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. Those innovations will be on display in the coming year, and some suppliers are ready to tease new looks and technologies for 2021. As such, Mannington will offer Microban technology on a wide range of its Adura offerings in 2021.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will expand on its digital experience, Coverings Connected. Additionally, Coverings Connected provides our exhibiting companies and attendees ongoing opportunities for networking to promote growth and success across the industry.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

—Laticrete will exhibit its latest product solutions and innovations at Coverings 2021, including the soon-to-be-released Hydro Barrier Plus and Hydro Ban XP waterproofing and crack isolation membranes. Following are the products Laticrete will showcase at Coverings 2021. Spectralock 1 exceeds all the standards under the ANSI A118.3,

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2021

As such, suppliers have revealed their top flooring introductions for 2021. With respect to the print edition, sup­pliers were provided with a plat­form to showcase exciting new introductions for 2021. One standout collection includes the company’s Engineered Stone Click Planks & Tiles. Masland TWOstep.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

—Bradford Denny has joined the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) as executive director, effective Nov. Most recently, Denny was vice president of Nichols Tile and Terrazzo, a family-owned tile contractor business in Nashville, Tenn. He became a certified tile installer in January 2016.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

—Coverings, the international tile and stone exhibition and conference, will hold its fourth Coverings Connected interactive digital event this month. 23, 2021, in commemoration of National Tile Day. Coverings Connected will highlight the beauty, durability, sustainability and hygienic uses of tile. 24, 2021, at 2 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) created the Dan Hecox Service Award to be given out annually at Coverings. They received the award here on July 8 at Coverings 2021. CTEF said Hecox’s passion, willingness to help attitude, commitment to the tile industry and tile installation excellence were beyond description.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. Mobile Marketing.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation ( CTEF ) will celebrate generosity on Giving Tuesday 2020 by highlighting the opportunities available to provide education and installer certification programs for ceramic tile and stone industry professionals. “I Pendleton, S.C.—The Giving Tuesday takes place Dec. Giving Tuesday History.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 8, 2021

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) revealed the publication of its Material Ingredient Guide on July 7 at Coverings 2021. First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. Clemson, S.C.—The

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Foundation (NSF) welcomes the following industry members to its board of directors for 2022: Board President. Stone Industries, LLC. Joshua Levinson of Artistic Tile, Inc., 2021 board president, and Cari May of Coldspring, board director, will end their terms in December 2021.

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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., ” Coverings 2021 is among the first of the larger industry trade shows to host an in-person event in the U.S.,

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MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Italian companies’ international sales achievements and their ability to enhance the global standing of Italian industry based on official statistics from the Italian Customs and Monopolies A gency. Rather, it is a product ecosystem consisting of porcelain floor and wall tiles united by a profound aesthetic harmony.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Oberlin, Ohio— Continental Cut Stone in Florence, Texas, has earned certification to the Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (NSC/ANSI 373). The Natural Stone Sustainability Standard was first published in 2014 by the Natural Stone Council. Our hope is that others will continue to follow suit and get certified.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) recently named Martin Brookes its president for 2021 and 2022 and its 2020 Tile Person of the Year. I am humbled and honored to receive this award and be recognized by my peers in an industry I have been active in for almost 40 years,” Brookes said in the virtual meeting.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2022

Shaw Industries released its 14th annual corporate sustainability report. Leveraging results from the 2021 Materiality Assessment and ongoing engagement with customers, key stakeholders and industry partners, the company detailed progress made toward its 2030 goals. . standard . standard . Dalton, Ga.—Shaw

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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. This is truly a win-win outcome for everyone involved.”

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Over the last several years, SPC has been driving the overall growth of the flooring industry— FCNews research shows that rigid core/SPC garnered 45.6% of total resilient sales in 2021 and 34.8% Originally based in New Jersey, Lux opened a West Coast branch with a 25,000-square-foot warehouse in City of Industry, Calif.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

The Natural Stone Institute presented its 2021 Person of the Year award to Michael Picco of Picco Group. Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute presented its 2021 Person of the Year award to Michael Picco of Picco Group, and named John Cierech of Tennessee Marble Company its 2021 Natural Stone Craftsman of the Year.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2020

The Coverings Rock Star program recognizes emerging leaders in the tile and stone industry by awarding the best and brightest young talent. A committee of tile and stone industry leaders carefully evaluated nominations to select the 14 outstanding inductees for the sixth assemblage of Coverings Rock Stars. Marietta, Ga.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It has been apparent and clear there are no limitations for women in this company nor in this industry,” said Alison Mullins, marketing consultant for Triton Stone Group’s Richmond, Va., Rea began his natural stone industry career at Coldspring in 1977, working in the company’s manufacturing facility.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Fell passed away in 2021 and his memory now lives on through this prestigious award. It is because of his tireless efforts as a leader for his company and our industry that this program has become so widely adopted and supported by NSI members. The level of networking with industry peers is unrivaled.” projects, visit here.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Industry observers say the first and fourth quarters of 2020 performed significantly better than the second and third quarters. We anticipate demand strengthening throughout 2021 as major companies facilitate their employees returning to the office.”. Carpet tile remains the dominant format, accounting for roughly 60% of sales.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

Each EPD covers Mohawk Group’s four commercial carpet tile platforms and three commercial LVT platforms. These reports are third-party certified by UL and based on international standards. and boast 100% mass allocated post-industrial recycled content. These metrics are broken down into each life stage of the product.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Coverings, North America’s largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference, announced an extensive lineup of new and returning activations for Coverings 2023, which will take place April 18-21, here at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings, The Coverings Lounge.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Receiving top honors in the Architectural category of the 2021 Tile of Spain awards is “ The New Headquarters of the Valencia Construction Sector Employment Foundation ” an expansive educational warehouse designed by MRM Arquitectos.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 19, 2023

Mohawk Industries has a long history of introducing sustainable products that have influenced consumer preferences. Maynard joined Mohawk’s Flooring North America segment in 2021 after two decades of environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) leadership roles at multiple manufacturing companies. Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. Just five years ago, for example, carpet/rugs made up 60% of the flooring industry in terms of volume. Brad Christensen, director of soft surface category management, Shaw Industries, echoed that sentiment.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

From carpet to resilient, wood and tile, dealers and distributors looking for products with that Made in USA label in 2022 have a plethora of options at their disposal. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. floor tile); Dickson, Tenn.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2020

Designing with tile. Recent trends and changes in tile design including installation methods and requirements, quality assurance methods and standards. The Pulse of the Industry: ASID research on industry resilience. 2021+ CMG World Color Forecast – From beyond the telescope to under the microscope.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

By Ken Ryan F looring guru Tom Jennings is known throughout the industry for his many words of wisdom for retailers, including his mantra: “They say that champions don’t do one thing 100% better than their competitors; rather, they do 100 things 1% better.”. Charge more for tear-outs and dump fees. Knoxville, Tenn.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 11, 2021

Pergo Extreme will present the “Trend Watch: What’s Hot in Paint, Tiles, Cabinets, Flooring and More” panel on May 12 at 1:15 p.m. Since Pergo is the most recognized hard surface brand in the industry, we are held to a high standard that we continue to meet with high-performance products and on-trend designs.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2022

“When FCNews launched this award back in 2010, the idea was to honor individuals who had not yet received industry- wide recognition, specifically but not limited to the WFCA Hall of Fame,” said Steven Feldman, publisher. “I Bob Weiss, CEO of All-Tile, put it in perspective: “Olga is very smart and tuned in to what’s going on.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2022

As the flooring industry kicks off what is typically a busy winter selling season, specialty retailers are in search for that next difference-making product, be it a hidden gem no one saw coming or perhaps a new iteration from a winning collection. Indusparquet regards itself as the gold standard in premium Brazilian hardwood flooring.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

We’ve rounded up some of the most notable up-and-coming 20- and 30-somethings who are making their mark on the industry today. senior director of marketing, Dal-Tile. Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile. Jason’s passion for the industry and appetite for continuous knowledge is evident to all who meet him.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2021

and there is no surer sign of this in the flooring industry than the return of The International Surface Event (TISE) , also known as Surfaces, the industry’s largest domestic show. The new colors will be available in summer 2021. The structural innovation of the core aims to set a new standard for the flooring industry.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

W hen we think of industry disrupters today, some of the innovators that come to mind include Uber, Tesla and Netflix, to name a few. Many would agree that these companies are changing the paradigm in their respective industries. As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. The mother of all disruptors .

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