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Joaquin Piquet: ceramic visionary

Diary of a Tile Addict

He has recently written a very insightful article for Vigilancer (reprinted in full below) that provides a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the instigators of the aesthetic and technical innovations that have revolutionised the ceramic sector over the past few decades. Tile Where was your production? At our Nules facilities.

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The Spanish Tile Industry Develops a New Sector-Specific Environmental Product Declaration (DAP)

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The technical work has been developed by the Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC), and the EPD has been registered under the GlobalEPD system of AENOR. Spain will be joining Italy, North America and Germany who each currently have have sectorial EPDs.… … Continue Reading.

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

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The Premier Flooring Center (PFC) is a multi-faced selling system from The Dixie Group that effectively replaced the Stainmaster Flooring Center following the Lowe’s acquisition. The selling system’s best product is nylon 6,6—which includes Dixie’s EnVision 6,6 fiber. However, the system is not limited to one brand or fiber.

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Innovations emerge in waterproof protection

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And thanks to Inhaus’ Megaloc angle-fold locking system, the product resists moisture incursion. Benefits: “Our products are made exclusively in Germany,” said Derek Welbourn, CEO. “We linge’s enhanced fold-down system, 5GDry, which prevents water from penetrating the joints. The product also features Va?linge’s

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Confindustria Ceramica donates over $200,000 to Sassuolo Hospital Foundation

Floor Covering News

Confindustria Ceramica’s executive board has donated over $200,000 to the Sassuolo Hospital Foundation and, through the Local Health Authority, to hospitals in the province of Reggio Emilia for the purchase of intensive care beds to help our excellent healthcare system cope with the COVID-19 emergency.

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Avente Tile Talk: Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral

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Recently I had the pleasure of traveling to Cologne, Germany as part of BlogTour Cologne and while I was there I visited The Cologne Cathedral. PS: If you ever get a chance to be in Cologne, Germany you will never regret stopping and visiting The Dom. Labels: Cologne Cathedral , Cologne Germany , Kolner Dom , mosaic tile , The Dom.

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Brightly Barred Brandhorst

Diary of a Tile Addict

Using around 36,000 TERRART®-Baguette ceramic rods in 23 custom colours the building itself becomes an abstract display. The façades ceramic elements were created by Hunter Douglas company NBK Keramik GmbH and are designed to allow air flow.