Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

“When homeowners redesign or remodel a room, they are doing a lot more than just the floors,” said Carole Cross, founder and CEO, Mobile Marketing. Now they’re able to visualize and see their floors along with countertops and walls. On the builder side of our business, it is common to install backsplashes at the same time as flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The National Tile Contractors Association ( NTCA ) trainers will be touring nine states, offering 17 free, standards-based workshops and eight free regional trainings this year—nearly double the number provided in 2023. The content is aligned with industry standards and methods, ensuring relevance and applicability. Jackson, Miss.—The

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. Premier Flooring Center. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. The Dixie Group.

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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. CFI’s hardwood training courses cover everything from how to install a floating floor to direct glue down or stapling. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

A robust lineup of complimentary learning opportunities, including live demonstrations, curated show floor tours, interactive sessions and partner education, will span all tile and stone industry segments. The post Coverings releases 2023 education lineup appeared first on Floor Covering News. Register for Coverings 2023 here.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

All educational content is being planned to provide show-goers with information, knowledge, techniques and skills, enabling attendees to position ceramic tile and stone as the material of choice over other materials. Three educational stages.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The standards for COF have changed, and any individual or firm involved in the manufacture, specification, sales, installation, or maintenance of ceramic tile floors should understand the new requirements for tile. You didn’t know the standard for tile and COF had changed? For more information, visit: TCNAtile.com.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Eventgoers will be able to benefit from live demonstrations, show floor tours with pre-recorded audio, interactive sessions and partner education. These insights aim to keep attendees well-informed and ahead of the sustainability curve in 2024.

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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. The category goes by many names: lux­ury vinyl plank (LVP), luxury vinyl flooring (LVF) and, historically, luxury vinyl tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The nominations should contain category, product name and one paragraph describing the innovation, why it is important/relevant to retailers and consumers and how dealers can parlay this information into profit at point of sale. Flooring products will be judged based on design and/or performance (technology).

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2023

It was precisely this mode of installation that made laminate flooring such a new and exciting product category when it first began appearing in retail showrooms in the U.S. It’s one of the best flooring systems available in the market today,” he said. market nearly 30 years ago. It represents a huge savings for manufacturers.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

acquired Dalton-based Professional Testing Laboratory (PTL), a leading testing company that works with players across the floor covering industry. These include: carpet, underlayment, fibers, fabrics, turf, laminate flooring, ceramic tile, wood, LVT, SPC and other resilient flooring, vacuums, cleaning chemicals and automotive parts.

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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. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up. Changing the rules.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

All educational sessions are designed to provide show-goers with the informative content they need to excel in today’s highly competitive tile and stone marketplace, according to Coverings. Laws of Luxury: How to Increase Your Sales by Leveraging the Luxury Business Model. Safety and Performance Issues with Not So Luxurious Vinyl Tile.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

The meteoric rise of the resilient flooring category can be directly attributed to the performance of subcategories such as SPC and rigid core, which doubled in terms of volume and more than doubled in terms of dollars between 2018 and 2019. Flooring mainstays Shaw and Mohawk continue to make their mark. Shaw Floors’ new Floorte?

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

Quinn T here are many different flooring adhesives , each offering benefits to weigh and pricing to compare. Regardless of the brand, the performance of the material ultimately depends upon its ability to durably and successfully bond floor coverings in a manner that is acceptable to installers. Modern adhesives.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. ceramic tile sales are estimated to have grown by 9% in dollars and 9.2% of total square foot sales, up from 11.4%

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

‘s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

While there are still four months left before the calendar turns, category experts agree 2023 will likely see the first resilient sales decline for the category. The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits. “A

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

—The latest high-performance flooring products from Ecore are designed to raise the game of today’s modern sports facilities and health & wellness spaces from the courts and workout areas to the locker rooms, according to the company. Class II refers to a force reduction of between 22% and 33% per the ASTM F2772 sports floor standard.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments. As such, NWFA will co-host the Flooring Sustainability Summit scheduled for July 17-18 in Washington, D.C.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 13, 2014

For example, here in the states, where wood flooring consumption is so widespread, our R&D people have great access to that segment of the building products sector. Sustainable construction: built according to low energy consumption standards. Visit bostik-us.com for more information. Contact information.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

White Thinset is the standard recommendation for Bianco Carrara, Calacata, Onyx, Thassos, most Limestone, and other light or translucent stones. This moisture penetration will even occur on floors that have been thoroughly sealed. Check out this stunning Calacatta Gold bathroom on our Houzz page or another example below.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Dalton— Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) , which celebrates its 30 th year in business this year, is kicking off its Carpet Installation Technical Certification Program for sales professionals at The International Surface Event (TISE) on Tuesday, Jan. Key topics and takeaways: EPA and OSHA standards. 1, 2023 at 9 a.m.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. Garry will be reporting to LATICRETE Regional Sales Manager, Greg Braswell, who stated, “T.J. Mike Ward, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 8, 2023

Montmagny, Quebec―Mercier Wood Flooring, a pioneer in the manufacturing of prefinished wood floors, launched its spring promotion. square foot on all standard Mercier wood floors*. To find the nearest retailer or for more information regarding this sale, visit mercierwoodflooring.com.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Lions Floor has taken another big step toward building its national supply chain infrastructure with the recent grand opening of a new, state-of-the-art distribution center in Houston. In addition to flooring products, we have moldings, transitions and moisture barriers. Lions Floor is not one of those companies.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. 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. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. What does the training consist of?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2023

A credit card scam is sweeping through the flooring retail community, in some instances successfully stealing thousands of dollars from unsuspecting dealers in lost revenue and materials. This scam is rampant across the industry right now—it’s a huge issue,” said Kelby Frederick, owner of My Flooring America, based in Denton, Texas.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Each BIM component includes necessary and critical information such as textures, dimensions, data, and content is built in accordance with industry standards. The post Karndean products now available on Bimstore appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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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. floor tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

based Dancik International, a 27-year-old, 44-employee software firm specializing in ceramic tile, flooring and natural stone products, is also predicting growth. Dancik acknowledges he is seeing distributors using iPads and other tablets, instead of bulkier laptops, and finding them used in showrooms and outside sales.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. Realistically, when will Mrs. consumer have an LVT product on her floor that comes out of this plant? Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. Probably a year from now.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2024

“We’re thrilled to see the passion and involvement of our members reflected in this year’s conference theme,” said Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial floor covering contractors. billion in sales, are numerous. First and foremost is the camaraderie. “I told FCNews.

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