Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

AHF Products has officially purchased assets of Crossville, Inc., This acquisition catapults AHF into an industry-leading position in the fast-growing tile sector, with a comprehensive line of porcelain, ceramic, stone and accessories for both residential and commercial applications in interior and exterior floors, walls and countertops.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. Not only is the product particularly unique, but it comes with a set of dos and don’ts consumers are often unaware of or afraid to deal with. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., Natural stone adds tremendous value when used strategically.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Pairing the hearth with a tall, vertical stone feature wall draws the eye upward and makes the room feel larger. Workplaces are taking notice – the more healthful a space you can create for your employees, the better the effect on worker retention, happiness, and productivity. The Coziest Time of the Year , Lauren Liess.

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Tile of Spain USA

APRIL 22, 2019

Coverings , the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America, announced two projects featuring Tile of Spain products that received honors during the coveted Coverings Installation & Design (CID) Awards. … Continue Reading.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2021

Ceramics of Italy is currently accepting applications for the 2021 Young Distributor Program. 1, 2021 at the Bologna Exhibition Centre, participants will see the latest tile products and developments from Italian manufacturers. According to Ceramics of Italy, the group will cover expenses for a four-night stay in a hotel (from Sept.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 31, 2020

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The intrinsic characteristics of ceramic products make them preferable to other materials in terms of their limited impacts over their life cycle. Moon Stone by Coem.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 26, 2019

The Hard Surfaces & Natural Stone Show is fast approaching. Barriers between natural stone and ceramics in the tile sector have long since broken down. This gives a pleasing feel to the popular stone pattern. For the next few days we will take a sneak peek at some of the offerings in store. Mar Del Plata from Neolith.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 24, 2019

Luxor by Aparici Miami- Tile of Spain, the international brand representing 125 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer's Association (ASCER), exhibited a wide variety of new product innovations and trends from Spanish tile manufacturers at Coverings 2019.

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 18, 2021

As we enter into the New Year with high hopes and big visions in our eyes, we thought it was a great time to step back and showcase some projects Architectural Ceramics has completed over the recent years, and dwell on some of our coolest projects we were so fortunate to be able to have our name attached to. Top 5 Design Posts of the Week.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 11, 2019

Each has taken the stage over the past few months, but for Ceramics of Italy , the breakdown of Italian tile producers from Coverings in Orlando and ICFF in New York means we’ve now been treated to a slightly different set of trends. But according to Ceramics of Italy, it’s the subtler shades that are now proving victorious.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 6, 2020

It recognizes the latest, most advanced products and designs for their innovation and invention. Good Design covers new consumer products, graphics and packaging designed and manufactured in Europe, Asia, Africa and North and South America. Winning products are featured on the Good Design website.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 24, 2019

The fashion industry often influences retailers; did you see our post about the 2019 PANTONE Color of the Year ? Now that Memorial Day Weekend is here, it’s time to kick off the unofficial start of summer with 5 tile collections, available with Architectural Ceramics of course, that feature white in a big way.

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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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Ceramics of Italy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

After signing a joint venture agreement with chemical group Pidilite Industries Ltd in 2019, Litokol SpA recently opened a new production facility in the town of Amod in the Indian state of Gujarat. Pidilite has also set up two other new production companies, again connected to the tile installation and natural stone sectors.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. Keep in mind most importers, like Architectural Ceramics, imported excess stock to get through this transition. Before 2019, the duty for tile imported from China was: 8.5%

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 11. As was predicted this time last year, consumption of ceramic tile in 2019 is lower than that of the previous year. The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. By Megan Salzano. That trend is expected to continue.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2023

Las Vegas—A revitalized Mandalay Bay facility, an impressive exhibit hall, education and event lineup and a strong floor covering, stone and tile industry were evident as The International Surface Event (TISE) held here earlier this year. program, and industry support for our Foundation’s Mission Possible cash and car raffle.”

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United Tile's Blog

MARCH 11, 2019

Which brings us to Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2019 – Living Coral. Below we’ve paired a few products with Living Coral ; we’ve done the same with the colors Cavern Clay and Metropolitan (the Colors of the Year for Sherwin-Williams and Benjamin Moore, respectively). But the promise of color – and the challenge of color! –

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

—During Tile of Spain’s Coverings Connected press conference held earlier this week, Ryan Fasan, Tile of Spain’s technical consultant and tile and stone expert, outlined the state of Spanish tile in the U.S., This has been a very pivotal year, and 2019 was a pivotal year leading up to it as well,” he said. imports by volume.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 5, 2019

At Architectural Ceramics, we have wood-look porcelain tiles that you won’t want to pass up. With trade shows, like the upcoming Coverings 2019: The Global Tile & Stone Experience , we’re always looking to recruit new tile collections to round out our roster. Century Wood. Wood Replica.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

a historic company that owns the Gardenia Orchidea and Versace Ceramics brands and posted a turnover of more than €38 million in FY 2019. Since it was founded in 1992, ABK Group has grown steadily and reached a turnover of over €110 million in 2019.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

September 10, 2019. Addition of sales and services leadership, and adjustments to product management, position the company to stay focused on clients while accommodating continued growth. Most recently he was responsible for the sales and marketing of Mosa products for the US market. Director of Product & Marketing.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I think it’s going to be a tough first half of the year,” noted Yon Hinkle, VP of product management, resilient, AHF Products. “We I think the LVT category is going to be down again, like it was in ‘23,” David Sheehan, senior VP residential product, told Floor Covering News. Units might be flat.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 5, 2020

The respected German trade magazine Fliesen & Platten has been calling on its readers to choose the products of the year since 2011. This means that this award is not decided by a small jury, as is normally the case, but by a large number of professionals who work with the product on a daily basis. Kiano by Agrob Buchtal.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

To further their accomplishments in the ceramic sector, 3D Shaped Technology provides even more realism to their surfaces, adding texture and life to create products with realism. The final results are collections inspired by natural stones, with visual texture, and a matching tactile surface that is perfectly aligned to the image.

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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. hard and at a time when ceramic tile was already facing challenges. ceramic tile consumption in 2019 was 2.9 of 2019 U.S. In 2019, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2020

The report stated that while many key economic indicators were positive in 2019—as the U.S. economy experienced its tenth consecutive year of expansion on the heels of the Great Recession—the American ceramic tile market did not follow suit, declining for the first time in a decade. Geometric stone. Material stone.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

If April showers bring May flowers, then Architectural Ceramic’s brings you a twist on the classic rhyme. Architectural Ceramics offers two brands, Laticrete and Schluter , that make shower systems part of their specialty. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

floor covering industry sales for 2019 to be a shade above $23 billion and 19.07 That can be attributed to a more favorable product mix across the board as less expensive products, particularly Chinese wood and laminate, gave way to pricier domestic alternatives. Stone includes marble, granite, travertine, slate, etc.,

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 25, 2019

The Hard Surfaces & Natural Stone Show is fast approaching. Barriers between natural stone and ceramics in the tile sector have long since broken down. This versatile product is available in a huge variety of colours and finishes. Details for Hard Surfaces and Natural Stone Show 2019: ExCel, London.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. The attendance is up over 2019 numbers—and 2019 was a good year. to the highest number in history for the ceramic tile market: $4.42 O rland o , F la.—

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 15, 2019

This year’s Natural Stone Show will be joined at ExCeL, London, by a new sister show: Hard Surfaces. Barriers between natural stone and ceramics in the tile sector have long since broken down. Wednesday 1st May 2019 will see a series of talks organised and Chaired by Diary of a Tile Addict’s Joe Simpson. More at: [link].

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 23, 2019

The Hard Surfaces & Natural Stone Show is fast approaching. Barriers between natural stone and ceramics in the tile sector have long since broken down. We’re almost a third of the way through the year and 2019’s obsession with colour seems to show no signs of slowing down. April 30 – May 2 2019.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

By Megan Salzano After a two-year hiatus, Coverings 2021 , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host its in-person trade show event July 7-9, in Orlando, Fla., This year, visitors will also find a new version of the Ceramics of Italy booth “Strada Dinamica.” Tried and true.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

September 16/23, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 7 By Lindsay Baillie Choosing the right mortar and grout is critical to any ceramic tile or stone installation. To help installers ensure a job is done right the first time, grout and mortar manufacturers are developing improved products suitable for all applications.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Living Ceramics takes surfaces very seriously. Committed to providing the best solutions for floors, walls, worktops, and steps, they take inspiration from nature to create comforting and calming products for the home. Living Ceramics. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, November 2019.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Brookes has built a resume of achievements and activities that represent commitment and passion for the tile and stone industry. Brookes is committed to his installers’ training through continuing education and product manufacturer seminars.

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