Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

—MAPEI recently introduced Mapeguard CI, a time-saving solution for ceramic tile and stone installations. For projects that do not require sound ratings, “Mapeguard CI makes sense in a tile-dominated industry,” said Sonya Moste, product manager for MAPEI’S crack isolation and sound control membranes. “In

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think the vibe is very good,” said Patrick Warren, vice president, residential sales, dealer & showrooms, Daltile. The product integrates porcelain tile with LED lighting to create a backlit look for users. The products Daltile launched at the show were Divinium, Acreage, Artcrafted and Gamma.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The newly released 450+ page resource offers an extensive and varied assortment of products for interior and exterior design, catering to both residential and commercial needs. Trend analysis, worldwide procurement, sales expertise and leadership has led to this comprehensive catalog that delineates Emser’s array of offerings.”

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

We like to say sustainability is built into everything we do, from operations to sales, Mapei is committed to being transparent and reducing our impacts to deliver healthy and sustainable solutions to the built environment.” Sustainability is not merely about products—it’s a guiding principle that shapes every aspect of our operations.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 17, 2019

AC: Tell us a bit of background about yourself, how did you come into your current role with Architectural Ceramics? Rachelle: I am an Interior Designer by education, but fell into sales when I lived in Arizona. After my husband and I moved to the DC area in 2011, I found Architectural Ceramics. R: THE PEOPLE!

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

Last February, Atlas Concorde received the Export Capital award for the second consecutive year and was recognised as the top company in the Export Excellence category for the ceramics and marble sector. Rather, it is a product ecosystem consisting of porcelain floor and wall tiles united by a profound aesthetic harmony.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings,

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

T he tremendous excitement surrounding the waterproof flooring category has spurred an array of both natural and synthetic products—and even some innovative, water-resistant hybrid materials. The products are also 100% waterproof, allowing for “whole home flooring” with authentic hardwood visuals in every room. Eternity Floors.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They don’t make the flooring products consumers buy; they provide the underlying technology that makes the floors they buy even better. This grout technology gives SPC and laminate suppliers an opportunity to compete against real ceramic,” said John Rietveldt, CEO. Hotspotproof. On top of that, this new core material is PVC free.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Due to standard production tolerances, square floorboards almost always show deviations in their format,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director IP. According to the company, the new type of bevel is almost indistinguishable from real grout, and provides the look of real ceramics with all the benefits of an SPC floor.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Headquartered in Rockville, Maryland just outside the DC-metropolitan area, Architectural Ceramics is familiar with chilly temperatures in winter. This special order system, is an all-in-one, adhesive-backed mesh mat, sized to standard dimensions. For more size options, visit our Floor Heat Mat Product Page here. Ditra-heat.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. We teach them the standards, then we test them.”. Within these categories are hands-on certification classes that cover basic and advanced topics.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. You see some rubber in stairwells and ceramic in certain areas.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. True Grout.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

The segment posted astronomical gains over the last several years, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth as it nabbed share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. And with that comes the prospect of products that don’t necessarily meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. “I

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 15, 2017

We’ve created this blog post to help clear up any confusion you have over encaustic tiles and cement tiles, and to lay a clear foundation for what products will be best for your home projects and for the look you’re going for. The Difference Between Cement and Ceramic Tiles. You may also find this useful: Cement Tiles vs Ceramic Tiles.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). To that end, hardwood suppliers across the board are leveraging emerging innovations designed to enhance both the visual characteristics as well as the performance attributes of the product.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

All educational content is being planned to provide show-goers with information, knowledge, techniques and skills, enabling attendees to position ceramic tile and stone as the material of choice over other materials. Three educational stages. Coverings Lounge.

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Architectural Ceramics

JULY 14, 2017

While we’re hyped up on all things red, white and blue, let’s take a look at a few of Architectural Ceramic’s tile lines that are proudly Made in the USA. At Architectural Ceramics, we love family businesses because AC is one too. Encore Ceramics is another example of American-made tile. Allison Eden Studios.

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

At Architectural Ceramics, we love football almost as much as we love tile. We’re also known for our expertise in residential tile products. For more Slim Slab options, visit our Product Page or download a Datasheet here. Ceramic: Similar to glass tile, ceramic tile is used throughout commercial and residential spaces.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

We’ve been making a few lists of our own at Architectural Ceramics. Base molding: Just like wood molding is used at the bottom of a wall where it meets the floor, base molding can be made out of ceramic, marble or porcelain, and functions the same way. This type of trim is available in ceramic, marble and porcelain.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2023

It was precisely this mode of installation that made laminate flooring such a new and exciting product category when it first began appearing in retail showrooms in the U.S. It’s all about keeping pace with the attributes that end users of hard surface products demand today. market nearly 30 years ago.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. This immensely speeds up installation while safeguarding the authentic look and feel of ceramic.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

By acknowledging those innovations that are decided to be a cut above the rest, suppliers and their products receive credit and gain additional exposure. Suppliers are asked to submit only one innovation per product category. Flooring products will be judged based on design and/or performance (technology). Rigid core/WPC.

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Ceramics of Italy

JUNE 1, 2023

In 2023, EnergieKer has obtained UNI EN ISO 14001: 2015 certification demonstrating its commitment to minimise the environmental impact of its production processes. EnergieKer’s investments are focused on protecting all environmental resources on every production line and to ensuring compliance with the highest green economy standards.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. in 2019 to approximately 47.4%

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

Bellavita Tile, a leader in design and innovation for the North American tile industry, proudly announces status as the first manufacturer with production facilities in China to achieve Green Squared TM certification under ANSI standard A 138.1. Green Building Industry Insights Product Information' We are very proud.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. Attendees will learn the steps involved in the design-build process for outdoor spaces and how to successfully deliver the final product to the client.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Las Vegas—They don’t manufacture or distribute any of the products that floor covering retailers sell. However, the innovation and R&D that installation system technology companies provide certainly improve the products suppliers offer to retailers. It offers the performance of ceramic tile but has the thickness of an SPC panel.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

FCNews has announced the winners of its inaugural FCN novation Awards, a new initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies in the flooring industry today. Ceramic—(Defend) Daltile. And innovation is what drives sales at retail. Hardwood—(Woodura) Valinge Flooring.

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Granada Tile

APRIL 14, 2017

We’ve created this blog post to help clear up any confusion you have over encaustic tiles and cement tiles, and to lay a clear foundation for what products will be best for your home projects and for the look you’re going for. The Difference Between Cement and Ceramic Tiles. You may also find this useful: Cement Tiles vs Ceramic Tiles.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The acquisition of PTL allows Renew Lab Partners to further develop its testing capabilities for a wider range of products. These include: carpet, underlayment, fibers, fabrics, turf, laminate flooring, ceramic tile, wood, LVT, SPC and other resilient flooring, vacuums, cleaning chemicals and automotive parts.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Jeffrey Steele. TD: What did you learn from your father’s experience?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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