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. About Bellavita Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 19, 2023

Sustainability is a core part of Mohawk’s business strategy,” said Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk chairman and CEO. To execute the company’s sustainability strategy consistently across the global enterprise, Mohawk has elevated Malisa Maynard to the position of chief sustainability officer. However, that’s only part of our story.

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Ceramics of Italy

AUGUST 29, 2023

Laminam is reaping the rewards of shrewd strategic choices and capitalising on investments made as early as 2021 with a commitment to strengthening them in the future, while focusing on the group’s key strategies of internationalisation, digitalisation, human resources and sustainable innovation.

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JG Kitchens

JUNE 21, 2016

One of my strategies for achieving that, regardless of whether I’m using my Crockpot, stovetop or oven, is with herbs and spices. It stands 39-3/4 inches high, so that the herbs are easy to reach across your standard 36” tall counters. These added elements can turn a blah chicken breast into a Mediterranean treat, for example.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

We will look to Stephen’s leadership and experience as we lean into our vision of setting a new standard for surface material supply for our clients.”. “Stephen has deep roots and an exemplary history in the surfaces industry,” said Ryan Micklus, Creative Materials president & CEO. “We

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

School and healthcare facilities are also sweet spots for ceramic tile. With smaller spaces and fewer facilities in general, the focus for design is on health, safety and longevity, making ceramic one of the best answers for post-pandemic commercial spaces,” said Rocamador Rubio Gomez, director for Tile of Spain in the U.S.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Coverings attendees can learn about the benefits of selecting tile, installation standards and best practices, and the latest market introductions at the show. Coverings is the largest and most important ceramic tile and natural stone trade fair and expo in the United States. The show is managed by Taffy Event Strategies, LLC.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

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. It’s that business strategy he says will carry Lux Flooring soundly into the future. Pictured is Brulee.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2021

Covered topics included increasing the q uality of a workforce to charging the worth of installers, marketing strategies using podcasts and celebrity design stories to technical sessions on producing quality work and meeting standards. Attendees received the education as an inclusion with their June exhibits pass.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

At launch, more than 200 flooring retailers agreed to take on the Premier Flooring Center, which emphasizes a best/better/good selling strategy with nylon 6,6 being the “best,” nylon 6 the “better” and polyester the “good.”. This increased resilience outperforms both v-groove and traditional ceramic grouts in terms of wear and tear.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

“Leading up to the event, and as recent as [Tuesday] night, we have been trending 20% ahead on attendance versus our 2019 show—our benchmark— throughout the campaign,” Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings, told Floor Covering News. “So In fact, the market was only down 1.3%

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

I feel, as one of the first handful of major trade shows to take place, Coverings is knocking it out of the park,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews at the show. “At ceramic tile consumption was up 17.8% million square feet of ceramic tile, up 26% from Q1 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Now that we’re coming out of the pandemic and things are opening back up, we’re pretty excited about getting back to business,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews. This year, visitors will also find a new version of the Ceramics of Italy booth “Strada Dinamica.”

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Ceramica Gomez (Booth 4939), Zante: Zante introduces textures and reliefs which turn ceramic tile into works of art, spanning weathered, high-gloss, volumetric, rugged and embossed finishes. Metropolitan Ceramics (Booth 3025), METROBRICK®: The METROBRICK Fast Ship offering features six new blends added to the product line for 2019.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 5, 2021

Ceramic tile was limited in its design and sizes; sheet vinyl was an inexpensive product with limited applications; engineered wood was coming into its own; laminate—at that time—was a crude alternative to wood; and LVT didn’t exist. There are many retailers who drove the industry with different strategies and models.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

The schedule is as follows: Introduction to tile industry standards. Additionally, Coverings Connected provides our exhibiting companies and attendees ongoing opportunities for networking to promote growth and success across the industry.”. Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Host: Mark Heinlein, National Tile Contractors Association.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 25, 2021

last year, resilient, ceramic and hardwood saw their shares of commercial flooring specs grow to 28.7%, 14.8% Healthcare and education continued to be sales drivers in 2020,” said Noah Fulton, vice president of business strategy at Karndean Designflooring. While carpet’s share of the commercial market slipped from 53.9% in 2019 to 4.9%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

“Coverings is expanding its 2023 show to include an even broader range of special programs, beneficial resources and experiential activations than in the past,” said Jennifer Hoff, CEO of Taffy Event Strategies, the event management company for Coverings. Distributor Lounge. Demonstrations will be delivered by NTCA and TCNA members.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

There are specifications that are standard, but they’re very hard for a consumer to understand. Ann Wicander, president, WE Cork , noted that ceramic tile and hardwoods, while they may look good, are very noisy. It is suitable for use under carpet, resilient, wood and ceramic flooring. Ardex K40 Rapid. Laticrete Nxt Level Flow.

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Ceramics of Italy

OCTOBER 31, 2018

The new Florim factory has been opened in the heart of the Italian ceramic district, in Fiorano Modenese: a 4.0 plant that sets unprecedented standards in the field of industrial innovation. The new Fiorano plant is the latest step in Florim’s innovation strategy: in the last two years, the company has invested over 200 million euro.

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Tile of Spain USA

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Tile of Spain, the international brand representing more than 100 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) announces the winners of the 21st annual Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design. Final Degree Project: “ Rampant Architecture.

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Ceramics of Italy

APRIL 5, 2024

UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification requires the adoption of KPIs in relation to six areas of assessment for an inclusive and gender-equal organisation: culture and strategy, governance, HR processes, opportunities for growth and inclusion of women in the company, gender pay equity, parental protection and work-life balance. www.gruppoitalcer.it

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Tile Talk

DECEMBER 11, 2012

This invaluable piece of information, [link] [yoursitehere.com ], can help form or reshape your online strategy. ceramic tile. design standards. Architectural Ceramics: Tile+Mosaic. Lastly, did you know you could find out what people are pinning from your site? backsplash designs. bathrom blogfest 2010. bathroom design.

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Ceramics of Italy

JANUARY 17, 2023

A family company since 1975, Italgraniti Group has long pursued strategies that combine innovation and sustainability, aiming to increase the positive impact on people, the territory and the environment by acting responsibly, sustainably and transparently.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It’s a much more personal introduction than a standard website. Everything Tile and Stone is set to help inform everyone on the Internet searching for topics about ceramic, porcelain, glass and metal tile, stone and flooring,” she says. “We A similar blogging strategy is at work at East Coast Tile.

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Ceramics of Italy

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Ideal Standard International, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality residential, commercial and healthcare bathroom solutions, has been awarded a Silver Medal by EcoVadis in recognition of its ongoing commitment to sustainability. We also thank our customers and business partners for their support and trust. “Our

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 19, 2012

So why is the new Green Squared standard and certification program launching at Coverings so important to the industry? The tile industry has long recognized that its products are inherently sustainable, says Bill Griese, manager of standards development and green initiatives for the Anderson, SC-based Tile Council of North America (TCNA).

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

This was true across the board for all categories, including ceramic, which ultimately experienced the most obvious reliance on price increases with a decline in volume and increase in sales for 2022. We continue to invest in that domestic production as central to Mohawk’s core beliefs and strategy.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. What has changed, however, is its strategy—and the arsenal of new tools the company is building to accomplish it with. The new strategy is anything but ordinary. I4F/Hymmen digital printing on ceramic. More committed than ever.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

All domestically produced Florida Tile porcelain products have been certified to contain at least 40% recycled content, thus setting a new standard in an industry eager for valid environmental initiatives. Florida Tile Sets Recycled Content Bar.

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Life of an Architect

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

This is a fairly simple game concept, but one that involves some precision and strategy which appeals to me as an architect. Architectural Graphic Standards for Residential Construction [$185] by American Institute of Architects (Author),? These 5 stocking stuffers should become the new gold standard of what goes into a stocking.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Broadlume Broadlume’s Digital Retailing initiative aims to reinvent the shopping experience for the consumer while creating a more fluid selling strategy for the retailer. The manufacturers informed the dealers that they were moving to standard payment terms of net 30 days for all products.

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