Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Flooring industry leaders have begun hosting a new event, the inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit, to be held July 17-18 here. The event is co-hosted by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), Natural Stone Institute (NSI) and North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA).

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 28, 2013

According to the latest Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile released by Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC), ceramic tile has led the recovery in U.S. floor coverings sales. floor coverings, hard surface flooring, and combined ceramic/stone/glass tile markets. rising to $2.5

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. Take carpet, for example.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Oberlin, Ohio—The Natural Stone Institute published industry-wide ISO Type III environmental declarations, also called environmental product declarations (EPDs), for three applications of natural dimension stone: cladding, flooring/paving and countertops. All NSI members can use the HPDs to represent their products.

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JG Kitchens

APRIL 22, 2014

Next week, I’ll be attending Coverings, North America’s top tile and stone trade show, for the first time in almost a decade. I’m looking forward to seeing more new products and trends at this show, including many American brands that didn’t exhibit at the European expos. There will be a trip report post when I return, of course!

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

COVERINGS REPORTS GROWTH AT 2016 SHOW. ALEXANDRIA, VA — MAY 20, 2016) The growth and energy at the 2016 Coverings show strengthened the show’s position as the leading international tile and stone exhibition in North America. marketing for Stone Peak. This year we had great feedback from key customers that came to the show.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

It seems like every supplier of flooring has jumped on the waterproof bandwagon to reap the benefits of the industry’s fastest growing category—and for good reason. Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2024

Co nventional wisdom would suggest that softening conditions in the new home construction market over the past eight to 10 months might put a damper on laminate flooring sales in that bellwether sector. That fits right into the wheelhouse of the laminate category—a product segment that continues to enjoy a renaissance of sorts.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 21, 2018

Porcelain floor tiles from Urbatek in a Pretty Ballerinas shoe store. eporta, the interiors marketplace, and trend service, WGSN, have launched the third Interiors Trend Report 2018/19 analysing the buying trends and insights from search data from eporta’s 10,000+ interior trade buyers across 85 countries. Key trends.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

—Mapei Corporation and Mohawk Industries’ Daltile/Mohawk Group businesses have signed as headline sponsors of the Flooring Sustainability Summit , taking place here July 17-18. Mapei is proud to be a headline sponsor for the first Flooring Sustainability Summit,” said Brittany Storm, the company’s sustainability manager. “At

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

During Tile of Spain’s annual press conference, held on the second day of the exhibition, Vicente Nomdedeu, president of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), reported on the tenacity of Spain’s ceramic sector, providing insight on 2023 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

Dallas, Texas—Daltile is currently highlighting its new Daltile Stare program, new Daltile trend report and new products in the brand’s booth #4312 at HD Expo in Las Vegas. Trend report. Daltile released its first official trend report this year. New products highlights. New products highlights.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

But back then it was less expensive products like VCT, vinyl sheet, resilient tile and less expensive carpet. About 90% of the product comes from Asia, thus making it the segment most impacted by supply chain disruptions. Home Depot reported flooring sales of $9.225 billion, up 13.1%, or $1.05 Floor & De?cor

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Flooring retailers big and small lauded the cost and time savings RollMaster software affords them. Retailers large and small employ a range of RollMaster’s suite of flooring software products to execute numerous tasks or business functions—i.e., based Infinite Floors. By Reginald Tucker. is one of them.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We We expect it to be better this year with the second half being the strongest.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2020

The FCNews team has been combing through industry statistics for months, making countless phone calls to manufacturers and industry associations, and in some cases extrapolating data from annual reports. floor covering industry sales for 2019 to be a shade above $23 billion and 19.07 which have applications beyond flooring.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. Coverings 2022 saw 750 exhibitors and more than 30 countries represented on the show floor. According to the report, U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile, leading designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, launched its new and updated website. Our production network extends nationwide with nearly 80 locations and a global infrastructure to logistically handle any size project. Giveaway Alert: Show Us Your #EmserTileStyle .

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. billion square feet, up 0.7%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5 of total U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every facet of business for the flooring industry, including its ability to host traditional trade shows. Tile Consumption Report, released by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) just prior to the show, already points toward trouble ahead. Geometric stone. Material stone.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Not only did 2020 floor covering dollars escape the wrath of the pandemic, so, too, did square footage. in volume in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

—MAPEI said the SCS Global Services has issued its Indoor Advantage Gold certification for indoor air quality for over 255 of MAPEI’s products (in the U.S.) All of these certifications will be added to MAPEI’s website, the mindful MATERIALS (mM) database and MAPEI Sustainability Product Reports in the near future.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Color impacts the way we feel and our experience of a space,” said Laura Grilli, director of product design for Daltile. One of today’s hottest trends, which I like to call ‘Elevate Life,’ is included in our Daltile Trend Report 2023. The café features a natural stone granite countertop from Daltile in Absolute Black.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

We are publishing this report about six weeks earlier than our typical end-of-June time frame because we didn’t want this labor-intensive issue hanging over our heads as we headed into Surfaces. Other statistical reports will be released, and I’m sure those numbers will be different. Flooring represents $8.16 The biggest drag?

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Maybe we here at Floor Covering News can reclaim our lives just in time for summer. Research involves getting our hands on as many reports as possible and talking to as many people as possible, both from companies and associations. So what stands out as you peruse this issue of Floor Covering News ? Do your homework!

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

Just prior to the show, the TCNA released its Tile Consumption Report, which pointed toward trouble ahead. The report stated that while many key economic indicators were positive in 2019, American ceramic tile declined for the first time in a decade. New product showcase. The coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. It showed U.S.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Manufactured from clay and other naturally-occurring minerals, ceramic tile does not contain the chemicals present in other floor coverings that are receiving increased attention for their possible adverse health effects, such as formaldehyde, VOCs (volatile organic compounds) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride). Cordoba by Metropolitan.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2024

Prominent themes are listed below that have shaped today’s workplaces, hotels, restaurants, retail spaces, educational institutions and healthcare facilities—alongside standout new products and solutions from NeoCon exhibitors that support these movements.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

“Our goal moving forward is to put in place experiential digital tools to allow customers to more fully engaged with Emser Tile products. Additionally, Emser Tile aims to bring to life hotel, restaurant and residential environments, further extending the trade show experience to enable visitors to virtually see new productions installed.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. Talk about it.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has expanded training and education for professionals in the ceramic tile and stone industry for 2023. two days, 16 hours): An essential study of productivity and techniques to make you more efficient; important qualities for the installer looking to be well organized by using time wisely.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9% in square feet.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

We hope you like the products we recommend. The report is unique because it captures the opinions of homeowners, whereas most surveys focus on trends from the perspectives of interior designers, architects, etc. Below are some interesting tidbits from the report, along with commentary from a Houzz representative. The 2019 U.S.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A couple of weeks ago, I received a box of product samples from Scott's Liquid Gold Wood Care. Although it's a product I use and recommend already, I am being compensated for this post. Our cleaning crew had a stainless steel cleaning product that they used on it but it still ended up looking pretty dingy pretty fast.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s 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. percent of total U.S.

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