Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Multi-family housing activity in 2019 can be best be described as lackluster, especially compared to the sales seen on the single- family side of the business. The dips and turns that contributed to softness last year is expected to continue for at least the first half of 2020, observers say.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Daltile’s new Outlander features the company’s StepWise technology that provides 2x more slip-resistance than regular tile, for a seamless indoor/outdoor space. ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. The indoor/outdoor trend continues to boom.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 7, 2021

By Megan Salzano While the challenges of 2020 hit us all pretty hard, the final months gave the industry an unexpected boom in business that flooring dealers are still enjoying today. Dal-Tile’s one-two punch of tile innovation technology and leading style and design is what powers its product development and ongoing dealer opportunities.

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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. 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.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), elevated mortgage rates, high construction costs and weakening demand stemming from deteriorating affordability conditions continue to act as a drag on single-family housing production. Overall housing starts decreased 4.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.43

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year. “I Commercial sales ranged from $3 to $3.5 A little more than half of the volume is from specified contract while dollar sales are more evenly split with Main Street applications.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Facing an unprecedented year of tumult, ceramic tile has continued its downward trend in 2020 following the category’s 2019 decline—its first loss in a decade. According to the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), tile consumption in Q3 2020 totaled 2.04 ceramic tile consumption for 2020 would be 2.6 Census Bureau.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

“With the residential flooring market seeing a quicker return to pre-COVID-19 trends than traditional commercial sectors, Main Street is well poised to capitalize on commercial flooring needs while leveraging its residential sales channels.”. In 2020, Pentz Commercial launched more than 20 new offerings across carpet and hard surfaces.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 17, 2021

ABK Group will invest in remodelling the Boussois factory owned by the French company, which was founded in 1863 and posted revenues of more than €40 million in 2020. In contrast to what has been happening in other industrial sectors, the Italian ABK Group has continued its expansion programme with the acquisition of French firm Desvres.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Without these seemingly sundry products the installation would be incomplete and the flooring would likely fail. Perhaps the most design-savvy of flooring categories, tile is most particularly supported by grout and mortar products. Jay Samber, senior director installation products, Dal-Tile Corp., The result?

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Flooring retailers say trusted brands like Invista’s Stainmaster are serving them well in 2020. The early stages of 2020 revealed the kind of promise the carpet industry had longed for: innovative new offerings breathing life into a segment that had been losing share to hard surfaces for more than a decade. By Ken Ryan. Seizing share.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

One of the pleasant surprises of 2020 was the re-emergence of carpet as a viable alternative to hard surface in the home. Today’s customer is looking for products that complement the wood, tile or luxury vinyl flooring that is now running through most of the living areas and hallways of her home,” said T.M.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

By Ken Ryan While the residential flooring market started to take off in the second half of 2020, fueled by the home renovation boom spurred by the COVID-19 shutdown, Main Street commercial was stuck in neutral as scores of restaurants, hair salons and other small shops closed for extended periods. Seizing opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. 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. From a retailer’s perspective, opportunity for consumers to splurge on natural stone is high across a number of categories—kitchen, bath and outdoor included.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

New work-from-home lifestyles also continued to drive consumer spending as many looked to expand their existing homes to feature new office space or outdoor sanctuaries. As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

“COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every aspect of the economy, including commercial flooring sales,” said John Stephens, vice president of marketing, Shaw Contract. Heading into 2020, commercial flooring was on pace to sustain modest growth across the board. Category sales grew in the single digits to between $3 billion and $3.5

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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. That’s compared to the 17.8%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 25, 2021

The fact residential carpet grew by 13% in the 2020 fourth quarter, according to industry estimates, is no fluke. Bold, statement-making colors and patterns are being used throughout the home to add a unique touch to the design aesthetic,” said Lisa Lux, director of product development, Anderson Tuftex Soft Surface.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

In each of their three years, sales have increased steadily. Moss, a TV host and author who is known as the Queen of Bling, hosted a breakout session titled “Increase Sales, by Design.” That vibe was also felt by Steve Roan, vice president of sales for Decorative Concepts, to tout its woven vinyl products for indoor and outdoor spaces.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% Consumers crave premium style and design in a quality product they can invest in and live on for years to come,” said Natalie Cady, director of premium brands residential channel strategy for Shaw Floors. in Q1 2022. Home values rising.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Many ceramic leaders agree that by the end of 2019 the category will have remained flat or declined by approximately 3% in both volume and dollar sales. construction starts will slip to $776 billion in 2020, a 4% decline from 2019 estimated levels. Raj Shah, president, MSI, noted a slowdown in new home sales as well.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

On the demand side of the housing market, limited inventories of single-family homes generated strong price gains in 2020. Single-family starts posted a 2020 total of just under 1 million, 11% over the 2019 level. The NAHB forecast is for ongoing gains for single-family construction in 2021, though at a slower growth rate than in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 20, 2021

.— FCNews is in attendance as all but four NFA members converge on Barnsley Gardens, here, to discuss new products and marketing strategies for 2021 at the NFA spring meeting. gather outdoors. A key indication that 2021 is going to continue to be a record breaking year for the industry, despite some ongoing challenges.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

“Wider, longer boards help make the visual of the ‘fifth wall’ more dimensionally proportionate,” said Bob Fish, vice president and general manager of retail sales for Cali. If you have a product that’s wide, but it’s only 2- or 3-feet long, it defeats the whole purpose. 2-inch widths in random lengths up to 6 feet),” Oakley said.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

Back in March 2020, we were all set to go to Cabo for the National Floorcovering Alliance’s spring conference. And again, so much of the event was held outdoors. The move is “common sense,” according to Dr. Fauci, as the evidence shows that “outdoor risk is really, really quite low.” Whadda you know; no one got sick.)

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. One of the biggest growth categories for Anderson Tuftex has been in the pet market with its Stainmaster Pet Protect products like Furrever, pictured here. We want to trust that the products we put into our homes will stand the test of time.”. By Ken Ryan. The Dixie Group.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Frontpoint home security has caught a lot of media attention, including recognition as one of the best home security systems for 2020 by Money magazine. Frontpoint pricing is straightforward, with all products and prices listed on the company’s website. for an outdoor camera. Understanding Frontpoint pricing. day to $1.64/day

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