Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Marcos Soria, Feria Valencia STATE OF THE INDUSTRY During the Tile of Spain Press Conference, held on the first day of the fair, Vicente Nomdedeu, President of The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) , echoed the strength of Spain’s ceramic sector, reporting on 2022 production, sales and exports figures.

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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. AHF Products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

D alton —For those who seek alternative options to the largest flooring manufacturers, retailers need to look no further than The Dixie Group, which, through its four brands—DH Floors, Masland, Fabrica and TRUCOR—offers an assortment of products from mid to high end that can satisfy any consumer’s style and performance preferences.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B. In fact, the rigid core subsegment alone outperformed carpet by $10M in 2022. Units might be flat. We intend, despite all that, to go on the offensive.”

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Ceramics of Italy

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

MARCH 29, 2022

Las Vegas—Portobello America will debut its new porcelain collection Terralma at Coverings 2022 (booth N2526). With a unique matte surface, one must both see and touch this product to experience its uniqueness, the company said. Terralma is not just another new and exciting introduction from Portobello America, the company said.

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Ceramics of Italy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

ABK Group, a company specialising in the ceramic sector with a revenue of €233 million in 2022, is continuing its growth and expansion strategy following the acquisition of Gardenia Orchidea and the French company Desvres two years ago. www.abk.it L'articolo ABK Group continues its investment programme proviene da ceramica.info.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. It was, however, a sizeable 23% increase in sales from 2020’s $2.844 billion when the category experienced its first decline since 2009 amid the Great Recession. Category experts agree the U.S. year-to-date.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

What’s more, the 293-member group is poised to grow as six new members have joined since the beginning of 2022, while 65 prospects are being considered for inclusion. joining forces with Alliance Flooring in 2022 was not their first consideration. In each of their three years, sales have increased steadily.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

What is not unprecedented is the trailblazing resilient category, which continued its wild ride in 2021 with another year of major growth in both resilient flooring sales and volume—again led mostly by the red-hot rigid core subsegment of LVT. When taking total flooring sales into account, resilient flooring sales comprised 31.6%

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. SPC/rigid core, the product known to consumers as water- proof, was responsible for a revival of many other segments. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. The company continues to grow through innovation, a diverse product assortment and holding true to its core tenet: “Making Dream Surfaces Attainable.” Let’s look back to 2022.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

The resurgent laminate flooring category continued on its upward trajectory in 2021 as sales reached $1.304 billion, FCNews research shows. That $1.304 billion also represents the highest level of laminate sales seen since 2006. In terms of sales, laminate represented just 4.9% in 2016; and 6.6% in 2011, FCNews research shows.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. Tile market strengthens Much like most other flooring categories, the tile industry held its breath in 2022—unsure how the market might perform amid a questionable economy.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 13, 2021

Hannover, Germany—As Domotex prepares to enter its 33rd season, its 2022 show, to be held here January 13-16, “Cover New Ground” will be the event’s lead theme. Show organizers promise new innovations at Domotex 2022. For the flooring industry, social media has also become an important sales channel.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Treasure Coast handles all aspects of the job from production selection to installation. In other words, it reflects the retail industry as a whole.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 28, 2023

a beloved hardwood flooring industry legend who passed away in October 2022, Mullican Flooring is encouraging individuals to contribute to a National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Education and Research Foundation (ERF) Named Scholarship Fund in his name. Johnson City—In memory of James Donald “Don” Conner, Jr.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% in Q1 2022. 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. Home values rising. New offerings lift market.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

These include rising inflation , higher raw materials pricing amid inconsistent availability and, now, a war in Ukraine that has threatened the supply of so many goods and services, including Russia-sourced birch lumber that goes into the core layer of many engineered hardwood flooring products sold globally today. We don’t have that issue.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

He has helped push the industry toward greater innovative advancements that made products better. The technologies that we have licensed throughout the years have helped manufacturers produce flooring products that are more durable, longer lasting and require less maintenance than traditional materials.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2022

laminate flooring market is currently experiencing is not merely a coincidence, but rather the natural course of a still-evolving product category that is continuing to grow in the face of intense pressure from competing hard surface segments. This, in turn, has brought more opportunity for laminate products. is no fluke.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

New York—Starting by renting a small space in the sample room of Atlas Carpet Mills Manhattan showroom, LSI has grown to be one of the largest sales and marketing agencies for floor covering products in the U.S. The company said it generates millions in sales annually for the mills they represent. and Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2022

Quick-Step said it continues to reinvest in its top-selling NatureTEK Plus line in 2022, introducing new, stylish collections while refreshing its existing portfolio. We wanted to enhance NatureTEK Plus holistically—from its style and design to its innovative performance TEKnologies,” said Greg Wiedbusch, vice president of distribution sales.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2024

“We are forecasting more rapid growth in 2025 with still lower mortgage rates and a persistent housing shortfall.” The housing market, a major driver of residential flooring sales, appears to have passed peak mortgage rates. million and a whopping 42% higher than November 2022, according to the U.S. and 5% in each of the four U.S.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

When EF launched with solution-dyed poly, you told me this product was going to be the best value for the dollar in the industry. Best product out there for the money? The best product, less expensive, better value, more competitive. Thoughts on Invista getting out of fiber production? Holds on everything we do.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 2, 2022

If you haven’t been in the market for carpet in the last five years, you’d be shocked at how much the aesthetics have improved,” said Jamie Welborn, vice president of product management, soft surface, Mohawk. The Invista-owned production facility in Camden, S.C., And my response is, ‘No one has ever asked you for polyester either.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Surging lending rates and building materials costs, plus deteriorating affordability conditions continue to put a damper on housing production. Rising interest rates and overall product inflation have dramatically slowed the single-family market during the back half of 2022.”. to an annualized 570,000 pace during the period.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio. In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 This grew by 6.4%

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In the circular nature of trends, Portugal’s small format, decorative, and colourful wall tiles – a national speciality – are currently bang on trend. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio. In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 This grew by 6.4%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

W ith residential carpet sales up single digits in units in 2021 and even higher in dollars, mill executives have reason to feel good about their business. One area that is getting a lot of attention is decorative. We’re going to become a leader in the decorative business—there is no reason we shouldn’t,” said T.M.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2022

The sale of the Stainmaster brand to Lowe’s last year may have caught some members of the carpet industry by surprise. We knew we needed to diversify our product offering to protect ourselves and our customers.” We will continue with our current lineup in 2022 and are planning on new spring/summer product launches in nylon carpets.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

T he COVID-19-inspired honeymoon that pushed residential sales ahead by double digits has been replaced by inflation and interest hikes, which are expected to put a lid on carpet growth in 2023, according to leading executives. Carpet should benefit from these pull backs as it still provides one of the best value-orientated flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Haven Conference, LLC is known for the community of influencers the company has nurtured over its 12-year history, culminating in an annual conference that educates, empowers and connects both new and established influencers in the home improvement do-it-yourself, home decor and lifestyle spaces, according to the company.

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