Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Dallas, Texas—Daltile’s new RevoTile was recently named a “Best Flooring Product Of The Year” in Architectural Record magazine’s annual award competition. Of the five flooring award winners, RevoTile was the only porcelain tile to secure the accolade. Innovative RevoTile is unique; there is nothing like it on the market.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Republic Floors’ Lion Meadows collection features extra-long planks. The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed or disrupted businesses from coast to coast in 2020—but not the flooring industry. More than two dozen companies are showcasing their wares in FCNews ’ 2020 Annual Product Guide.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

By Megan Salzano T he year 2020 was a year unlike any other in recent memory and had lasting impacts on every category within the industry both residentially and commercially. Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

March 2/9, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 18. economy heading into 2020 with a hopeful outlook and poised for growth—unemployment is down and consumer confidence is on the rise—the time for tile to shine is now. has one of the lowest consumptions per capita of porcelain tile of all developed countries. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Floor Covering News , with the launch of The Great Reveal, is providing manufacturers with creative ways to get their new flooring products in front of specialty retailers around the country so they may be better prepared to present consumers with new products, colors and designs to help them complete their renovation projects.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

—CTEF, the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, has organized an online auction to take place in October to raise funds in support of its mission, which the COVID-19 pandemic has severely threatened. EDT and includes more than 50 items of particular relevance to tile installation professionals. Flooring products. 26 at 10 a.m.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

close to 10,000 attendees showed up to view the latest and greatest trending tiles. “I The show floor was indeed abuzz with high-energy meetings, product demonstrations and educational opportunities. Micah Hand, director of marketing and product development for Florida Tile, also noted the quality of attendees at the show. “I

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2020

and Canadian customers (excluding Quebec) to celebrate the launch of Spectralock 1, a pre-mixed, stain-proof grout with true epoxy performance. Since launching Spectralock 1 earlier this year, it’s been of the utmost importance to Laticrete that we give back to our loyal customers who helped us make Spectralock Grout the No.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 15, 2020

Knight Tile. These new visuals, each with a unique history and story, allow flooring retailers to offer a balanced selection of in-demand Karndean Designflooring visuals. Following are the products TISE attendees can expect to see: Karndean’s Heritage collection denotes products that embody the pinnacle of designed flooring.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) acknowledged the success of its first online auction , which took place from Oct. 26, 2020 to raise funds in support of its mission which the COVID-19 pandemic has severely threatened. The post CTEF online auction finds success appeared first on Floor Covering News. Pendleton, S.C.—The

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JULY 17, 2020

Get this look by combining Glazed Evergreen & Oyster Shell Bejmat Tile. Gulf Shores, AL (July 17, 2020) ― The new Zellige tile collection from Villa Lagoon Tile brings a rustic charm to residential and hospitality projects. They can be installed indoors or outdoors as long as they are adhered and grouted properly.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

RevoTile is a true porcelain tile flooring that features a click-style installation method and Daltile’s signature design-driven looks. The tile category has had its fair share of challenges of late, and perhaps none bigger than the industry’s struggle to find qualified labor. Officially launched Jan.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2021

By Megan Salzano Rigid core flooring has grown by leaps and bounds and taken the whole resilient category with it. Both SPC and WPC flooring products are taking share from most other categories and, as such, suppliers are entering the sphere to get in on the action. AxisCor Performance Flooring — Putting the supply chain first.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 19, 2020

. “This type of digital/social influencer exposure helps further set our Daltile retailers up for success with our products by reaching and influencing customers before they even enter retailers’ showrooms,” said Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile Corporation. Watch Frills & Drills Installation Video.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. Daltile’s RevoTile is a patented, floating floor system of genuine porcelain that can be installed in one day. Eric Mondragon, hard surface buyer, flooring division, R.C. Willey Home Furnishings, is one of a select number of retailers to view the product before its official debut in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. By Megan Salzano-Birch—After two years of slow decline, the tile category is back on top. ceramic tile consumption rose 23.7% billion square feet of ceramic tile, up 34.8%

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By Megan Salzano—T he booming flooring industry is chock-full of high-style and innovative products aimed at tapping the unprecedented growth in demand that began in 2020. In fact, the resilient flooring market took the industry by storm yet again when it posted a staggering—and industry-leading—21.3% billion in sales.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

Tile Council of North America (TCNA), the trade association representing producers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials and related products in North America, has entered into what it calls a transformative collaboration to provide industry-wide material ingredient transparency. Anderson, S.C.—Tile

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JULY 17, 2020

Gulf Shores, AL (July 17, 2020) ? The new Zellige tile collection from Villa Lagoon Tile brings a rustic charm to residential and hospitality projects. Skilled artisans in Fez, Morocco use local clays fired in kilns fueled by olive pits to create these tiles, which are then finished with an enamel glaze. 678.429.2369.

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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. tile market, discuss potential growth opportunities and illustrate both macro and micro trends for the coming year. ceramic tile consumption in 2019 was 2.9

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

The meteoric rise of the resilient flooring category can be directly attributed to the performance of subcategories such as SPC and rigid core, which doubled in terms of volume and more than doubled in terms of dollars between 2018 and 2019. Flooring mainstays Shaw and Mohawk continue to make their mark. Shaw Floors’ new Floorte?

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It would be an understatement to say the industry—and most of the world—is glad to see 2020 go. Dealers across the country can expect the new year’s product introductions to run the gamut from innovative waterproof flooring to next steps in stain-resistant carpet to anti-microbial resilient planks and everything in between.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. Ed Sanchez, vice president product management, Mohawk, shows off the launch of Karastan’s new LuxeCraft rigid flooring. Las Vegas—Resilient flooring manufacturers pulled out all the stops at the International Surface Event (TISE) held here last month. By Lindsay Gonzalez.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As was predicted this time last year, consumption of ceramic tile in 2019 is lower than that of the previous year. Gianni Mattioli, executive vice president, Dal-Tile Corporation, noted, however, the buildup of inventory, especially from China, during the last quarter of 2018 in anticipation of higher tariffs scheduled for January 1, 2019.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. 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

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But many will be surprised to learn who pioneered the fastest-growing flooring segment over the last four years and for the foreseeable future. The Cartersville plant was built in 2020 with equipment arriving from China in February 2021. We can make tiles up to 24 x 48.”. Illustrating its commitment to the U.S. Quinlan stated.

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