Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2022

By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year on record. The following products represent a sampling of new collections or expanded product line offerings that scored high among specialty floor covering retailers and distributors in 2021. Panoramic Porcelain by Daltile. Del Rey by Dream Weaver.

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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. The) Dixie Group.

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The London Tile Co.

JUNE 22, 2021

How to choose bathroom tiles. Once upon a time, choosing bathroom tiles was simple, but now there’s an endless array of tiles to choose from. How about tile size? At London Tile Co. we understand the stress that often occurs when it comes to finding the right tiles for your home, and we’re here to help.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) will hold an online auction for “Wally the Gator,” the 6 x 4-foot mosaic, alligator-themed mural designed and installed by Joshua Nordstrom of Tierra Tile and Lee Callewaert of Dragonfly Tile and Stone Works from April 1-30, 2023. Pendleton, S.C.—The

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Los Angelas— Emser Tile , a leading designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, has introduced the brand’s newest product offerings in its 2020/2021 product catalog. Following is a sneak peak of new Emser Tile products and corresponding current style directions. A Twist on Classic Subway Tile.

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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. Products to be showcased. Product demo schedule. 2:00 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Artistic Tile’s Verdi Alpi and Rosa Portugallo. When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., 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

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., Spanish tile imports to the U.S. tile producers claiming injury, the U.S. Miami, Fla.—During

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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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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

Atlas Concorde, a major global player in the ceramic tile industry with an extensive presence in 130 countries across 5 continents , has further strengthened its position as the industry’s top ranked company in terms of export share in the period 2021-2022.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Following is the 2021 Fall-Winter tile trend report from Ceramics of Italy. Many Italian manufacturers are producing dramatic marble looks with striking colors and heavy veining while a few offer luxurious tiles with gold detailing and reflective surfaces. BAS RELIEF. MODERN HISTORY.

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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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Floor Covering News

MARCH 13, 2023

Orlando – Coverings has released a sneak peek of new tile and stone products, along with a select preview of installation materials, tools and technology products, that will be showcased at Coverings 2023, set to take place April 18-21, 2023, here at the Orange County Convention Center. As the No.

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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

APRIL 20, 2020

The CID Awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the design and installation of tile and stone in both residential and commercial projects. “We However, there were 18 projects that superbly demonstrated the versatility of tile and stone. Commercial Stone Design: Redefining the Classic Brownstone. Chicago, Ill.

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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. There will be a Young Professionals Session April 5 from 3-3:45 p.m.,

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We noticed quite a few more searches for “cabin design ideas” as more and more people seek quieter areas to wait-out the pandemic, and of course we saw plenty of tile in all shapes and sizes. 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.

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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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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2023

billion in sales in 2021, according to Floor Covering News research. Starting from handpicked material specimens, this collection recreates real wood and stone looks through registered embossing. x 72 wood look planks and 18 x 36 stone look tiles. Resilient flooring represents approximately 57.5%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Ultra Ceramic collections feature a polyurethane surface treatment, making it easy to clean and disinfect and least likely to show signs of tarnishing compared to natural stones. Marble and porcelain samples showed clear signs of tarnishing while UltraCeramic did not, the company said. D ALTILE /M ICROBAN. MSI/S ILVER T RAV.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. In 2021, it was $1.85. increase in 2021. With that, the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The recent boom in the housing market is a boon to the natural stone category. The flooring industry in general, and the natural stone category in particular, is starting to reap the benefits of such activities. Of all surfacing types, natural stone also has the ability to increase resale value of a home due to its classic aesthetics.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2021

—Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency selected the winners of the 2021 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition here on Wednesday, July 7 at Coverings 2021 during the Ceramics of Italy press conference. Tile Manufacturers: Florim. Contractor: Garcia Marble and Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

billion in 2021 to $7.34 This growth built on momentum witnessed by the industry at the end of 2021 as business conditions improved. billion in 2021 to $4.022 billion in sales last year—that’s a rise of 14.7%, according to Floor Covering News research. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% from roughly $6.5

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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. Taking a look at the numbers, through Q2 2021 total U.S. imported 1.10 from Q2 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

billion in 2021 to $7.34 This growth built on momentum witnessed by the industry at the end of 2021 as business conditions improved. billion in 2021 to $4.022 billion in sales last year—that’s a rise of 14.7%, according to FCNews research. of commercial sales, only slightly down from 2021’s numbers, according to FCNews research.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. versus August 2021.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As of March 1, 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic has killed 2.53 The first of the three phases commences June 2021 and will have a capacity of 3 million square feet. In its 70-plus years of delivering trendy product designs in a range of formats, including floor and wall tile and countertops, a few Daltile products have stood above the rest.

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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. 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. ceramic tile consumption for 2020 would be 2.6

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Wellmade’s new vinyl tile looks. Wellmade unveiled its new HDPC vinyl tile at the show, which features an innovative grouted ceramic look in a 12 x 24 format and various colors. Vinyl tile is one of this category’s best opportunities,” said Steve Wagner, director of marketing, Wellmade. A lot of work went into that.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

When compared to ceramic tile, hardwood, laminate and other hard surface materials, resilient accounted for 50.6% Every category, for the most part, saw pretty significant growth for the second half of 2020, and we’re still seeing that same phenomenon in 2021.”. increase from 4.564 billion in 2019. of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

We’re in all hard surfaces, we’re in countertops, whether it’s natural stone or quartz, and have leading market share in both of those. So, for example, if China becomes a problem, we’re bringing in LVT and tile from numerous other countries. We saw anti-dumping on quartz, we saw anti-dumping on ceramic tile. We can do that.

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