Garden State Tile Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Read on as Garden State Tile dives deep into some of the top picks for 2022, and how they translate into some of our latest and greatest tile collections! From backsplashes to accent walls and even floors, there are countless ways to incorporate the 2022 colors of the year into your tile designs.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this role, Tippett will assume sales responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s hard surface business. “We’re thrilled to have Deb join the Stanton team and confident that her experience, leadership and passion for the business, coupled with Stanton’s seasoned, hardworking sales team, will accomplish the goals set forth.” .

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Las Vegas— The International Surfaces Event has become a smaller player in the world of ceramic and porcelain tile of late—most likely due to the fact that Coverings is held a mere two months later. Daltile’s Shop by Look wall features palette boards with QR codes to help guide consumers through the sale.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Certain Main Street/ Commercial segments, like education, performed very well in 2021 and into 2022,” noted Quentin Quathamer, director of Main Street commercial, Shaw Industries. Hard surfaces shine.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We’re thrilled to have Jamann join Stanton and confident that his expertise, leadership and passion for the business, coupled with Stanton’s seasoned, hard-working sales team will accomplish this goal.” In this position Stepp will assume overall responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s entire hard surface business.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

One of the most respected Portuguese tile brands, Recer was founded in 1977. 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.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

One of the most respected Portuguese tile brands, Recer was founded in 1977. 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.

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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

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The past two-plus years have shown the strength of the tile industry as consumers flocked to the ceramic tile aisle for their home renovation needs in droves during the height of the pandemic. Seen here is Florida Tile outdoor tile and pavers. told FCNews. Emser’s Rhapsody.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. Florida Tile also sees a bright future ahead.

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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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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. Tile flooring was up mid-double digits in dollars in 2022 compared to 2021’s high single-digit increase. of total industry dollars ($27.995 billion in 2022).

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Tile While it may be overlooked due to the enormity of the resilient flooring category, tile has long been touted as a waterproof building material.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

Following are the 2022 winners: Carpet. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. i4F continues to drive innovation with True Grout on SPC/rigid core tiles and planks offering steadfast durability as well as a middle grout line mimicking two tiles in one.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.

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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.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted top of their class in the 2022 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). And that bodes well for retail sales associates and consumers alike. With this strategy everyone wins.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5 of total U.S.

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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. of total industry dollars in 2020 and 12.7%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5 of total U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

As the industry nears the halfway point of 2023, commercial flooring sales are tracking to sustain moderate growth, industry watchers say, with some end use segments faring better than others. Broadloom sales are expected to remain flat to slightly up this year, depending largely on market needs in hospitality and retail environments.

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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

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While the flooring industry may have an uphill battle in 2023 as it faces a slowdown in Q1-Q2 due to inflationary and housing pressures, the tile category is ready to boost its numbers via its No. Wood-look tile formats, like Daltile’s Emerson Wood Butter Pecan, are in high demand. Large-format tile has been growing in popularity.

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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. Surfaces 2022 saw the additional of several heavy hitters in the resilient category to the show floor. The technology’s target launch is late 2022 or early 2023. New to the show floor.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale.

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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. S everal issues that shook out in 2023 have contributed to a less-than-stellar year for ceramic tile. Seen here is MSI’s Soreno Grigio porcelain tile and pavers.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Today, the company more commonly known as MSI is eclipsing the $2 billion mark in annual sales and leveraging that volume into providing more value to the end consumer. So, for example, if China becomes a problem, we’re bringing in LVT and tile from numerous other countries. But demand for tile is strong out there.

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