Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. From trending design to innovative surface solutions, high-value educational opportunities and networking events, the show resonated with attendees and exhibitors alike. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. O rland o , F la.—

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. We teach them the standards, then we test them.”. The program can be completed online or in-person at one of FCICA’s CIM training events.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

“Coverings has earned a reputation for providing tile and stone professionals with access to exclusive resources, programs and educational opportunities not available anywhere else,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings. “At Three educational stages. Coverings Lounge.

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StoneDimensions

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Minnesota Stone Summit attendees take part in discussions regarding industry standards and industry safety. MIA kicked off the Midwest Chapter on September 18 th with two great events. The events included the Minnesota Stone Summit for Fabricators and the MIA Midwest Chapter Kickoff event: the State of the Natural Stone Industry.

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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. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Fishman Flooring Solutions , a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented ARDEX Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. They must also provide superior marketplace support for those products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. That was evident at this year’s International Surface Event, held here, last month. So, there’s a lot of pride behind the new products we’re putting out.” It might be dirt cheap, but you’ll be paying the price later.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. Attendees will learn the steps involved in the design-build process for outdoor spaces and how to successfully deliver the final product to the client.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Saint-Georges— Mirage , a hardwood flooring brand, announced its Fall 2020 Rebate Sale. The major hardwood flooring sale is taking place across the United States at all participating Mirage dealers from Oct. This offer is valid on all Mirage standard products, regardless of species, color or width. Consumers get a $0.75/square-foot

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

In fact, according to show management, this year’s event—the 38 th convention in the group’s storied history—drew its highest numbers in two decades. “Attendance is back to pre- COVID-19 levels, and we have seen an influx of new members coming into the industry looking for education,” Michael Martin, NWFA president and CEO, told FCNews. “New

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United Tile's Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Do you ever wonder what a Sales Rep does when we are not in the office? SPARK is an annual event that involves non competing vendors, collaborating together to showcase our latest products in an inspiring way. Planning the event is a detail oriented process. All of this in addition to showcasing our beautiful products.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

Baltimore, Md—Fishman Flooring Solutions, a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented Encircle Products with its 2020 Vendor Partner of the Year Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. Encircle Products, headquartered in The Villages, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. suppliers are touting record-high sales in 2021 and expected ongoing growth as a result of changing consumer habits and a booming housing market —both spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production. Below are this year’s Industry Disruptors. The mother of all disruptors .

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

Deb’s initiative and commitment to excellence continues to set new standards. This was the start of a 35-year passion for sales and marketing. While Brian has a deep understanding of how sales and marketing fuel a business, he also understands that culture and people are the things that feed long-term growth.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

By Ken Ryan—Chicago—Like many in-person events during the age of COVID-19, NeoCon endured postponements and schedule changes that wreaked havoc with its goal of a mid-June gathering. Among the awards, Page was particularly proud of its win in the Sustainability category for Data Tide, a product within Waterways.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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). Unlike other resilient products that feature a design film, RI Digital’s visuals are directly printed to its core.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. Kerry began her event career with Handley Wood, currently Informa Markets, learning everything there is to know about flooring.

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Tile Talk

MARCH 12, 2013

The interactive panel discussion, scheduled for May 1 at 3:15 PM, is designed to show how the internet is influencing the sale of tile to the consumer. From strict sale policies, to reduced prices and no sales tax, the internet has created a new frontier for the industry to navigate. design standards. Product Plug.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

LATICRETE has announced a joint auction with CTDA, NTCA, TCAA and TCNA for 12 world-class mosaic pieces to be held at the 2013 Total Solutions Plus event in Bonita Springs, FL this October. For more information and to get a copy, contact your local sales representative or NAC Products at 800-633-4622. Tau: Honoring nature.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last month, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across key commercial segments in 2022. A somewhat newcomer to the commercial market, AHF Products hit the ground running in 2022 with its AHF Contract and Parterre brands.

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Tile Talk

MAY 13, 2014

In our continuing effort to bring you the highest quality in cement tile products and designs, were happy to announce that our Artist Series now includes the Guillermo and Tania collection. Check out our latest blog post, " Patterned Tiles are Power Play at Coverings 2014 ," to see what we came across during the four-day event.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

—Mohawk said it will begin to roll out a fully evolved TecWood product line and introduce 100 new SKUs in 2021 in an effort to give homeowners trusted performance and design from a natural hardwood veneer. TecWood will be included in Mohawk’s first national sale event of the year.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Portugal also has a handful of technically-advanced and design-led producers, such Revigres, who can compete with the leading manufacturers from Italy, Spain, Turkey, or South America in many product categories and formats. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Portugal also has a handful of technically-advanced and design-led producers, such Revigres, who can compete with the leading manufacturers from Italy, Spain, Turkey, or South America in many product categories and formats. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

By Ken Ryan—Chicago—Like many in-person events during the age of COVID-19, NeoCon endured postponements and schedule changes that wreaked havoc on its goal of a mid-June gathering. Among the awards, Page was particularly proud of its win in the Sustainability category for Data Tide, a product within Waterways.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 25, 2022

When financing is discussed early in the sales process and the customer’s credit line is established, it’s easier to upgrade the flooring, add more rooms to the job and more. It’s a win-win for everyone saving both the consumer and our retailer money versus a standard credit card purchase.”. Comfortable with credit.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin Technologies will exhibit at Domotex 2023 in hall 23 booth A48 and The International Surfaces Event in Las Vegas in Jan. The company said it will be launching new technologies and highlighting its innovations that have set the standards for the laminate and resilient flooring categories such as Unicoat and Flintile. “We

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Companies not communicating via Facebook, Twitter and a website risk looking dusty in this digital age; and even those that do are being upstaged by competitors whose blogs tout the latest news about products, promotions and industry trends. It’s a much more personal introduction than a standard website. That’s something we all want!”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

After the feel-good story that was the 2021 statistical year for carpet—when a COVID-19-led rally helped catapult residential sales to double-digit percentage gains— the pendulum swung the other way in 2022. When all the numbers were tabulated for 2022, Floor Covering News research found that overall carpet sales grew a scant 0.5%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2022

In short, cross selling encourages your customers to add more products to their baskets. Cleaning products to help the customer maintain her shiny new floors? With the spring selling season right around the corner, now is a good time to spruce up your sales floor. More cross selling. Artwork for the new living room makeover?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

With the 2022 Mohawk Edge Summit just six months away, members of the vaunted Mohawk Edge Advisory Council are gearing up for what promises to be an exciting event focused on education, shared best practices, networking opportunities and, of course, new product and program rollouts.

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Time2Design

JANUARY 7, 2013

An appliance that is becoming a standard "IT" appliance when making appliance selections in kitchen design is quickly becoming the Steam Oven - taking on as much importance as a standard oven. apprentice event. products for sale. Moser Maine Event. Steam Cooking the "IT" Appliance! Mission Statement.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Navy Seal Officer to set a standard for leadership development. Leaders set the standard for performance based on what they tolerate. Most people go for a sales call and think ‘why’ they want to sell or how they want to sell; in other words, their own ‘why.’ Tim Baucom, president & CEO, Shaw Industries.

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