Garden State Tile Blog

MAY 26, 2020

Ceramic tile encompasses thousands of years of history and extends to nearly every culture in the world. Its beauty and durability can be seen in our greatest historical buildings and most treasured cities, with some of the civilization’s earliest tile constructions still standing today. Check Out: The Ardosia Collection.

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Many people have asked us about how the newly implemented Chinese tariffs will affect the tile and flooring industry. Retailers and product-based companies in many consumer categories are affected by the new tariffs and countervailing charges implemented on goods from China. Example: Take a tile that’s $3 per sf.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 3, 2019

The Ardex Group, a manufacturer of high-performance, specialty building materials, has acquired a strategic stake in Ceramfix of Brazil, a manufacturer of products for the installation of ceramic tiles, including mortars, tile adhesives, grouts, waterproofing and accessories.

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Garden State Tile Blog

MAY 26, 2020

Ceramic tile encompasses thousands of years of history and extends to nearly every culture in the world. Its beauty and durability can be seen in our greatest historical buildings and most treasured cities, with some of the civilization’s earliest tile constructions still standing today. Check Out: The Ardosia Collection.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

Spain has supplanted China as the largest exporter of ceramic tile to the U.S. The Tile Council of North America (TCNA), a trade association representing manufacturers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials, tile equipment, raw materials and other tile-related products, has released its 2021 U.S.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 21, 2019

Because we are in the business of selling tile however, we want to know how you feel about a cool, up-and-coming trend: dimensional tile. Here, we’re featuring just some of the dimensional tile collections available through Architectural Ceramics. Want to learn more about natural stone as a tile material?

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2022

São Paulo—Portobello, a world leader in the ceramic tile industry, said it will be presenting products, accentuating its focus on the North American marketplace and updating all attendees information regarding construction of its upcoming new state-of-the-art factory in the United States during Coverings 2022.

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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

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The 44-year-old company, based in Brazil, is a leader in tile, exporting to more than 60 countries. as Portobello America for decades now; however, this is its first production facility in the states. “We have built a factory here not for mass production,” Gomes explained. selling in the U.S.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2022

A 14-year veteran of the floor covering sector, Badertscher will be responsible for leading marketing and branding, communications, product development, market insights, merchandising and more. Portobello is the leading tile brand in Brazil. I’m excited to expand our design and innovation edge in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2023

Coverings 2023, the preeminent international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50% year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 10, 2018

Before we jump into examples of slate tiles, let’s look at slate as a natural material. Let’s pull back a few more layers, and talk more about foliation and how it applies to slate tile. Slate tile with a natural cleft or rough texture. When natural slate becomes tile, that cleavage is known as the cleft.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. 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. Obviously, WPC is one.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Product: In the face of the slab, the stratified, sedimented minerals are highlighted, with clear, precise patterning. Powder Beige by Star Wood stone from Brazil. Surfaces: Back2Back ’s 3 surfaces have been developed and tested to ensure that the product delivers the best in terms of technical properties and appearance.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2023

Pictured is Dogwood from AHF Products. These range from wide-and-long plank products—which are still very much in favor—to specialty products featuring proprietary finishes and surface texture applications. It’s all about demonstrating why hardwood is still the most aspirational flooring product on the market.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

While Indusparquet has been producing hardwood for 50 years, its products really landed along these shores back in 2006, when it was the major supplier to BR-111, the company that created the demand for exotic species such as Brazilian cherry. But 100% of the solid products they sold were made by us—everything. sales and marketing.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2018

production facility in Baxter, Tenn. Portobello America, Inc. will locate its U.S. headquarters and first U.S.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 5, 2019

The 17th Expo Revestir – South America’s largest and most influential exhibition of ceramic tiles, surface solutions, and bathroom design – will take place from12th to 15th March 2019 at Transamérica Expo Center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 2019 highlights will include Ceusa’s “Every House Is A Case” concept.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 2, 2019

This week Tile Addict is taking a look at ten stunning new ranges from Ceramics of Italy members that we are likely to see next week at Coverings. In three pure whites and a simple grey, the natural veining provides contrast and light play in these fine porcelain tiles. A new post for Diary of a Tile Addict, April 2019.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 28, 2018

Regular readers of Diary of a Tile Addict will know that I am a big fan of the 3D tile designs produced in Brazil. This is an interesting variant on the more usual glazed 3D wall tile tiles, delivering warmth, texture and natural tones that chime well with today’s search for authenticity in interiors.

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Cement Style

JANUARY 20, 2014

The grasslands that stretch from Southern Brazil through Patagonia are well known for their cattle production and gaúchos (cowboys). Wilder original design, and Villa Lagoon Tile exclusive. Flooring designs with cement tile borders such as used here provide the perfect solution. ” Yes, it is.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 29, 2018

Casacor installation at Itapema Beach Place featuring tiles by Ceramica Elizabeth. Tiles from Cerâmica Elizabeth have been used with great flair to decorate 18 installations for Casacor, currently being staged at Itapema Beach Place, Santa Catarina, Brazil. Elizabeth will be showcasing 14 products launched in March at Revestir.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 2, 2019

The 17 th EXPO REVESTIR will take place from March 12 th to 15 th 2019, at Transamérica Expo Center, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and it’s going to amaze you once again in every way. It is the largest showcase of products with around 40 thousand sq. March 12 th Reseller’s Day (Industry Leaders Forum) 6pm to 8 pm (by invitation only).

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. Putting things in perspective, back in 2011, as the industry was climbing out of the Great Recession, ceramic tile clocked in at $1.52 economy and ceramic tile market. Hearkening back to the success of its heyday, the overall U.S. billion and 1.38

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 2, 2019

The 17 th EXPO REVESTIR will take place from March 12 th to 15 th 2019, at Transamérica Expo Center, in São Paulo, Brazil, and it’s going to amaze you once again in every way. It is the largest showcase of products with around 40 thousand sq. March 12 th Reseller’s Day (Industry Leaders Forum) 6pm to 8 pm (by invitation only).

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

By 2008, MSI was among the top importers of natural stone in the world, with materials from virtually every major stone sourcing country across the globe, including India, Brazil, China, Turkey, Italy, Spain and Mexico.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

They also do not include stone flooring, nor do they account for ceramic wall tile, cove base products and rubber accessories.). Attribute that to better goods infiltrating the marketplace, favorable product mixes, more retailers using credit as a tool and, of course, a stronger economy with historically low unemployment rates.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

T oday, consumers want to know where a brand’s products are coming from and how they’re produced; they’re interested in sustainable business practices. Armstrong Flooring is boldly walking into the future with a revitalized brand, an optimized collection of flooring products and adaptive solutions for its customers.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

It would be an understatement to say that product delays have frustrated distributors like Elias Wilf, which partners with a small core of vendors who source both domestically and globally. “No It’s our job to keep the supply chains open for the retailer and product continuing to flow. Domestically we’ve seen raw material constraints.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

“We estimate that probably 10% of the 21% growth in sales that hardwood achieved last year was probably due to price hikes and inflation,” said Brian Carson, president and CEO of AHF Products. This despite the immense popularity of the resilient category, specifically LVP/SPC/WPC products. million sales in hardwood products last year.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

According to their son, Raj Shah, president, it’s in the company’s DNA to continuously find ways to engineer methodologies in logistics, product innovation and merchandising and marketing strategies to make flooring and countertops more affordable and accessible to the consumer without sacrificing manufacturer or retailer profitability.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. senior director of marketing, Dal-Tile. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JANUARY 24, 2013

Again, judging precise color based on an internet photo is impossible, especially if its in a product photo. Product photos tend to be heavily Photoshopped and actual colors get lost in the mix. A stone labeled Crema Bordeaux today looks nothing like the same stone from the same quarry in Brazil five years ago. Avente Tile Talk.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

JUNE 7, 2012

I also got the opportunity to go to Turkistan and Brazil. They offer us to show our products to more people rather than relying only with visitors coming to our homes. Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Tiles of Spain. Homepath Products. They were all wonderful experiences. kitchen design. interior design.

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