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Joaquin Piquet: ceramic visionary

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ecoker (2008), formulation of a porcelain paste with firing for 27 minutes at normal working temperature. Thousands of square meters were manufactured, but the 2008 crisis made further production unnecessary. You always have to master the production system and the sales channel.

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Turning bad breaks into breakthroughs

Floor Covering News

Barrington Carpet survived the Great Recession in 2008 by diversifying into new markets, according to Craig Phillips, president. Prior to 2008, Barrington Carpet was almost exclusively in the new building and custom retail market and was beginning to feel the builder market erode around it. Barrington Carpet, Akrin, Ohio. His response?

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Abbey’s Bill Wilson named EVP of sales, marketing

Floor Covering News

Abbey Carpet Company has promoted Bill Wilson to the position of executive vice president of sales and marketing. The post Abbey’s Bill Wilson named EVP of sales, marketing appeared first on Floor Covering News. Bill Wilson. Bonita Springs, Fla.—Abbey Wilson joined Abbey Carpet in October of 1999 as marketing manager.

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Mannington Commercial to acquire AtlasMasland assets

Floor Covering News

We will be adding significantly more sales and carpet manufacturing capacity to meet the continue demand for our commercial product line. “Today marks an important day for Mannington Commercial’s future and for our customers,” said Tom Pendley, Mannington Commercial president. “We

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Kitchen and Residential Design: This beautiful table is for sale

Kitchen and Residential Design

This beautiful table is for sale. Its also for sale. Kevins asked me to broker the sale of this piece as a test to gauge what interest there is out there for his kind of wood working. This beautiful table is for sale. ► 2008. ► 2008. Posted by Paul Anater. at 10:04 AM. ► March. (3).

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Despite challenges, dealers going strong

Floor Covering News

Home improvement flooring projects continue to spur sales for flooring retailers. in July from a year earlier, matching the largest jump since August 2008. How the fourth quarter fares, he said, will depend in part on its Labor Day sale and fall private sale (formerly known as a Stainmaster sale).

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TCNA releases U.S. ceramic tile market report

Floor Covering News

by volume, its highest position since 2008. FOB factory sales of domestic shipments were $1.36 Spanish imports held a 22.2% share of total U.S. imports by volume in 2021, up from 20.7% the previous year. Italy was the second largest exporter to the U.S. Italian tiles made up 17.4% of the U.S. import market last year, up from 16.6%

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