Diary of a Tile Addict

APRIL 19, 2020

With Coverings cancelled due to the Coronavirus epidemic, and face-to-face meetings now out of the question, Diary of a Tile Addict has been opened up to selected tile manufacturers to keep the flow of tile information flowing world-wide. The latest of these posts comes from our good friends in Brazil, Ceramica Porto Ferreira.

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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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Granada Tile

JANUARY 5, 2018

Cement tiles can be seen across countless blogs and magazines in countries around the world. Learn about the cement tile styles from various regions and cultures, and get inspired by the endless possibilities. Cuban cement tiles are colorful, vibrant, and often feature intricate medallions of greens, yellows, pinks, and browns.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

That sentiment was shared by other NFA dealers, including Jason Waggoner, vice president of sales for Indianapolis-based ICC Floors, who said his team welcomed the addition of hardwood, laminate and tile variations. “It’s nice to see something other than vinyl.” The products weren’t just for show, either.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2022

Portobello is the leading tile brand in Brazil. “I’m thrilled to be joining the group as vice president of marketing for Portobello America,” she said. I’m excited to expand our design and innovation edge in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. economy and ceramic tile market. billion and 1.38

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Tile Excellence

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Thanks for coments and questions about custom tile installations from around the world. Russia,Australia.France,Germany, Brazil, just to name a few. Chris, Tile Excellence. Wednesday, October 24, 2012. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you out. and challenging. well informed. And I want to. regards chris lawson.

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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

JUNE 30, 2020

On one hand, sales eclipsed the $23 billion mark for the first time since 2006. FCNews’ exclusive research reveals total 2019 flooring sales topped out at $23.07 Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. On the other hand, the 0.4% billion and 19.07 billion square feet. What does that mean?

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

sales and marketing. sales efforts for Indusparquet from the beginning. I went back to our management and ownership in Brazil and told them we don’t set the price for these products—the market does. Gone are Haines, All Tile and BPI. And there’s an abundance of it in Brazil.”. Strong had led the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

After experiencing declines in both sales and square footage in 2019 and 2020, the U.S. FCNews research shows wood flooring sales at the first point of sale in 2021 totaled a record $2.67 Hardwood’s performance in 2021 helped the category increase its share of total floor covering sales, albeit slightly, to 10%.

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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. Nordic Naturals is actually red oak that has been recolored and redesigned to reflect consumer demand for lighter tones,” said Pat Oakley, vice president of sales and marketing.

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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. Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. Turkey, has a problem, Brazil.

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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

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. senior director of marketing, Dal-Tile. Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. Jodie Doyle, vice president, sales and marketing, Indusparquet USA.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

As producers of high-quality rigid core, luxury vinyl tile, engineered tile and sheet flooring products, Armstrong Flooring reaches customers through its expertise in resilient manufacturing. Trucor’s family of wood, stone and tile visuals provide waterproof, easy-to-clean solutions for today’s residential and commercial consumers.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

“We’re able to use our leverage with shipping companies, with logistics providers, put it together with our own trucking, amortize all of that over lower overhead as it relates to sales, marketing, merchandising and logistics costs. Whether it’s India, Turkey, Brazil, Mexico, Italy or Spain, we have ultimate flexibility,” Shah explained. “So

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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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