Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2023

—Globally recognized for its design and innovation practices throughout the coverings market, Portobello Grupo has officially kicked off production activities at the new Portobello America plant , located here. With Portobello America’s new factory, we now have three production units: two in Brazil and one overseas.”

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2024

Atlanta—Interface launched several new flooring collections in the first quarter, offering hardworking, high-quality and high-performance solutions for commercial interiors. Featuring 12 versatile options, these new products are designed to be functional, durable and beautiful—perfect for hardworking spaces in any segment.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2021

Austin, Texas—Full-service flooring provider, Fabulous Floors, has expanded into the Austin market through the opening of a sales office and warehouse. The office broadens Fabulous Floors’ Texas footprint as part of its strategy to grow through geographic expansion.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Tile of Spain, the international brand representing over 120 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), has updated the Tile of Spain USA Quick Ship collection for 2021. It is updated annually as new trends, innovations and technologies in tile production emerge.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

The high-end tile market carries much potential for savvy flooring dealers. Therein lies the opportunity for savvy flooring dealers to grab their fair share of those high-end dollars—and material selection will play a crucial role in their success.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

By Megan Salzano—W ith the pandemic shaking up product launch strategies, the fall selling season has become a key product launch phase for many suppliers. While Surfaces remains the main stage for most manufacturers, new products are hitting the streets—and dealer showrooms—this fall that have never been seen before.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 3, 2019

Mexico is a country whose customs are rich in tradition, be it celebrating a day in history like Cinco de Mayo with an elaborate festival, or hand-crafting Saltillo tile almost the same way today as was done at its conception decades ago. Terra Cotta or Saltillo Tile? Terra cotta tile is a red clay-based tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Known for its small-size ceramic products for manufacturers, distributors, architects and other design professionals, Decocer currently sells throughout the United States, which is the company’s primary client and accounts for more than 50% of sales. Since Decocer creates custom products, there is no need to maintain a U.S.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

building a strong distribution channel here, we knew that to be an American company we needed to manufacture in the United States. The 44-year-old company, based in Brazil, is a leader in tile, exporting to more than 60 countries. We have built a factory here not for mass production,” Gomes explained. “We That’s our goal.”

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Many people have asked us about how the newly implemented Chinese tariffs will affect the tile and flooring industry. Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. Example: Take a tile that’s $3 per sf.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

(ARLINGTON, VA—February 12, 2019) Coverings ( coverings.com ), the largest international tile & stone exhibition and conference in North America, will honor the beauty and durability of tile this National Tile Day as the February 23 observance enters its third year.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2022

São Paulo—Portobello, a world leader in the ceramic tile industry, said it will be presenting products, accentuating its focus on the North American marketplace and updating all attendees information regarding construction of its upcoming new state-of-the-art factory in the United States during Coverings 2022.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Las Vegas— AHF Products will showcase its breadth of products for the building industry at the International Builders’ Show (IBS) Booth #W4109, being held here later this month. The company’s award-winning brands include Bruce, Armstrong Flooring, Hartco and Crossville. Produced stateside at AHF Products’ Lancaster, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2023

—Crossville has introduced its new Sahara Noir porcelain tile panel. The line is made in Italy by Laminam and stocked in the United States. Mesh backing provides enhanced strength and durability for use on floors and walls in commercial or residential settings.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

—Louisville Tile, a leading distributor of ceramic, porcelain and natural stone tile, has acquired American Olean Midwest, a highly respected tile supplier and distributor. The acquisition represents a significant milestone for Louisville Tile.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Johnsonite Pentagonal rubber tiles Solon, Ohio—Johnsonite, which joined the Tarkett family of brands in 2005, has a new product-specific Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its rubber tile, which details health and environmental impacts of each ingredient, as well as embodied carbon from cradle to gate.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Nules, Spain—i4F announced that Novalam Innovacion SA has signed an i4F drop-lock technologies license agreement for its entry into the global stone polymer core (SPC) flooring market. As a result, Novalam becomes Spain’s first manufacturer of SPC products, all of which will be enhanced with i4F drop-lock installation technologies.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. Somerset, Ky.;

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 12, 2023

Statements is an exclusive Daltile program geared to the top dealers throughout the United States,” said Patrick Warren , vice president of residential sales, dealer, and showrooms for Dal-Tile LLC. “The A key strength of the Daltile brand is the breadth and depth of product that we offer,” Warren added. “The

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2020

—As the next step in the integration of the recently acquired Naturally Aged Flooring and Krausbrands, Q.E.P. has launched Harris Flooring Group. Harris Flooring Group includes Naturally Aged Flooring, Kraus and the legacy Harrisbrand. said Renee Tester, senior product and marketing manager, Harris Flooring Group.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2021

Crash Blue colorway of the PGS brand, Happy Floors. Platinum Equity acquired Paramount Global Surfaces (PGS), a developer, importer and distributor of proprietary porcelain tile and other hard surface floor coverings used primarily in remodel and replacement solutions by both residential and commercial end users. Baird & Co.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2018

Armstrong Flooring will introduce a three-to-five percent price increase on select commercial sheet, luxury vinyl tile, vinyl composition tile and select residential resilient products in the United States and Canada. Lancaster, Pa.—Armstrong The increase will apply to orders shipping on or after Oct.

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Ceramic tiles first made an appearance in the ninth or tenth century BC, with cement tile arriving quite a bit later in the 1800s when hydraulic presses were invented and Portland cement was discovered. Moroccan Tile. Zellige tiles are very traditional to this region and are made up of colorful mosaics. Spanish Tile.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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Garden State Tile Blog

JULY 30, 2021

Terrazzo’s widely recognized speckled character is seen not only on the floors of churches, hospitals, and airports but also as a fashion pattern on mugs, bags, home decor, and more! Terrazzo, by historical definition, is a flooring material consisting of chips of marble or granite set in concrete and polished down to give a smooth surface.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 14, 2012

Relief Cement Tile. I will never forget the first time I saw a relief cement tile. The texture was artistically integrated into the pattern to add a complexity to the floor tile. The tile stood out like a little gem and the texture on the surface provided depth and sophistication. cement tile floors , relief tile.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

New York—More than 200 leaders in the flooring industry gathered here recently to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) at the Rainbow Room atop the famed Rockefeller Plaza. It was a unique evening celebrating the legacy of philanthropy and leadership in flooring,” she added.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 5, 2022

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett, a worldwide leader in innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, has entered into a distribution partnership with Adleta Corporation. Collaborating with one of the leading hard-surface flooring distributors in the South-Central U.S.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Dalton–Shaw Industries announced that customers can now return a minimum of 100 square yards of EcoWorx carpet tile and either drop off material at a local Shaw regional distribution center or have it picked up at no charge. The post Shaw lowers re[TURN] reclamation minimum requirements appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

we have built a strong distribution channel here in the past, we knew that to be an American company, we needed to manufacture in United States. The 44-year-old company, based in Brazil, is a leader in tile, exporting to more than 60 countries. “We have built a factory here not for mass production,” Gomes explained.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 20, 2023

Turnhout, Belgium—Huali Group has signed an i4F license agreements for the production of SPC and LVT flooring in the United States, Vietnam and China. End products aim to look incredibly real while removing the inconvenience linked to the installation and maintenance of traditional ceramics. For the U.S.

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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. The acquisition of PTL allows Renew Lab Partners to further develop its testing capabilities for a wider range of products. They’re the No.

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JUNE 27, 2018

If you’re a connoisseur of stunning interiors looking for a list of interior design blogs featuring beautiful cement tile images, practical advice on installing and incorporating cement tiles into residential and commercial projects and insightful tips on how to make the most of this popular material, you’ve come to the right place.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 28, 2023

Tarver Service to the Industry Award by the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA). Bourdage has been given this award in recognition of his service to the tile and stone industry. He has had a long and successful career in the tile industry and we are honored to recognize him with this prestigious award.”

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Markus Dworowy of Rudi’s Tile & Design Construction , is a second generation German Master Tile Setter and Craftsman. When Markus came to the United States, he brought decades of experience, and his love of ARDEX products, with him. We have been using all ARDEX products since the 1980s, in Germany.”

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