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. Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports. Resilient represents approximately 57.5%

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

Dallas, Texas—Daltile is currently highlighting its new Daltile Stare program, new Daltile trend report and new products in the brand’s booth #4312 at HD Expo in Las Vegas. A dynamic assortment of special order tile, the Stare Program features vibrant colors, trendy mosaics, chic modern neutrals and extra-large size offerings.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. Raw material scarcity.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 21, 2018

Porcelain floor tiles from Urbatek in a Pretty Ballerinas shoe store. eporta, the interiors marketplace, and trend service, WGSN, have launched the third Interiors Trend Report 2018/19 analysing the buying trends and insights from search data from eporta’s 10,000+ interior trade buyers across 85 countries.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Crossville, Tennessee – Crossville has launched Owen Stone porcelain tile collection, the company’s latest line embracing the natural elements and expanding the brand’s offerings that answer the biophilia trend. The finish is achieved by running diamond-tipped brushes across the fired tile.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this role, Tippett will assume sales responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s hard surface business. She will report to Jamann Stepp, senior vice president of hard surface. With the acquisition of Floors 2000 in August 2022, Stanton doubled down on its LVP offering, adding ceramic and porcelain tile to its portfolio.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In this position Stepp will assume overall responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s entire hard surface business. Cohen said Stanton’s management team will collaborate closely with Step to expand hard surface with John Rocconi, Stanton’s senior director of hard surface, and Jason Jones, VP floors, now reporting to Stepp. “I

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The London Tile Co.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Grey has been seen splashed across all of the interior design magazines and blogs this summer, and it looks like it’s set to last with several shades of grey featuring with Pantones Spring 2015 Colour Report. Craqueles Liso Gris Ceramic Tiles. We think these would look great with a bright red tile. Grey Mosaics.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2022

Mohawk Industries said it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Vitromex ceramic tile business from Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS) for approximately $293 million in cash. In 2021, Vitromex reported that it generated revenues of approximately $204 million. “In Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk billion (2.9

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Following is the 2021 Fall-Winter tile trend report from Ceramics of Italy. Many Italian manufacturers are producing dramatic marble looks with striking colors and heavy veining while a few offer luxurious tiles with gold detailing and reflective surfaces. MODERN HISTORY.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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JG Kitchens

MARCH 27, 2018

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the major Spanish tile show, Cevisama , in a hosted press tour, in 2012, and seeing Tile of Spain ‘s exhibits at Coverings at several shows. Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic. Gauged or Thin Tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 8, 2021

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) revealed the publication of its Material Ingredient Guide on July 7 at Coverings 2021. First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. Clemson, S.C.—The

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JG Kitchens

MARCH 27, 2018

I’ve had the pleasure of visiting the major Spanish tile show, Cevisama , in a hosted press tour, in 2012, and seeing Tile of Spain ‘s exhibits at Coverings at several shows. Here’s the trade group’s take on what’s hot for ceramic tile in 2018: Monochromatic. Gauged or Thin Tile.

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The Perfect Bath

JANUARY 8, 2014

There were countless variations of the printed patterns on porcelain tiles. Also, displayed everywhere, were porcelain tiles that look like wood. Some were shockingly realistic in much the same way that the “stone” looking porcelain tiles were a few years ago.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 5, 2021

porcelain tile collection. s generous field tile size offerings are all calibrated to coordinate with one another, extending the installation possibilities: 4 x 12, 6 x 6, 12 x 12, 12 x 24 and 24 x 24. appeared first on Floor Covering News. Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville, Crossville, Inc. Color Blox 2.0’s

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Cement Tiles Trend Toward Bold Patterns & Colors. Earlier this year I did a guest post for the Gold Notes blog called, Tile Trends from Coverings 2012. I reported that I was seeing a trend to use texture, color, and geometric patterns in tile. Melilla Cement Tile. Montecristi Cement Tile. Geo 8 Cement Tile.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Cement Tile Design Trends & Tips. I love the color in this cement tile floor. Notice how the cement tile pattern blends similar colors to create a simpler pattern? If youre having trouble finding the right color, design or pattern, then these cement tile design trends may provide the answer you were looking for.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Daltile’s new Outlander features the company’s StepWise technology that provides 2x more slip-resistance than regular tile, for a seamless indoor/outdoor space. S everal issues that shook out in 2023 have contributed to a less-than-stellar year for ceramic tile. Seen here is MSI’s Soreno Grigio porcelain tile and pavers.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. Talk about it.

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 7, 2014

13 Top Selling Tiles from 2013. I also like to review the years top selling tiles. This informal review provides some insight as to whats trending in tile. Last year, I reported that for the "first time in three years, a white tile was not our top seller!" Classic LaRochelle - A 8" x 8" Handmade Cement Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

porcelain tile collection. The unique appearance of the line carries the cachet of the original Shades by Crossville even further with 13 elemental hues, patterned accent tile and a range of size formats, the company said. “We also offers a multi-directional graphic in a new patterned accent tile. Crossville, Tenn.—Crossville,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

ELLE collection Wow Design – Tile of Spain. Coverings , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, announced the fourth annual National Tile Day celebration scheduled for Feb. Other ways to engage include viewing Interior Design’s Facebook Live Tile Trends interview with CapraFeb.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5 of total U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

The show itself, while slightly lagging behind in attendance compared to pre-pandemic years, was awash with flooring suppliers, dealers, distributors, designers and architects who were excited to get back to business and meet their partners and peers face-to-face to build business in 2022. ceramic tile market. Let’s make it happen.”.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2019

Floor-to-ceiling subway tiles. Designers report using clean colors such as whites, grays, beiges, bones and blues,” Zack says. Our report reveals that designers are using integrated storage with recessed panels, and doors are not as prevalent as drawers,” Zack says. Dark wood floors provide contrast.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Shaw’s Scott Sandlin with Flooring 101 owner, Jimmy Poulos, at TISE 2023. Las Vegas—Against a backdrop of somewhat troubling, if not sobering, economic reports, the industry came in full force to the Mandalay Convention Center for The International Surface Event (TISE 2023) with no sentiment of impending doom.

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Kitchens for Living

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

As you are reading this I’m probably winging my way across the Atlantic, heading to the Passport to Creativity 2015 event courtesy of Tile of Spain. We will be exploring Seville and then on to Valencia to attend Cevisama , Spain’s international tile trade fair showcasing the latest in tile products and design trends.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

Leaders in ceramics, including the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), Ceramics of Italy and Tile of Spain, used the time to weigh in on the current state of the U.S. tile market, discuss potential growth opportunities and illustrate both macro and micro trends for the coming year. ceramic tile consumption in 2019 was 2.9

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 12, 2018

The Metro tile has been one of the enduring classics of global wall tile design for decades. Leading multiple retailers, like Topps Tiles, report that it remains one of the customer’s favourites. And today, as small formats once again move centre stage, the Metro tiles is undergoing a resurgence of interest.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years. But those tile manufacturers, distributors and dealers that survived the tough times are now well positioned to benefit from the improving economic climate heralded by many observers. According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s By Jeffrey Steele.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

COF or Coefficient Of Friction is related to the traction and slipperiness of a ceramic or porcelain tile. COF is a standardized method to measure the frictional resistance of a walking surface, in this case, tile. for ceramic tiles for level interior spaces expected to be walked upon when wet. Share it now!

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

In part 1 of this feature on the industry in 2013 (ASHLEY, PLEASE LINK HERE TO PART 1), industry resources affirmed that the continuing housing recovery could mean a good year for ceramic tile and stone. To ensure the rising tide lifts their own boats, tile companies must grasp they are at a technology crossroads. “For

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 23, 2019

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) released its 2019 Kitchen Design Trends report. The report coincided with its annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), celebrating the best in kitchen and bathroom design trends. The report and the show reveal the most popular styles and features. Technology.

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