Tile Excellence

JUNE 24, 2017

I am BOOKED solid with tile installation and repair jobs, including lots of waterline swimming pool tile repairs. If you are the new lucky owner of Tile Excellence , y ou could already have your summer booked with tile jobs. Tile Installation Services | Labor Only | Tile Excellence.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Because I was headed to college for a business degree, my dad employed me to handle his books and generate union reports. The Women of the Flooring Business comprises members from various backgrounds and diverse levels of experience. After working for several prominent flooring con- tractors, I started Takeoff Co.,

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JG Kitchens

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

This is a ridiculously busy time with client work, my two monthly articles, and the book going into production today. A week from Saturday, I’ll be flying back to Bologna to attend Cersaie, the massive Italian tile and bathware expo, once again.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 8, 2021

By Ken Ryan T he winter storm and cold snap that led to interruptions and closures for flooring retailers and distributors across Texas and Oklahoma is one for the history books. Like most businesses in Houston, Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors, with nine area locations, was closed from Sunday, Feb. Preparing for a business boom.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Flooring retailers expecting a rough patch in the second half have discovered that business conditions are actually picking up again for the fall selling season. And yet, flooring retailers keep booking projects—all of which has the makings for another profitable year for the flooring sector. said of business activity. “We

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

The list of participating hotels offers convenient and affordable options, which can be booked with no risks, restrictions or deposits. Rooms can be booked through onPeak via the Coverings website at Coverings.com/hotel. Room reservations can be canceled with no penalties three-to-seven days prior to arrival.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 23, 2021

By Ken Ryan— Despite a host of potential roadblocks—inflationary pressure, the Delta variant, ongoing supply-chain slowdowns and a lack of installers—flooring retailers, for the most part, continue to report strong business activity through early August. Several retailers said July was a record month for business.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

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 We have upped our advertising budget and are doing some radio and geofencing through our web provider to drive business.” We can see no reason for any decline.”

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JG Kitchens

AUGUST 16, 2016

I’ve been busy lately! In addition to working on client projects and finishing up edits and captions for the New Bathroom Idea Book for Taunton Press, I’m also writing for the San Diego Union-Tribune and Kitchen & Bath Design News. Here are some links to the articles I’ve written for those publications.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

I help run a small, family-owned business, Tile Envy in LaPorte, Ind., Frank and Kathie (AJ’s parents) make sure to cover all the office work, electronic needs and business management. We wouldn’t have made it through the winter without the installs we had on the books. She owns the business with her fiancé, AJ, and his parents.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

There was none of that sentiment at Surfaces 2023, which drew its largest attendance since before the pandemic and earned near-unanimous praise among exhibitors and retailers for its vibrancy and business activity. “In That means business is happening. In a word, the show was terrific,” Dana Hicks, Surfaces show director, told FCNews.

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Trendir Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2020

Display Books. When selecting your colorful books choose books that have a similar hue in the spine for a cohesive yet uniform look. If you truly want to get your kids to read, consider displaying books. You want to display books almost as if they’re art pieces. Open Floor Plan.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

The three days I was there I shot more than 20 videos from unique businesses—some you know, some you never heard of and some you really need to learn about. All these pioneers are in the flooring business. They created these businesses to solve a problem they have shared with everyone in the flooring community. The not-so-good.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2022

NeoCon continues to be critical to the contract industry ecosystem as it effectively connects all the key players and is a hub for innovation, industry education and business,” explained Byron Morton, vice president of leasing, NeoCon. For Patcraft, Shannon Cochran, vice president of creative, noted 2022 has been very positive for business.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

The show itself, while slightly lagging behind in attendance compared to pre-pandemic years, was awash with flooring suppliers, dealers, distributors, designers and architects who were excited to get back to business and meet their partners and peers face-to-face to build business in 2022. And we’re happy to facilitate that.”.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, opened Coverings 2022 event registration, hotel bookings and awards submissions throughout this month. Arlington, Va.—Coverings, 20, 2021. “Las

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2021

In fact, many say the best is yet to come as the residential sector in particular continues to fuel a surge in business. Every segment of our business is clicking. We are busy with lots of new construction, remodels and water restoration build backs. Now, it’s crazy busy,” O’Krent said. Everyone should be busy.”.

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Granada Tile

MAY 18, 2017

It’s trade show time and we’ve been busy traveling! Check out all our look books ! It’s Trade Show Time! We’re showing off our new collection. It’s our unique take on Hexagon-shaped cement tiles. We just got back from Coverings. The show took place at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

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Tile Excellence

JULY 6, 2014

If you are a small business or a consumer who has experience with online reviews, ie: yelp, yahoo, thumtack, merchant circle, manta, etc., good or bad, please write up your experience, pro/cons and especially businesses, if you''re received a bad review you thought unfair, please share how you handled it and what the outcome was.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 1, 2014

This time will fill quickly because we never double book and only work on one job at a time. They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. So that leaves some unexpected open time this month.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 28, 2019

Bell notes in his best-selling book Wired and Dangerous , that “when the UPS or Fed Ex delivery person walks to our front door with a sense of urgency, we expect our mail carrier to do likewise. In today’s competitive and complex business climate there are two types of service expectation: help me and fix it.

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Tile Excellence

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2024

I’m hoping things have bottomed out and expecting business to pick up.” While some flooring retailers say business is actually up from 2023, most say it is flat to down a few percentage points. We expect business to continue to be up from last year but we’re in a repressed economy so traffic will come in waves.” For Napa, Calif.-based

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Kitchens for Living

JANUARY 30, 2016

Another show is in the books and although it’s been a busy week “back at the ranch”, I’ve been dying to share my finds with you right here on Artful Kitchens. That sentiment has now ended in my book. My favorites were the new BauHaus inspired Litze collection by Brizo Faucets.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 18, 2014

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 6, 2012

At the most basic level, not having a social media presence is like opening a business and not putting a sign over your door. For most of your customers—especially the Gen Xers and Millenials who are buying their first homes—their first impression of your business will be through a web search. Focus on your core constituency.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2024

We’re here to help you all improve your businesses and build relationships with our suppliers. Benham, a successful, entrepreneur, business person and author who spoke extensively about the importance of fostering innovation, hiring the right people and looking for unique opportunities for contractors to leverage their competitive positions.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

So, there was a real respect for what we needed to be doing from a cautionary standpoint, but that was weighed against a need to be able to conduct the business for retail going forward.”. People are booked out 90 days just to have simple things done around their homes. I’ve never seen a more positive meeting,” he told FCNews.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 16, 2012

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 12, 2014

Ive been so busy this season I havent had any time to write part two of this blog. They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Sunday, January 12, 2014. Several in showers and one 700 sq ft floor.

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Tile Excellence

JUNE 25, 2014

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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Tile Excellence

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Ive just been so busy, I could use the break. They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Hi, Sorry not a lot of time lately to write here on the blog, but I havent gotten any questions here either!

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Tile Excellence

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 12, 2014

While I prefer the quiet residential neighborhoods for my morning walks in Los Angeles, crossing commercial swaths and busy streets can''t be avoided in California''s most populous city with a population of 3.8 By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. million people. An up-close look at the pattern details of the tile facade.

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Tile Talk

JUNE 25, 2013

After reading and checking every possible book on mosaic out of the library(being a librarian after all), and taking some classes, I began my Etsy shop, Nutmeg Designs in 2007. Flipping through a book of her art, I found a watercolor painting of totem poles evocative of what our client requested.

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Tile Excellence

MARCH 28, 2014

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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Tile Excellence

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

They are all part of a network of ethical, honest and good small businesses and organizations with a common goal of helping others to help themselves and pay it forward. Send Diana any questions/concerns/suggestions/feedback on this site and any others linked/networked. please contact him directly: chris@tileexcellence.com.

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