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Tile of Spain Presents: Showstoppers Live! 2022

Tile of Spain USA

Join Tile of Spain Technical Consultant Ryan Fasan, for his always engaging and popular interview series, Showstoppers Live! Go behind the scenes with Fasan, who spoke with representatives from six Spanish ceramic companies during Coverings 2022, to discuss their latest offerings and innovations available for U.S. architects, designers, contractors, specifiers and consumers: BESTILE.

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GIO Tile Looks at Commercial Tile Trends for Walls

Giotile

Ceramic tile—including the exceptionally high-performing porcelain tile category—is without a doubt, the right choice in a post-COVID world. When it comes to commercial surfacing, tile is especially a no-brainer for floors, and it should be for walls as well. Tile has many advantages over other wall surface materials such as paint, wallpaper, wood, and brick … The post GIO Tile Looks at Commercial Tile Trends for Walls appeared first on Gio Tile.

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Carpet: Not your grandmother’s fiber any longer

Floor Covering News

Kashmere nylon carpets from Karastan like Mystic combine luxurious feel, fine craftsmanship and style. With open floor plans and spacious homes, today’s consumer is likely choosing hard surface as her primary flooring while considering carpet or rugs on a room-by-room basis. With this in mind, mills are developing high-quality, differentiated carpet styles that complement the hard surfaces that dominate the home.

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ABB’s Next Generation Probe Helps Cement Industry Increase Safety and Sustainability in Kilns

The A to Z of Building

Cement is a highly energy intensive industry, with production on the increase to meet demand and over 4.3 gt of cement produced globally in 2020.

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Unilin wins digital printing patent opposition

Floor Covering News

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin Technologies won the opposition against its digital printing technology patent EP2132043. The decision of the European Patent Office reconfirms Unilin’s strong patent portfolio on different technologies, according to the company. Unilin’s EP2132043 patent covers immediate drying of the ink during printing on décor paper using water-based inks enhancing print quality and improving lamination process.

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Happy Feet launches Pinnacle LVP

Floor Covering News

Chattanooga, Tenn.— Happy Feet International has officially launched Pinnacle, its new line of luxury vinyl plank (LVP) that is said to be two to three times thicker than traditional LVP, creating durability and a floor that will last the test of time, according to the company. Most LVP in residential use has a wear layer of between 6-mil and 20-mil in thickness while Happy Feet said its Pinnacle line is at 28-mil.

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Cain & Bultman expands sales team

Floor Covering News

Jacksonville Fla.—Cain & Bultman, a flooring distributor located here, added to its sales team, which the company said is to focus on growth in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. “Several leading manufacturers have entrusted us with representing them in Florida, Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina,” said Kirk Sandifer, CEO. “This meets our long-term goal of aggressively growing our footprint.