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

APRIL 29, 2020

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) said it has received many requests to make its online courses available at a lower cost. The list price for UofCTS online tuitions is $150 per course. Members of CTDA, Fuse Alliance and NTCA can purchase course tuitions for $100 each.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 8, 2017

By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. It's been a big effort with all "hands on deck" here at Avente Tile. While we haven't been blogging during the update, we look forward to sharing again at the new location and name, Avente Tile Blog. Avente Tile Blog - Our Blog's Mission Remains Unchanged.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 11, 2015

By Bill Buyok , Avente Tile. I'm pleased to announce that today is our very first post of our blog, Avente Tile Talk , at its new location here on Avente Tile. I started the Avente Tile Talk blog at AventeTileTalk.com in 2008. Avente Tile Talk - Our Blog's Mission Remains Unchanged.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2019

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has published its certification and training schedule for 2019. The schedule includes certified tile installer (CTI) hands-on testing as well as three intense, hands-on tile installation training courses held at CTEF’s training facility, here.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 23, 2016

(ALEXANDRIA, VA— February 18, 2016) Coverings, the largest global tile & stone exposition in North America, has partnered with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and Chicago Mosaic School to develop unique programs that investigate the use of tile as a medium for creative design.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. Talk about it.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 4, 2016

(ALEXANDRIA, VA— February 18, 2016) Coverings, the largest global tile & stone exposition in North America, has partnered with the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and Chicago Mosaic School to develop unique programs that investigate the use of tile as a medium for creative design.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. One might say Donato Pompo’s career in tile was foreordained. 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.

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Tile Talk

AUGUST 19, 2014

Handmade Alcala Cement Tile on a bathroom wall. In my last post, I introduced Avente Tile’s newly published Guide to Buying Handmade Cement Tile. This 14-page downloadable Guide features information, examples of cement tile installations, FAQs, and more. What is Handmade Cement Tile? Long-Lasting.

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Realstone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Decorative Kitchen Tile Ideas In this guide we will give you some decorative kitchen tile ideas. Introduction to Kitchen Tile Designs The kitchen , where timeless meets contemporary, can be transformed by tiles. These tiles are typically made from ceramic , porcelain or stone. How is it made?

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Realstone

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Decorative Kitchen Tile Ideas In this guide we will give you some decorative kitchen tile ideas. Introduction to Kitchen Tile Designs The kitchen , where timeless meets contemporary, can be transformed by tiles. These tiles are typically made from ceramic , porcelain or stone. How is it made?

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Coverings 2023, the tile industry’s premier North American trade show, took place here last month, April 18-21, to resounding industry excitement and palpable energy across the show floor. So that showed us the excitement within the marketplace: 1) for return to live events, and 2) of course, for this event in particular.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan Specialty flooring retailers are constantly employing methods to up their game, especially as it relates to exclusive, higher-margin product offerings and, of course, personalized service, in an effort to grow the business and even beat big boxes. If you have the opportunity, you can make it up on installation.”.

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Conestoga Tile

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Conestoga Tile Understanding the benefits of green tile in your home is essential to making an informed decision when you decide to remodel your bathroom , kitchen, or any other area where tile will be featured. As with regular tile, a little soap and water is usually all it takes to clean it up.

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Tile Talk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Cement Tile Create a Warm Welcome. Traditional Gran Cordoba Cement Tile Polished 8"x8". When a customer requests a special size for their handmade cement tiles, we are more than happy to assist in meeting their design needs and special requests. The colors used in this custom cement tile pattern include: Heritage Lemon Chiffon.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

Safety training for our installation teams has been critical.”. The Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) is an international association of distributors, manufacturers and allied professionals of ceramic tile and related products dedicated to connecting, educating and strengthening tile and stone distributors.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

Of course, much of the dollar growth was attributed to multiple rounds of price increases as suppliers tried to keep pace with rising costs. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. They also do not include stone flooring, nor do they account for ceramic wall tile, cove base and rubber accessories.).

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Conestoga Tile Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Italian tile manufacturers have done it again. Always the pioneers in ceramic technology, they have once again developed a porcelain tile that is sure to change the interior and exterior ambiance of the world’s architectural structures. The options can be limitless with gauged porcelain tile. Let’s take a look!

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 29, 2013

Tile Mosaics at the Cologne Cathedral. If you look in the above photo to the spires at the top, they of course must be large but in fact this is an actual reproduction of one in front of The Dom. Look at this closely and youll see that various tiles are used for the shading. Lets Talk Tile. Avente Tile Talk.

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Conestoga Tile

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Conestoga Tile Understanding the benefits of green tile in your home is essential to making an informed decision when you decide to remodel your bathroom , kitchen, or any other area where tile will be featured. As with regular tile, a little soap and water is usually all it takes to clean it up.

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Conestoga Tile

DECEMBER 14, 2018

The Italian tile manufacturers have done it again. Always the pioneers in ceramic technology, they have once again developed a porcelain tile that is sure to change the interior and exterior ambiance of the world’s architectural structures. The options can be limitless with gauged porcelain tile. Let’s take a look!

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 16, 2012

The last few years have been among the toughest on record for the tile industry, and that fact has many companies taking stock of the recent past, and looking ahead to what will hopefully be a brighter tomorrow. The tile industry has recovered slightly since 2010, he adds. That could suggest they’re positioned to rebound well.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

“This relationship has worked because our retail partners understand they’re not competing with us—it’s all a part of giving that consumer a seamless journey,” Jackson noted. “As As that consumer works her way down the funnel, she realizes she’s not going to get fantastic service and installation from other options.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

The list virtually covers the flooring eco-system—with manufacturing, technology, distribution and installation all represented this year, along with an outlier. has a keen understanding of the opportunity for flooring distributors to grow by serving the unique needs of an ever-diversifying customer base. To capitalize, A.J.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Once things dried out and it was dry for an extend- ed period of time, we saw the movement in our installed sales.”. Dal-Tile reported seeing many builders respond to the need for more entry-level homes to help first-time buyers as well as retiring seniors nationwide. Tom Urban, general manager, Great Lakes Carpet, Wildwood, Fla.,

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