Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2021, ceramic finally saw some relief as the category registered gains for the first time in two years. versus August 2021. Coming off the initial boon to business in 2021, the housing market has started to experience decline across the board. What’s more promising is total consumption in value, which the TCNA reported as $3.03

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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

JUNE 29, 2023

Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. Floor Covering News research shows tile flooring experienced a 14% increase in dollar sales in 2022 to $3.507 billion versus $3.077 billion in 2021. That’s a substantial increase over 2021 when it grabbed 11.5% of the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—After a strong showing in 2021, Coverings 2022, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will again be hosted as an in-person trade show event —this time in Las Vegas. Coverings 2022 marks the second time the event will be held live since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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. That was illustrated by the 1% decrease in volume (to 2.453 billion square feet from 2021’s 2.477 billion square feet). The indoor/outdoor trend continues to boom.

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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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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 28, 2020

While we can’t wait to see what design trends 2021 brings us, let’s take a moment and remember some of the highlights from 2020. Enjoy our final top 5 design posts of the year and we will see you in 2021! See you all in 2021 and have a safe and happy end of the year from our family at Architessa to yours!

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Early in [2021], there was little investment in office and hospitality segments in particular,” observed Greg Mather, president of Crossville. billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year. “I Hard surface surge.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 17, 2021

The twelfth Grand Prix award welcomes architecture projects completed between January 2016 and December 2021 that have used Casalgrande Padana porcelain stoneware slabs for floor and/or wall coverings in any area of public or private construction, whether indoors or outdoors, new build or renovation. www.casalgrandepadana.it.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

RevoTile is Daltile’s answer to the installer crisis—a genuine porcelain floating floor system that can be installed in one day. Last month, single-family starts experienced continued gains and the highest production rate since the spring of 2007, according to data from the U.S. Category bends, but doesn’t break, under pressure.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

As with the residential market, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for commercial applications,” she told FCNews. Continued focus on sustainability drives product choices. Now more than ever, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for both residential and commercial environments,” she added.

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Mara Heras, vice president of marketing, Emser, noted emphasis continues to grow for sustainable materials, and homeowners are looking to replace inorganic materials with more natural stone products for both residential and commercial applications. 2021 will see that continue. Where opportunity lies.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

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. 6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

And would enough new product make it through supply chain bottlenecks, cost challenges and general pandemic-related issues to provide a positive outcome for dealers? When it comes to the resilient category in particular, it was clear it’s no longer about getting products to market first in an effort to be seen in a crowded category.

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