Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. As we further solidify ourselves in the Fall season, let’s enjoy our sweaters that haven’t been touched since March, hot apple cider by the fire after a long day, complete darkness by 6pm, and of course, the upcoming Thanksgiving tradition that probably looks a little different than years past. Another thing to be celebrating this month, or something to distract you from politics for just 5 minutes, National Sesame Street Day on November 10th!

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

‘Under the radar’ to top 5 status. By Ken Ryan. Raskin Industries has named E.J. Welch its Distributor of the Year multiple times. Pictured here during one ceremony is Mike Welch, left, and Michael Raskin, president, Raskin Industries. For most of its nearly six decades, the brand established by Edward James Welch to deliver “unrivaled service, excellent products and superior solutions to the flooring trade” did so with little fanfare.

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Ceramics of Italy

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Registration for the twelfth edition of the Grand Prix , the architecture contest created, designed and organised by Casalgrande Padana , is now open. Thirty years of history, eleven editions, more than 1700 projects from all over the world: all this is Casalgrande Padana’s Grand Prix. The twelfth edition of the contest is dedicated to works completed in the period from January 2016 to December 2021.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Edison, N.J.—FloorFolio Industries has released five new LVT designs: Sahara, Chevron, Astratto, Grotto and Coastline. The new lines include wood and stone visuals, each with a distinct pattern. The company is promoting its new products via 3D video technology. “In today’s new reality, it is imperative to come up with new and exciting ways to share information with our customers,” said Michael Freedman, president and CEO.

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Stone Update

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Need to “feel 100% safe” leads to cancellation of Brazil’s largest hard-surface event in February.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Dallas, Texas—Daltile has launched its new Quetread & Paver quarry tile collection. The collection is durable enough for interior and exterior use and suitable for commercial applications. “Created for interior and exterior floors, this new collection delivers the needed performance with the added benefit of enhanced design,” said Amber Leigh Martinson, senior director of marketing for Dal-Tile Corporation.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

By Reginald Tucker. Raintree touts all the aesthetic features of a natural wood floor plus the performance of SPC. Pictured is Old Hickory from the Nashville Scene Collection. What a difference a year makes. When American OEM announced the hard launch of its Raintree brand back in October 2019, it went head to head with a bevy of competing real wood veneer/rigid core hybrid products as well as traditional SPC/WPC offerings.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Sweden—Välinge Innovation will participate for the second time in the NAFCD Virtual Xperience , to be held Nov. 10 -12. Välinge said it is a great opportunity to strengthen and deepen relations with U.S. importers and distributors selling flooring products featuring Välinge technologies such as 5G Fold Down or Liteback. Since launching its own flooring product under the name Välinge Flooring this summer, the NAFCD will also be important to connect to potential distributors who have shown an inte

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