CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

So why is the new Green Squared standard and certification program launching at Coverings so important to the industry? The tile industry has long recognized that its products are inherently sustainable, says Bill Griese, manager of standards development and green initiatives for the Anderson, SC-based Tile Council of North America (TCNA).

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Linoleum showed very good growth in 2021,” observed Denis Darragh, vice president North America, Forbo Flooring. School and healthcare facilities are also sweet spots for ceramic tile. Natural materials like ceramic tile, panoramic slabs, quartz, hardwood and linoleum are positioned as sustainable options.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

The schedule is as follows: Introduction to tile industry standards. and Bill Griese, Tile Council of North America. Additionally, Coverings Connected provides our exhibiting companies and attendees ongoing opportunities for networking to promote growth and success across the industry.”. Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

(ARLINGTON, VA—February 12, 2019) Coverings ( coverings.com ), the largest international tile & stone exhibition and conference in North America, will honor the beauty and durability of tile this National Tile Day as the February 23 observance enters its third year.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

I feel, as one of the first handful of major trade shows to take place, Coverings is knocking it out of the park,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews at the show. “At ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% million square feet of ceramic tile, up 26% from Q1 2020.

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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., This year, visitors will also find a new version of the Ceramics of Italy booth “Strada Dinamica.” What’s new.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

Education, retail, healthcare and multifamily housing were the first segments to show signs of recovery,” said Jim Poppens, president, Interface Americas. “We last year, resilient, ceramic and hardwood saw their shares of commercial flooring specs grow to 28.7%, 14.8% Hard surface surge continues. in 2019 to approximately 47.4%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Over 20,000 attendees from all segments of the industry will be able to connect with exhibitors to explore and discover new and trending products onsite at the most preeminent tile and stone industry marketplace in North America. New to Coverings 2023 is the Distributor Lounge, sponsored by the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA).

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Broadlume Broadlume’s Digital Retailing initiative aims to reinvent the shopping experience for the consumer while creating a more fluid selling strategy for the retailer. The manufacturers informed the dealers that they were moving to standard payment terms of net 30 days for all products.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Coming to America. Whether it’s the uncertainty with tariffs, supply chain issues or a desire to target the American consumer, several flooring manufacturers are coming to America to start domestic production of LVT and hardwood flooring. Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate.

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