Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

Las Vegas—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) invites the tile industry to its booth (N3163) at Coverings 2022, taking place here, April 5-8, 2022 , for a demonstration of “GPTP By the Standard” and to witness the Mud Walls and Mud Floors Advanced Certifications for Tile Installers (ACT) program tests.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022. Simply put, consumers have a strong desire for tile,” Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing, Emser Tile, told FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2022

This is an overview of FCNews ‘ Great Reveal 2022. For the full product details, please see The Great Reveal 2022 issue (Jan. 10/17, 2022). More extensive product details are featured in FCNews ‘ Great Reveal 2022 supplement. 1-3 in Las Vegas. Engineered Floors.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin Technologies is presenting its SynchroTile & SynchroTile+ patent packages at the 2022 International Surface Event in Las Vegas, according to the company. SynchroTile and SynchroTile+ provide ceramic manufacturers the freedom to achieve remarkable, realistic and natural effects on ceramic tiles, according to Unilin.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We give companies the knowledge and necessary licenses to produce exciting innovative products,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director, IP, at Unilin Technologies. “The The Technologies division of Unilin doesn’t sell the product themselves; rather, we open up the know-how and expertise for others to make it.”. Grout systems.

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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

JULY 5, 2022

Ege Seramik has launched its new Alvarado series, the company’s latest rectified porcelain tile collection specifically created for the North American market. The dramatic veins that cascade through each tile offer the on-trend 2022 characteristics our clients demand,” said Alp Er, general manager of Ege Seramik America.

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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. Mannington, too, noted its intention to invest despite challenges ahead. “I

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JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. Following are the 2022 winners: Carpet. The selling system’s best product is nylon 6,6—which includes Dixie’s EnVision 6,6 fiber.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 25, 2023

That mission is to improve the tile industry through certification, education, training and participation in the development of nationally recognized standards and methods. The auction will include over 100 items relevant to tile installation professionals. It’s a way to raise funds to support expanding the CTEF mission.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Las Vegas—They don’t manufacture or distribute any of the products that floor covering retailers sell. However, the innovation and R&D that installation system technology companies provide certainly improve the products suppliers offer to retailers. i4F gave attendees a first look at True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks.

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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

MAY 1, 2023

T he vast majority of hard surface manufacturers today—especially resilient suppliers—are investing heavily in floating, rigid-core products designed to compete with the likes of laminate, engineered hardwood and even ceramic tile. These products will typically leave behind some type of residue.

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Cement Style

MARCH 31, 2022

Famed English designer’s first cement tile collaboration creates endless possibilities for residential and commercial spaces. Gulf Shores, AL (March 31, 2022) — Villa Lagoon Tile has long been on a mission to push the boundaries of design by creating signature custom looks for residential and commercial projects.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2022

NeoCon 2022 is taking place here at theMART June 13-15, 2022. True Grout on SPC tiles and planks exclusively available from i4F. Chicago—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, is exhibiting at NeoCon (7-8066) for the first time. Hymmen Digital Printing.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Hamont, Belguim—i4F is exhibiting at The International Surface Event (TISE) 2022. i4F is showcasing three new innovations: True Grout on SPC tiles and planks exclusively available from i4F’s surface finishing technologies cluster.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As We know for a fact that people who finance buy four times more product and they buy better goods.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022 takes place here this week at the Merchandise Mart to showcase the latest in commercial design across industry categories. Following is a preview of some of the new product innovations set to launch today at NeoCon 2022. The Ava by Novalis brand will highlight its 2TRZO at NeoCon 2022.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Las Vegas—The conversation leading up to the 2022 International Surfaces Event, which was held here earlier this month, focused on attendance. 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? New to the show floor.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2022

Merkrete will unveil two new tile setting products at Coverings 2022. Merkrete, a Parex USA brand, said it will display and demonstrate its time-saving, high-efficiency tile setting products at Coverings 2022 in Las Vegas (booth N2562). Chino, Calif.—Merkrete,

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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. ceramic tile consumption rose 23.7% billion square feet of ceramic tile, up 34.8%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

All product segments are growing, even broadloom, which has seen strong single-digit growth,” Myer stated. It was an eye-opener for the industry to learn that perfect tile doesn’t have to be SD nylon.”. Carpet tile is the second fastest growing segment, with sales up about 15% year-over- year. Some examples follow: Aladdin.

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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

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

By November, product was rolling off the lines for testing. Our product is harder—a 1.9-per-cubic-meter It’s also a closed cell material, so water can’t enter the product and it mills better. George built and designed this product,” Quinlan said. “He We can make tiles up to 24 x 48.”. We knew we had a winner.

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