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Coverings 2023 energizes the masses

Floor Covering News

Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. Clark Cornelius, president and COO of Florida Tile, agreed, noting: “The show was excellent. Florida Tile also sees a bright future ahead. Florida Tile, for example, unveiled its BlueRun line at the show.

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Ceramic: Category reaps benefits of booming housing market

Floor Covering News

suppliers are touting record-high sales in 2021 and expected ongoing growth as a result of changing consumer habits and a booming housing market —both spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 14% to an 800,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to data by the U.S.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

We love talking to contractors who have installed other systems,” said Jim Van Landingham, Vice-President of Residential Sales for Quick Drain USA. Craftsman, by Florida Tile. The graphic development is done using Florida Tile’s proprietary DP-Digital Porcelain technology. www.quickdrainusa.com. www.floridatile.com.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

‘s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. ceramic tile sales are estimated to have grown by nine percent in dollars and 9.2

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Avente Tile Talk: Avente Tile Owner Selected to Participate in.

Tile Talk

The interactive panel discussion, scheduled for May 1 at 3:15 PM, is designed to show how the internet is influencing the sale of tile to the consumer. From strict sale policies, to reduced prices and no sales tax, the internet has created a new frontier for the industry to navigate. decorative tile. design standards.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery, Part 2

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Dancik acknowledges he is seeing distributors using iPads and other tablets, instead of bulkier laptops, and finding them used in showrooms and outside sales. Instead of plastic laminate backsplash, they want glass and decorative tile to make things more distinctive. View from front lines. At Lexington, Ky.’s

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

Floor Covering News

Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. People moving from big cities into Florida and Georgia and Texas? If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet.

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