Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The recent boom in the housing market is a boon to the natural stone category. Industry has had its fair share of hardship this year, and flooring is no exception. The flooring industry in general, and the natural stone category in particular, is starting to reap the benefits of such activities. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Not only did 2020 floor covering dollars escape the wrath of the pandemic, so, too, did square footage. in volume in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2023

Bird, a top 20 distributor, to represent the company’s comprehensive commercial flooring portfolio under the AHF Contract brand. Our distribution partners offer local stock, sales, marketing, logistical support and a team that is dedicated to commercial customers.” John Allen, vice president of sales at William M. The William M.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

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%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Department of Commerce.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., To be successful with the category, retailers are tasked with educating themselves and the consumer on its pros and cons in order to facilitate a successful sale and installation. High-growth potential. Sustainability.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JUNE 21, 2016

This week, Boone Distributors will host custom training for Manasota Flooring Inc. The Manasota Team will be in the know on all things ARDEX Tile and Stone! To set up a training for your crew, contact your local ARDEX Sales Professional (info@ardexamericas.com or (724) 203-5000).

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

—Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Tenet sessions.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

Originally published by Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Receives 2017 Vendor Partner Award from Fishman Flooring Solutions. ARDEX Americas is a flooring industry pacesetter in developing and manufacturing high-performance products used for concrete repair and resurfacing, substrate preparation and flooring installation.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2021

By Ken Ryan— W hether it’s the type of people you hire, the approach you take when upselling customers to better-end goods or the follow-through with the customers once the installation has been completed—there are myriad ways to boost sales as well as your bottom line. Eric Wooten, Johnson Floor & Home Carpet One, Tulsa, Okla.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2021

By Ken Ryan Following a strong start to 2021, flooring dealers see no reason for a slowdown as they enter the second quarter. San Antonio-based O’Krent’s Abbey Flooring continues to see a brisk pace of sales activity despite the pandemic. In Knoxville, Tenn., It’s like that old Buck Owen’s song, ‘I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail.’”.

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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

MAY 18, 2021

“It will give us the opportunity to expand the footprint of our shower systems significantly while also offering more comprehensive customer service and training capabilities.”. The post Ardex to add TiLite to brand portfolio appeared first on Floor Covering News. I’m especially excited to welcome Scott Carroll to the Ardex Family.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

on Thursday, April 7, 2022, during Coverings, the Global Tile & Stone Experience, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in NTCA Booth N2862 at 3 p.m. The post CTEF raffles off Angie Halford Ré tile mosaic flag appeared first on Floor Covering News. Education should be every leader’s No. Tile is not getting easier to install.

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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. These sessions will focus on the breathtaking world of tile and stone. Laws of Luxury: How to Increase Your Sales by Leveraging the Luxury Business Model.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers are spending more money on creating outdoor oases using products like Daltile’s My Stone Moon collection, seen here. . When a booming new trend takes hold in the flooring industry, dealers are usually quick to pounce on the opportunity in an effort to offer the consumer what she wants. told FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The first week of Alliance Flooring’s two-week Connect 2020 concluded with Engineered Floors, Metroflor, Emser and Armstrong providing retailers with product reviews, training guidance and special deals on pallets. Here is a brief recap: Engineered Floors. Ensignium pattern repeats every 30 to 38 planks. “We

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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

JANUARY 16, 2023

Dalton—The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) will add five new board members to fill open seats left by members whose terms have expired. Each board member has been selected for his or her experience and dedication to the ongoing support needed to recruit and train new flooring installation craftsmen, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

F or many, the meteoric rise of SPC flooring —the rigid core subsegment of the resilient category—seemed unstoppable. The segment posted astronomical gains over the last several years, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth as it nabbed share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. Understanding the issue.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Dealers are leaving no stone unturned or avenue unexplored in reaching the consumer in ways that are more convenient for them. FCNews spoke with several flooring retailers who shared their secrets to mobile showroom success. FCNews spoke with several flooring retailers who shared their secrets to mobile showroom success.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

Gundlach Company as a tool sales representative. Sanders is principal of DW Sanders Tile & Stone in Marietta, Ga. The post CTEF creates Dan Hecox Service Award appeared first on Floor Covering News. Woody Sanders CTI #1295.

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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

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

According to Daltile, the upcoming collaboration with Carpet Exchange is one example of the many ways in which the brand continually executes innovative, comprehensive sales and marketing campaigns to help set its retail partners up for ongoing success with the brand’s products. Increasing retailers’ sales. The DIY-friendly tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Today the company sells to around 60 countries, with export sales representing more than 60% of turnover. The ranges either offer co-ordinated wall and porcelain floor tile solutions, or suggest combinations that will work together harmoniously.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 Today the company sells to around 60 countries, with export sales representing more than 60% of turnover. The ranges either offer co-ordinated wall and porcelain floor tile solutions, or suggest combinations that will work together harmoniously.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) said it has become an endorsing partner of Hardscape North America, a trade show for hardscape contractors, dealers and landscape professionals. For the 2022 show, the Natural Stone Institute said it will organize a natural stone pavilion and jury the HNA natural stone awards entries.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s 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. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan Specialty flooring retailers are constantly employing methods to up their game, especially as it relates to exclusive, higher-margin product offerings and, of course, personalized service, in an effort to grow the business and even beat big boxes. A Home Depot or Lowe’s may have name recognition and draw a lot of people.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

There are a number of companies currently building facilities in the Southeast to manufacture rigid core flooring, but few are of the size and scope of Huali Floors—a family-owned business that was started by Huashou Yuan in Taizhou, China, back in 2002. Huali Floors will not be without its challenges. Chatsworth, Ga.—There

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

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. MSI’s Arterra porcelain pavers feature Zero-slip, a proprietary technology providing exceptional slip resistance for wet and dry flooring.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Jeffrey Steele.

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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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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

AUGUST 2, 2013

is rolling out to market this fall and is durable enough to be installed on floors. Rick Hagen, our sales manager, is training in Crossville to learn how to install this new material. Here’s some snapshots of the training! Applying 5.6mm in 1M X 3M Laminam on the floor in Crossville. Laminam 5.6 Share it now!

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

W hether you’re selling high-end appliances, sports cars or hardwood flooring, there are some universal characteristics that separate the “good” salespeople from the “great” ones. (I When it comes to flooring specifically, a good salesperson will always start off by asking the customer, “Tell me about your project.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Social Media Training. This beautiful table is for sale. Its also for sale. This tables made from reclaimed barn timbers and floor boards. Thats a somewhat sad turn of events, however none of the stone or timber used in those old buildings goes to waste. The table top is made from the floor boards of the same barn.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s 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. percent and 10.6

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