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Ceramic: Category reaps benefits of booming housing market

Floor Covering News

Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. ceramic tile consumption rose 23.7% billion square feet of ceramic tile, up 34.8% Ceramic residential sales in the U.S. In addition, through Q2 2021, the U.S. imported 1.10

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Ceramic: How to capitalize on tile’s potential in 2022

Floor Covering News

Daltile recommends a ceramic merchandising system that can help guide the consumer through the selection process more efficiently. By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022.

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Sika hosts installation training event

Floor Covering News

Sika partnered with the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) to host evaluations for its Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program. The day before, Sika conducted thorough grout installation training using its comprehensive SikaTile line of grout solutions. “We Day two saw three installers take CTEF’s CTI hands-on test.

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TCNA unveils material ingredient guide

Floor Covering News

First, to obtain GreenScreen Benchmark Scores (listed within the guide) for the vast majority of material ingredients used by ceramic tile, mortar and grout manufacturers. Florida Tile. StonePeak Ceramics, Inc. The following participating manufacturers contributed to the reporting: Ardex. Arto Brick. Crossville, Inc.

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CTEF online auction features $80k+ of product

Floor Covering News

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) online auction taking place Aug. Not only can they stock up on their favorite products and materials but in so doing they can directly benefit CTEF so this foundation can continue to provide ceramic tile education and installer certification.”. Pendleton, S.C.—The Flooring products.

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Coverings releases 2022 product previews

Floor Covering News

Coverings’ three primary pavilions, Ceramics of Italy, Tile Council of North America and Tile of Spain, will feature expansive, diverse and innovative product showcases. African Gold by Azuvi Ceramics is an elegant base that mixes leaden and smoky tones full of nuances. Coverings exhibit booth #N2314. Coverings exhibit booth #N2245.

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A Recap: 2018 Coverings Tile & Stone Show

Architectural Ceramics

Every year, Architectural Ceramics travels to the Coverings Tile & Stone Show to discover new products, meet new industry allies, and strengthen our vendor & customer relationships. Last year, world-wide vendors came together for “the global tile and stone experience” hosted in Orlando, Florida.

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