adopted a two-track approach. The first track, a long-term strategy, focuses on supporting the future workforce of the flooring industry through locally implemented programs in community colleges and high schools.

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Registration for Mohawk Edge Summit 2024 opens soon

Floor Covering News

Denver—Mohawk’s Edge Summit is returning this year with a newly imagined customer experience at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center here from December 16 to 19. Early bird special pricing runs May 22 through June 21, 2024, and is limited to the first 125 bookings. “Overlooking the Rockies and offering unparalleled opportunities for even greater retail success, Edge Summit 2025 promises to be exceptional,” said Kelli Widdifield, Mohawk’s senior vice president of marketing.

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Karndean elevates luxury vinyl with Ty Pennington partnership

Floor Covering News

Ty Pennington Karndean has offered up highly stylized, ultra-realistic and unapologetically attainable luxury vinyl for the past 50 years. It’s safe to say it has done so much more than live up to its namesake. So what’s a brand to do once it solidifies its place as one of the top design firms in the industry? Partner with one of the most recognizable faces in design to highlight that prowess—and bring numerous advantages to its retail partners—of course.