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Tile of Spain outlines 2022 ceramic trends

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In lieu of Cevisama—now postponed to February 2023—Tile of Spain hosted this year’s Passport to Creativity tour, which took place in Valencia June 13-17, 2022. The event treated the group to tours of factories, showrooms, historic and contemporary architecture; all to help the group discover trends and inspiration at the source, according to the organization.

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Stats 2021: Commercial flooring market sees uptick

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It’s common knowledge among industry observers that commercial tends to lag behind residential activity—at least during normal business cycles anyway. And while business has been anything but normal these past two and a half years, it’s safe to say that the tide is turning as select commercial end-use markets—not all—are beginning to participate in the spoils that the residential market has enjoyed in recent years.

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Ege Seramik unveils Alvarado porcelain series

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Norcross, Ga.—Ege Seramik has launched its new Alvarado series, the company’s latest rectified porcelain tile collection specifically created for the North American market. The series’ large, 24 x 48 format offers a sleek marble appearance and easy maintenance and functionality. With its state-of-the-art ink jet technology, Ege Seramik said it designed Alvarado to beautifully and expertly replicate natural stone, showing numerous variations in color and veining.

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i4F, CFL partner on sustainable SPC

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Hamount, Belgium—i4F said it has entered into a new technology partnership with CFL Flooring (CFL) to deliver a more sustainable SPC panel production process to the flooring industry. Developed by CFL, Be-Lite is a new patented technology enabling a significant reduction in the use of core SPC raw materials during the manufacturing process of decorative panels without compromising on performance, according to the company.

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TISE launches National Installer of the Year Regionals

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Las Vegas— The National Installer of the Year competition from The International Surface Event (TISE) is going on the road with TISE’s new Regionals competition. According to show organizers, the installation truck is hitting the road to the below locations during 2022, going deep into the regional areas of the country to find the best of the best of installers in two categories: carpet and wood.

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Cain& Bultman becomes Hartco sole supplier

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Jacksonville, Fla.—Cain & Bultman, Inc., a flooring distributor headquartered here, will become a supplier for AHF Flooring’s Hartco branded products in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Alabama, beginning June 21, 2022. The addition will expand Cain & Butlman’s portfolio of hard surface products. Cain & Bultman will be the sole-source supplier for the following Hartco products: rigid core SPC and laminate products with service, sales and inventory.

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Floors & More to kick off summer convention in Austin

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A s a follow up to its winter convention that took place ahead of Surfaces 2022 in Las Vegas, Floors & More is planning to kick off its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, from July 31 through Aug. 2. According to Vinnie Virga Jr., vice president of Floors & More, this is shaping up to be the company’s most heavily attended summer convention. “For our summer shows, since they’re not tied to a venue—like Las Vegas for our winter shows—we try to move it around the country and explore differen

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