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. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

“Most of the market for commercial flooring is healthy and our members expect to have a growth year in 2023,” said Mark Bischoff, president and CEO, Starnet Commercial Flooring. Starnet members continue to report strong backlogs, and warehouses are bursting the walls with products that need to be installed.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial and multi-family construction made impressive gains largely driven by pent-up demand for apartments and condos, Dodge Construction Network reported. Ceramic tile, rubber flooring and hardwood round out the top five hard surfaces specified for commercial, accounting for 30%, 7.3%

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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

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Dalton—Novalis Innovative Flooring released its 2021 Sustainability Report, an important milestone in the manufacturer’s ongoing mission toward creating products that keep humans healthy and the earth habitable. Our DPPs are on track for a 2023 release, one year ahead of the EU’s 2024 deadline. The full report can be found here.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain last month for the highly anticipated return of CEVISAMA , the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. The Spanish tile industry surpassed expectations with overall sales increasing by 16.2% since last year. since 2021.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain earlier this month for the landmark 40th edition of Cevisama, the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. Spain continues to lead production within the European Union, with over $432 million in domestic ceramic tile sales. Miami, Fla.—

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Shaw’s Scott Sandlin with Flooring 101 owner, Jimmy Poulos, at TISE 2023. Las Vegas—Against a backdrop of somewhat troubling, if not sobering, economic reports, the industry came in full force to the Mandalay Convention Center for The International Surface Event (TISE 2023) with no sentiment of impending doom.

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Ceramics of Italy

JULY 13, 2022

Five years since it was founded, in 2021 Gruppo Italcer presented its first Sustainability Report, a transparent and detailed overview of the main initiatives carried out during the year and the formal obligations undertaken by the company as it looks to the future. www.gruppoitalcer.it.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

American factories reported that material, labor and transportation constraints prevented them from operating at full capacity. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial and multi-family construction made impressive gains largely driven by pent-up demand for apartments and condos, Dodge Construction Network reported. Ceramic tile, rubber flooring and hardwood round out the top five hard surfaces specified for commercial, accounting for 30%, 7.3%

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Ceramics of Italy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Research led to ever-more efficient plant and to the production of tiles with a high content of recyclable material and industrial waste. In 2023, Coem took a significant step towards sustainability by installing a new photovoltaic system on the roof of its production facility in Fiorano Modenese.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has expanded training and education for professionals in the ceramic tile and stone industry for 2023. Two new tile installer course levels. 100 Level Tile Foundations Series. 7-11, 2023. Pendleton, S.C.—The 200 Level Practical Installation Applications.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

A more-than-respectable 2023. based Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood, which, like many, were not wearing rose-colored glasses at the start of the year. Carnino cited an infusion of sales talent “who are driven and always working to improve their sales” with contributing to the success in 2023.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Still, the numbers must be taken with a grain of salt as the November housing starts figure was 34% less than the same month the prior year while authorizations of units declined nearly 10% over October 2023 to 435,000. “I FEI Group’s Howerton reported members are primarily install- ing vinyl plank floors.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 22, 2024

As I wasn’t there to gather up goodies, collect curiosities, and scout the trends, Joe (my dad and Tile Addict in chief) did all Cevisama the leg work for me, writing up a full report of everything that was worth seeing. The first is light cotto – now the background tone of choice in both wall and floor tiles.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2023

Evolving product mix The industry-wide shift to a higher ratio of engineered hardwood products vs. solid continued in 2022 as suppliers reported that a larger percentage of their product mix trended toward wider and longer—a format that cannot easily be rendered in a solid format. I still don’t see the housing market opening up.”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Some major commercial flooring sectors, such as education, retail and healthcare, recovered faster than others, according to published reports. School and healthcare facilities are also sweet spots for ceramic tile. School and healthcare facilities are also sweet spots for ceramic tile.

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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

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

These were just some of the highlights of the 2023 Floors & More winter convention held here recently. Other new vendors of note include: Timberline, specializing in cabinetry; Centricity, a provider of extended warranties; and Florida Tile. We have great, strategic partnerships, but we had holes in our lineup. vice president.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Daltile’s Keystones tile collection helps bring this vision to life by providing a myriad of vibrant colors from which the hotel’s interior designer was able to choose. One of today’s hottest trends, which I like to call ‘Elevate Life,’ is included in our Daltile Trend Report 2023.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following are the 2023 winners: Carpet Tarkett Home Cloud 9 Tarkett Home set out to challenge the belief that polyester carpets can’t be both incredibly soft and highly durable. FlinTile addressees the most important downsides of ceramic tiles offering easy installation, lightweight tiles and s trong impact resistance.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

E-commerce’s share of total retail sales is expected to rise from nearly 21% to almost 24% in 2023, CBRE, a commercial real estate and investment firm, reported. “We To my knowledge, we have never competed with Amazon or Wayfair,” said Penny Carnino, director of operations at Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile and Hardwood, Tulsa, Okla. “We

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

F looring retailers are recalibrating their near-term projections as the anticipated slowdown in 2023 has yet to materialize or has been less impactful thus far. As the second quarter begins, dealers are reporting that for the most part business activity has kept pace with previous quarters and, in some instances, has accelerated. “As

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

L a s V ega s —The 2023 International Surface Event highlighted the vigor with which the flooring industry is facing today. Flooring software technology providers were among those ready to support the industry’s vitality and growing needs in 2023. That customer just bought tile. They’re going to put a rug on it.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2023

Based on the same sturdy, densified technology as its predecessor, Dogwood Pro is as hard as ceramic tile but much warmer underfoot, according to the company. Mohawk, for instance, has expanded its popular TecWood line to give retailers and consumers more options in 2023. operations.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I During the show, Eric Astrachan, executive director, Tile Council of North America (TCNA), gave a full report on the U.S. ceramic tile market. According to the report, U.S. There was 2.23

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Research involves getting our hands on as many reports as possible and talking to as many people as possible, both from companies and associations. Resilient tile. Ceramic tile felt the inflation bug more than any other category, increasing 14% in dollars but dropping a percentage point in volume. Residential and commercial LVT.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 6, 2023

I think the challenge is that there are more reports of ocean freight coming down than what is actually coming down—because if ocean freight prices plummet today, that affects the material that I have in my barn in 45 or 60 days from now. And what are your prospects insofar as you can predict for 2023? I’m bullish on 2023.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

For example, if the situation with China worsens, MSI can pivot and bring in LVT and tile from numerous other countries. Reporting capabilities also offer our customers a variety of options from summary SKU reports to individual piece reports by bin location. So if one turns off, we can turn another one on.

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