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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APRIL 19, 2023

Orlando— Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, announced Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards for 17 projects that showcase distinction in creativity, craftsmanship and outstanding use of materials. a design studio Boca Raton, Fla.

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MARCH 29, 2022

.— Coverings, the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America , released the winners of the annual Rock Star Award in advance of Coverings 2022, which will take place April 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Rogue Bergerson, tile artisan, Bergerson Tile, Astoria, Ore. Distributor.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

Commercial Tile Design Award-Multi-Family-SOLAIA Condos. Las Vegas – Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has announced the winners of the 2022 Coverings Installation & Design (CID) competition. And the winners are: Commercial Tile Design – Hospitality. LHK design.

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APRIL 8, 2022

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, released the winners of its 2022 Best Booth Awards. Following are the winners of the Coverings 2022 best booth awards: The Overall Best in Show honor was presented to Landmark Ceramics (booth: North Hall, N1929), for the best use of tile.

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APRIL 20, 2020

The CID Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile and stone in both residential and commercial projects. “We However, there were 18 projects that superbly demonstrated the versatility of tile and stone. However, there were 18 projects that superbly demonstrated the versatility of tile and stone.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2014

Tile Excellence responds to bad advise on "how to lay ceramic tile" found on ask.com. Here''s a question from answers.com, which Tile Excellence oftens answers. In response to the question, "How to Install Ceramic Tile Floor" "To i nstall ceramic tile , first grout the area. 1- GROUT is NOT used to lay the tile! !

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

“The attendees and the exhibitors —and the world in general—are getting back to business, and face-to-face is really important in that engagement,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews. “I ceramic tile market. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11

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MARCH 29, 2022

Las Vegas—Coverings released a select product preview of new tile and stone products, along with a sneak peek of installation materials, tools and technology products, that will be unveiled at Coverings 2022 , taking place here April 5-8, 2022. The sophisticated tile in gray and beige can easily be integrated with neutral furnishings.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Ceramic tile is by far one of the most design savvy, alluring categories in the industry. One of MSI’s retail partners, Yates Flooring in Lubbock, Texas, features tile prominently and uses a key strategy of grouping color and material to help make the sale. By Megan Salzano. Yet, some retailers struggle with the sale.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—After a strong showing in 2021, Coverings 2022, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will again be hosted as an in-person trade show event —this time in Las Vegas. Coverings 2022 marks the second time the event will be held live since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JULY 15, 2021

close to 10,000 attendees showed up to view the latest and greatest trending tiles. “I I feel, as one of the first handful of major trade shows to take place, Coverings is knocking it out of the park,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews at the show. “At imports.

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Tile Excellence

MAY 27, 2013

Tile Excellence responds to bad advise on "how to lay ceramic tile" found on ask.com. Hi, This is Diana Smith , Chris Lawsons marketing person and webmaster for Tile Excellence, Inc. I generally do not write about tile installation or answer questions--I leave that to Chris. To install ceramic tile, first grout the area.

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JUNE 7, 2021

With that in mind, Dal-Tile has made great efforts to continuously offer up tile innovation solutions that allow its dealer partners to provide proven consumer solutions in an ever-changing marketplace. That is what we enjoy the most about doing business with Dal-Tile.”. One of those tile innovations is StepWise technology.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The past two-plus years have shown the strength of the tile industry as consumers flocked to the ceramic tile aisle for their home renovation needs in droves during the height of the pandemic. Seen here is Florida Tile outdoor tile and pavers. told FCNews. Emser’s Rhapsody. Money-making opportunity.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Maybe they’d be just fine with marble-look tile and refinishing the cabinets instead of replacing them. Using the above strategies, you can certainly get more clients to the finish line. Showing a bit of sympathy for today’s particularly high prices can’t hurt either.

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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. New product offerings for the 2021 fall selling season cover all categories, from carpet to rigid core to laminate, wood and tile. Ava by Novalis. plank format. Lions Floor.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

These include realistic wood planks in an 8-inch-wide x 72-inch-long plank format as well as stone/tile looks in an 18 x 36 platform featuring TumbledEdge” technology. Standouts include Ivory, Stone and Marble from the Rapolano collection. The edge treatment is not super sharp; it doesn’t look like it’s planed.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

For us, it’s validation for a kind of strategy that we are getting back to in residential hard surface, to what Mannington is known for with a little nuance. With this strategy everyone wins. The deep sapphire blue and black marble background is accented by prominent white and gold veining in a 10’6” x 5’3” slab. “We

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

By Steven Feldman Riviera Maya, Mexico— Daltile Statements Elite dealers were introduced to what is arguably the most advanced selling system for ceramic tile when this select group of retailers convened here earlier this month for its 10th anniversary summit. Penny Carnino, operations manager for Grigsby’s Carpet & Tile in Tulsa, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

FCNews got the opportunity to witness this strategy firsthand during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters to get a preview of some of the introductions for Surfaces this month. It shows large reveals of long and wide planks, plus tiles.”. This new display gives the dealer a more elegant presentation. It looks very realistic.”

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

T he intense level of competition in the waterproof flooring segment —particularly the LVP/SPC/rigid core category—has resulted in aggressive pricing strategies to build market share. The tile looks all have realistic stone looks offered in the practicality and durability of LVT. Three colors—two whites and one black—are available.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. 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

In its 70-plus years of delivering trendy product designs in a range of formats, including floor and wall tile and countertops, a few Daltile products have stood above the rest. RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. The new strategy is anything but ordinary.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a result, Bella has reinvigorated its go-to-market strategy as well as launched a new portfolio of hard surfaces products—including rigid core lines that run the gamut from mid-$1 to $4 price points, providing a good/better/ best option for dealers. Wellmade’s new vinyl tile looks. But when it did, it went for it. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Clean looks, lighter, warmer colors, tile looks and sustainable vinyl, in particular, stole the show. “I Republic tapped the tile-look trend with the introduction of Solar Granite, a shiny marble look product, which is slip resistant and scratch resistant. What’s more, there is no attached pad.

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