Tile of Spain USA
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Museum, Grow. Tile of Spain, the international brand representing over 120 ceramic tile manufacturers belonging to the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), announces the 2021 update of the Tile of Spain USA Quick Ship Collection. The new catalog of Spanish tile includes over 150 ceramic series from more than 40 Spanish companies.
CeramicTec
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
I had a customer contact me about a ?farmhouse kitchen remodel in Lutz, FL she was doing. She found me through referrals for tile contractors in the Tampa, ?Florida area. We set an appointment to meet to go over her kitchen design and to see her tile selection. She selected a handmade 3×8 Zellige tile […].
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Diary of a Tile Addict
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
With work featuring on the cover of The New Yorker, National Geographic, and The New York Times, today’s featured artist isn’t exactly underground. He’s drawn live at the Venice Art Biennale, the London Olympics, and the New York City Marathon (whilst running it), and hand-drew a 360 degree VR animation for The New Yorker. But somehow it’s his… bathrooms that we’re most interested in.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
By Megan Salzano—W ith the pandemic shaking up product launch strategies, the fall selling season has become a key product launch phase for many suppliers. While Surfaces remains the main stage for most manufacturers, new products are hitting the streets—and dealer showrooms—this fall that have never been seen before. New product offerings for the 2021 fall selling season cover all categories, from carpet to rigid core to laminate, wood and tile.
Tile of Spain USA
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
Spanish companies will travel to Bologna, Italy to attend CERSAIE , the International Exhibition of Ceramic Tile and Bathroom Furnishings. Now in its 38 th year, the annual exhibition celebrates standout furnishings, surfaces, advancements and trends in the bathroom sector. This year, 84 companies belonging to The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) will present their latest ceramic offerings during the weeklong show that takes place from September 27 th to October 1 st.
Why Tile
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) released the innovative, first-ever Material Ingredient Guide at Coverings 2021, a collaborative resource that provides the following for materials used by North American tile, mortar, and grout manufacturers: Details about material ingredients Thorough health assessments Steps toward material ingredient transparency for manufacturers to share their products’ content and… The post TCNA Makes History With a Powerful Industry-Wide Material Ingredient
Garden State Tile Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Choosing your tile color , shape , and layout are all important parts of designing your dream space. However, when it comes to the part that pulls the entire design together, we save the best for last – and that’s grout. Grout is generally defined as a mixture of water, cement, and other binding agents that is applied between the joints of your tiles after installation.
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JG Kitchens
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
My latest contribution to the popular Design Milk website shares the wellness benefits of zoning your kitchen -- whether you're remodeling or just reorganizing the space for easier meal prep. The post Wellness Benefits of Zoning Your Kitchen comes to you courtesy of Jamie Gold, CKD, CAPS, MCCWC, Wellness Design Consultant and Author.
Life of an Architect
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021
There is a process in "Building an Architect" that starts when you are a shiny teenager, through college, with the process continuing for your entire career. The post Ep 084: Building an Architect first appeared on Life of an Architect. Continue reading Ep 084: Building an Architect at Life of an Architect. There is a process in "Building an Architect" that starts when you are a shiny teenager, through college, with the process continuing for your entire career.
Onfloor Technology
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Are you a residential contractor or flooring installation specialist trying to grow your business? If so, then you need to improve your digital marketing efforts. Did you know that 8 out of 10 American adults go online at least once every single day? This is why you need to take your marketing efforts to the next level to grow your business. Keep reading to learn the top ten tips for marketing your flooring installation company and start bringing in new leads daily. 1.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Carrollton, Texas— Interceramic USA , a leader in manufacturing ceramic and porcelain tile in North and Central America, has released its new virtual dream home experience. Featuring 360 views, interactive design options in every room and real-time product details, the new tool allows users to take a self-guided tour throughout the interior and exterior of the home, according to the company. .
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Dallas, Texas—Daltile launched its new Scripter collection of glazed porcelain tiles featuring StepWise Technology. StepWise is said to provide 50% more slip-resistance than traditional tiles, making the product perfect for indoor and outdoor use. The recent collection was inspired by Northern European limestone, the company said. . According to Daltile, the Scripter collection offers timeless designs in soft, taupe-based neutrals and in today’s most popular formats: 24 x 24, 12 x 24 and an 8-in
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Calhoun, Ga.— Mohawk’s SolidTech was recently selected for a surprise makeover on the new CBS reality series, “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” where big names in sports, music and entertainment gift a surprise home renovation to someone in their lives who has helped guide them to success. Hand-picked for Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s segment, SolidTech is available in new wood and stone collections across multiple price tiers.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
By Gregg Hicks—Whether you are a flooring retailer or contractor, it’s important to have a good sense of where our market is and where it is headed. To that end, it is beneficial to step back from your perspective and take an objective view of the flooring marketplace. At Modernize, we strive to better connect homeowners with home improvement professionals.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
LANCASTER, Pa. – Following on the heels of its previous price increases that took effect Aug. 15 , Armstrong Flooring announced it will raise prices yet again on a host of residential and commercial flooring products in the U.S. Effective Nov. 1, 2021, there will be a complete price repositioning on IMA, commercial tile and select residential sheet and commercial/residential manufactured and sourced LVT products.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
MP Global’s QuietWalk Luxury Vinyl is a premium recycled fiber underlayment built for luxury vinyl plank, luxury vinyl tile and multi-layer flooring such as WPC, SPC and rigid core vinyl planks. By K.J. Quinn—A common theme for innovation in most industries is “better, faster, cheaper,” and flooring installation is no different. An ongoing debate is how products with a pre-attached padding stack up in the long term against conventional underlayment installed separately.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Following is the 13th edition of the Real Wood Coalition editorial coverage , which can also be seen in the September 13/20 print edition of FCNews. These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. A new edition of RWC coverage will be available in every print issue of FCNews throughout the year.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Crossville, Tennessee—Crossville has introduced Crossville TilePlanner. The web-based, interactive application allows users to design and plan tile surfaces as well as furniture placement in rooms. According to the company, users may work with templated floor plans or modify room dimensions to meet their custom specifications, all to be previewed in 2D or 3D.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Last month, the flooring industry lost a key member of its retail community. While her name might not be commonly known among the thousands of flooring dealers across the country, she nonetheless played a valuable role for one of those dealers and the countless customers she touched. Loretta Giannazzo joined Capitol Carpet & Tile, with multiple locations in Florida, more than 20 years ago, and served as goodwill ambassador.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Stockholm, Sweden—Darko Pervan, Välinge’s founder and former CEO, has been awarded the 2021 Founders Alliance Founder of the Year Honorary Award. The Founder of the Year Honorary Award is said to be the organization’s most prestigious. The recipient is deemed to have made a lifelong contribution to sustainable and long-term company building and is a role model for other founders, businesses and society as a whole.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
By Ken Ryan—T here are so many reasons why flooring retailers gravitate to carpet. For starters, carpet offers good margins, can be easily installed and is made in the USA—meaning quicker turnaround times for specialty dealers. Many veteran retailers recall fondly a time when carpet was their mainstay product—long before LVT emerged. These days, retailers are basking in the glow of carpet’s resurgence, with the residential sector growing double digits for the first time in recent memory, as high
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Witten, Germany— Ardex is taking up a majority shareholding in Wedi GmbH, a leading manufacturer of system solutions for high-quality wet room solutions based in Emsdetten, Germany. It is the largest acquisition in the company’s history, according to the company. . Mark Eslamlooy, CEO of Ardex, said the cooperation is a milestone in the development of the company and is delighted for future collaborations.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Adairsville, Ga.—To support Habitat for Humanity’s local mission, Mohawk’s finance, logistics and legal teams have collaborated on an annual fundraising golf tournament since 2014. The 2021 event was held Sept. 13 at Barnsley Gardens here and raised more than $108,000 for Habitat for Humanity of Gordon County, according to the company. The Mohawk golf tournament has grown to become the Habitat chapter’s largest individual fundraiser, generating almost enough revenue each year to build a home for
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
By Steve Feldman—I hate obituaries. I find them to be boring. Then again, they’re not designed to be riveting. They’re simply obligatory summations of one’s life from beginning to end. Less about the legacy they left. Is that how you would want to be memorialized? I’m going to go out on a limb here: Steve Joss would not. For those of you who hadn’t heard, Steve, longtime owner of The Vertical Connection in Columbia, Md., passed away two weeks ago at the age of 72.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Dalton— Novalis released its digital product passport, the first for a flooring company in North America, according to the company. Scan the QR code above with a smartphone to view the passport. The passport is accessed by scanning the QR code on the back of planks of Novalis flooring. According to Novalis, it provides information about product attributes including recyclability, contents, embodied carbon, TVOCs, certifications, technical data and more.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021
CALHOUN, Ga.—Mohawk Group signed the Climate Pledge, a sustainability-driven effort originally co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism in 2019. Mohawk Group joined over 200 signatories that are also committed to accelerated climate action. . By signing the pledge, Mohawk Group said it agrees to incorporate several climate-sensitive strategies, including a commitment to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions regularly, neutralize remaining emissions with permanent and socially beneficial of
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
Jim Augustus Armstrong—In 2019, I fulfilled a long-time goal to become a skydiver. To date, I have over 330 skydives and am now a wingsuit pilot. This series explores the profound lessons that skydiving teaches about succeeding in your flooring business. Lesson #1: Make your business and life an adventure. “Same stuff, different day.” We’ve all heard it, maybe even said it.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Lisbeth Calandrino—I’m loving the special edition of Floor Covering News, “Drive to 35,” which highlighted people and events in the flooring industry. In the issue, FCNews celebrated three and a half decades of people in the industry helping retailers. They honor people who are with us as well as those who are gone. As I read the articles, I looked at the commonalities of successful people.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
By Susan Hadinger— Hadinger’s Flooring was founded 90 years ago by Tom Hadinger in Wisconsin. Tom eventually moved the business to Florida, where it sits today. Judy Hadinger joined the business 20 years ago and built the rug portion from nothing to more than 8,000 rugs in stock. Together they built a very strong business that I had the great fortune of joining 11 years ago.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
T arkett recently named industry-experienced Jason Surratt as president of its residential division. The appointment represents a departure from the revolving door of outside-the-industry presidents in recent times. Surratt, who brings a strong manufacturing and product background to Tarkett, was recently recognized by FCNews as one of 35 people under the age of 40 making their mark on this industry.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Retail outlook: At Ted’s Abbey Carpet, revenues through August are up 9% over 2020. By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Retail outlook: At Ted’s Abbey Carpet, revenues through August are up 9% over 2020. By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Washington, D.C.— Builder confidence inched up in September on lower lumber prices and strong housing demand, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Ending a three-month decline, builder sentiment in the market for newly-built, single-family homes edged up one point to 76 in September, according to the most recent NAHB /Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Floor Covering News
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
Washington, D.C.—Strong multifamily production helped push overall housing starts up in August as single-family starts edged lower due to ongoing supply chain issues and labor challenges, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Total starts increased 3.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.62 million units, according to a report from the U.S.
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