Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

But in the end, it was the quality of the products in their assortment—not the quantity—that stood out. The following A+ products represent a sampling of new collections or expanded product line offerings that scored high for specialty flooring retailers and distributors in 2022. COREtec Soft Step is going to be a great product.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

Emser Tile currently operates 78 branch locations around the country that are designed to service flooring dealers and their clients as needed. O nboarding a successful tile program at the retail level is no easy feat. This means that you can sell fewer tiles to achieve the same revenue compared to other types of flooring.”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 22, 2021

—Confindustria Ceramica (the Italian Association of Ceramics) and the Italian Trade Agency selected the winners of the 2021 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition here on Wednesday, July 7 at Coverings 2021 during the Ceramics of Italy press conference. and Canada, ultimately picking seven winners and two honorable mentions.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Calgary, AB, Canada—Opus Floors introduces Naturcork—the first, 24 x 36, 8mm thick, digitally printed, glue down cork tile. With this introduction of digital printing technology on cork tiles, the market is no longer limited to the expected look of a cork floor, opening the door to unrealized potential, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

King Tile & Construction of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, has formally begun expansion into the U.S. Founded in 2015, King Tile is one of the oldest firms in North America exclusively focused on the fabrication and installation of porcelain slabs in both residential and commercial applications. This product is not going away.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) released its U.S. tile consumption Q3 findings during today’s Coverings Connected event. Tile through Q3 2020, hampered by an economy struggling with the pandemic, was at 2.04 ceramic tile consumption for 2020 would be 2.60 ceramic tile consumption for 2020 would be 2.60

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Known for its small-size ceramic products for manufacturers, distributors, architects and other design professionals, Decocer currently sells throughout the United States, which is the company’s primary client and accounts for more than 50% of sales. Since Decocer creates custom products, there is no need to maintain a U.S. fan base.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2024

Breaking into the tile business, while challenging, is a manageable endeavor for many flooring dealers. The biggest challenge for the dealer today is the shortage of skilled technicians to install ceramic tile,” explained Tony Wright, director of dealer sales, Dal-Tile. Another aspect of a successful tile program is training.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Penny Carnino, director of operations for Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood in Tulsa, Okla., Last year, Carnino walked nearly 27 miles over the course of four days, meeting with customers and prospecting for products for her showroom. Surfaces gives you the opportunity to see a magnitude of products and services all under one roof.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2020

Confindustria Ceramica, the Italian Association of Ceramics, has named Centura Tile winner of the North American Distributor Award for 2020. Each year, Confindustria Ceramica honors an exemplary North American tile distributor with the prestigious North American Distributor Award. A high-caliber corporate image.

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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

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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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As a result, Novalam becomes Spain’s first manufacturer of SPC products, all of which will be enhanced with i4F drop-lock installation technologies. Destined for the global market, SPC production will commence at Novalam’s new state-of-the-art facility in here as of March 2024. “We

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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

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

While many of the laminate, SPC and hybrid/rigid core products aim to deliver more value to the consumer, a significant portion of products showcased at Surfaces 2024 targeted the upper range of the flooring market—a place where many competing hard surfaces fear to tread. Mannington is leveraging its competitive position as well.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

By Ken Ryan—E ven before the age of COVID-19, products that offered healthier attributes were gaining favor in the home. That trend has grown post-COVID-19, much to the benefit of products like cork and bamboo flooring. Both products have sustainable features. Opus Floors Canada. The result: a cleaner, healthier floor.

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Tile Talk

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Spanish Tiles Make Magic. The geometric patterns of Spanish tiles have created alluring charm in homes for centuries. Powder Room using Spanish Tiles. About a year ago, Ines Haml, a designer in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada called me looking for Spanish tiles. Spanish Tile and Hand Painted Trim.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The new relationship will help the organization distribute residential LVT products throughout Canada, the company said. The maintenance-friendly floors are ideal for any household, from traditional floating floors and the latest rigid core technology that clicks in place to the creative patterns of loose lay and glue-down tiles.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

San Diego, CA – Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc. In addition to its business services, the new CTaSC website provides many resources for companies in the tile and stone industries as well as some for consumers. List your products and services here: https://ctasc.com/blog/resource-suggestion/.

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 21, 2014

Polished Cement Tile Benefits a Kitchen Backsplash. Last week, I received a wonderful email from Interior Designer Eugenia Triandos in Montreal, Canada. She shared an installation photo from a recent project that showcases Aventes popular Cuban Cement Tile! A recent kitchen remodel in Quebec used Cuban Cement tiles.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 29, 2019

Toronto, Canada—Anatolia Tile & Stone has announced the opening of its first distribution center in the United States. the new distribution center will serve as the main shipping hub for domestic customers and primary receiving point for product from overseas. Strategically located in Savannah, Ga.,

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Tile Talk

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Ceramic Tiles Creative Nature. And now, onto the topic of ceramic tile and nature! Ceramic tile has been a part of building history for centuries. Naturally, over time, this material with its new found purpose led to the production of ceramic tile back in 14,000 B.C. Iznik ceramic tile motif (16th century).

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

The disparity in growth rates, industry observers say, can be attributed to slightly higher costs related to production/shipping, as well as more of an emphasis on better quality goods—those in the 10mm to 12mm range versus activity at the opening price point associated with 7mm products. of the overall market—up slightly from 5.2%

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 2, 2014

ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TILE INSTALLATION, REPAIR , PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND LINKS/ADVISE/RECOMMENDATION-ANYTHING TILE AND INDUSTRY RELATED! Canada 30 Canada 9 India 5. Malaysia 30 Serbia 7 Canada 5. Tile Excellence. EVERY ONE TO BE PROACTIVE. France 44 United Kingdom 14 Serbia 7. South Africa 6.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JULY 15, 2016

More than 81 tile installers and customers were trained on ARDEX Tile & Stone Installation Systems in Regina and Saskatoon this week. ARDEX Sales Professional Kelly Jacques and ARDEX Technical Field Representative Bertram Tasch presented the full system of products! Thanks to all who attended.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Direct from Italy comes fine Italian Tile designed specifically for the North American market. It’s one more step in Modomo’s goal to provide fine Italian tile, designed for the North American market. We’ll help them train and educate their clients on the product.” © 2017 Ceramic Tile Distributors Association.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Retailers at the show agreed, the trek was well work it and exhibitors came ready to do business with aggressive deals and gold standard product. The best product I saw was Karastan’s new waterproof wood—BelleLuxe. The new nylon SmartStrand blended products from Mohawk are definitely one of my favorites. RevWood Premier.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

Ton Holten began in the ceramic tile industry driving tile-laden tractor-trailers for a Dutch forwarding company from the far reaches of two continents back to his native Holland. To efficiently manage the 3,000 different kinds of tiles, we need to be very specific. So Oneir Solutions Inc. So Oneir Solutions Inc.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Coverings , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host a lineup of informative sessions, some offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs), for Coverings 2021. Orlando, Fla.— Installation & Fabrication.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

He began his career at his family’s sales agency, Raznick-Faulkner (RF), where he focused on growing the company’s residential and commercial flooring installation business by servicing flooring supply distributors across the USA and Canada. In 1998, Parets took the helm at RF. The post W.J. Grosvenor & Co.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The popularity of bamboo and cork flooring remains strong despite the intense competition from the deluge of LVP/SPC products. However, despite all these positive attributes , bamboo and cork flooring products cannot sell themselves. Position the products appropriately. positions cork flooring front and center in her location.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 14, 2020

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada–American Biltrite said its manufacturing facility remains in operation to serve priority markets while following strict hygiene guidelines. The health and safety of our employees remain our number one priority,” said Jean-Pierre Benoit, vice president and general manager of American Biltrite Canada.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

ShagTools, a division of Crown Products, is a Midwest distributor of flooring tools and accessories with 19 locations. and Canada. In fact, one customer told me a story of a high-rise project where it was invaluable to do the tile cuts right in the condo versus traveling multiple stories down to the carport for every cut.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

From seeing new products to connecting with customers, dealers gave the show rave reviews and agreed there is nothing quite like Surfaces. I was really impressed with the new RevWood products from Mohawk. I also liked the new CraftedEdge bevel from Mannington and also the COREtec product with attached acoustic underlayment.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan Specialty flooring retailers are constantly employing methods to up their game, especially as it relates to exclusive, higher-margin product offerings and, of course, personalized service, in an effort to grow the business and even beat big boxes. Private labeling also helps when comparing products.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2020

the Mohawk Momentum Roadshow will showcase the latest in product innovation and program offerings to help retailers move their businesses forward in 2021. and Canada, both in person and digitally, to engage with retailers. Calgary, Alberta, Canada—Feb. Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Feb. Set to launch on Jan. Dallas—Jan.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

.” Nina LoCiero, vice president of marketing and digital commerce for Shaw’s residential division, commented that the Shaw space was an ideal example of how “we have reimagined product selection online and in store, with storytelling integrated into the experience. and Thursday at 2 p.m.

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