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Ceramic: State of the Industry 2022

Floor Covering News

In 2021, ceramic finally saw some relief as the category registered gains for the first time in two years. ceramic tile consumption was down 2% by volume throughout the second quarter of 2022 versus the same time last year. ceramic tile consumption at 2.11 billion square feet, up 0.7% compared to the same time last year.

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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Mike Weaver vice president of dealer trade sales Emser Tile Understand the advantages for you, the retailer “There are many surveys that show natural stone is what consumers ultimately want on their floors and counters. It’s the best way to increase overall resale value. Also, natural stone is classic by definition.

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Housing Harley Davidson

Diary of a Tile Addict

So it is some accolade for UK-based CTD Architectural Tiles that it has recently completed its second Harley Davidson garage in Manchester, England; a project developed in collaboration with Focus Architecture and Surveying. More at: [link]. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, July 2018.

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Bringing a Touch of Luxury to Bathrooms

Kitchen and Residential Design

A recent survey from Lightstream reports that 37 percent of homeowners indicated they are planning to remodel their bathrooms in 2019, edging out kitchen remodels, which 31 percent of respondents said was a priority. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed said personalization was their primary reason for investing in a renovation.

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Builder—State of the industry: Construction activity, hard surfaces will fuel demand in 2020

Floor Covering News

Builders are noticing a trend toward large-format porcelain slabs, as shown here in Dal-Tile’s Panoramic Series. The biggest choke point in our region is the number of qualified ceramic mechanics,” McSwain’s Carnes reported. “If However, other surveys do indicate that millennials are, in fact, looking at the largest homes,” Dietz said.

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Tile, Twitter and Facebook: Open for Business

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

It’s hard to say what percentage of business owners use Twitter and Facebook -published surveys vary wildly from one third or less of all businesses to two thirds or more. If you are not yet taking advantage of both opportunities to show and grow your business, now is certainly a good time to make your social media debut.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. For years, FloorForce had been studying consumer data, talking to retailers, conducting consumer surveys and running beta tests to monitor the behavior of consumers—both during and after her floor-buying journey.