Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) created the Dan Hecox Service Award to be given out annually at Coverings. CTEF said Hecox’s passion, willingness to help attitude, commitment to the tile industry and tile installation excellence were beyond description. Gundlach Company as a tool sales representative.

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Tile Talk

MARCH 12, 2013

Avente Tile Owner Selected to Participate in Coverings Discussion. As the founder and owner of Avente Tile, I take great pride in offering each of my clients a diverse and unique professional experience. At Coverings 2012, Bill Buyok shares tips on How a Social Media Presence Improves Retail Sales. Tuesday, March 12, 2013.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. Within these categories are hands-on certification classes that cover basic and advanced topics. We teach them the standards, then we test them.”.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Emser Tile. Metcalf is the co-founder of Metcalf Advisory, a consulting agency that assists businesses with strategic planning, sales system optimization and data-based decision-making. Sheehe is the director of national accounts at Emser Tile. New FCEF board members joining this January include: Jennie Taylor. Ed Metcalf.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2023

“Our distribution partners offer local stock, sales, marketing, logistical support and a team that is dedicated to commercial customers.” John Allen, vice president of sales at William M. Our entire leadership and sales team is enthusiastic about this new partnership with AHF Contract. Bird, concurred. The post William M.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 30, 2022

Brian Warren, EVP of sales and marketing, will assume the role of president of Foss Floors. “It’s It’s hard to believe that in 2006, when AJ Nassar asked me to join the company, Foss had no flooring business and no facilities in Georgia,” DeGrace said. industry leader in non-woven flooring products.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

The company said its complete line of water vapor reduction, sound control, crack suppression and tile setting products will be sold through William M. Bird and its East Bay Supply Co. division to flooring customers in the Southeast U.S. The partnership between the companies was effective on June 1, 2022. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Architectural Ceramics

JANUARY 22, 2018

Looking back on 2017, it was a good year for tile and for Architectural Ceramics. Here is the Best of 2017, inspired by our annual corporate meeting instead of popular products and tile trends. It’s easy to apply that to tile. We offer various tile characters: porcelain, ceramic, glass and stone. ” Community.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2024

Siegel Company now represents Johnson Hardwood in the following territories: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and eastern portions of Tennessee. Clint Haselhorst, vice president of sales and marketing, R.A. Welch and continued through to the end of 2023—entails the following moves: The R.A.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. Tile While it may be overlooked due to the enormity of the resilient flooring category, tile has long been touted as a waterproof building material.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2023

“The Statements members are all industry peers and while we are further equipping them for success at this year’s conference, we are also giving them the opportunity to get to know each other better,” said Patrick Warren , vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms for Dal-Tile.

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Focus Floors and Furnishings

APRIL 8, 2013

The concept of flooring tile goes back thousands of years when hard surfaces of various rock forms, baked clay, and ceramic were being used. The early users of these initial tile flooring types needed something to cover their dirt floors that were of a size that could be easily carried to where the floor was located.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Carrollton, Texas—Fabulous Floors has named Rick Cain—formerly vice president of sales—to president of the company. In his previous role, Cain led Fabulous Floors’ expansion efforts in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Massachusetts, Georgia, New York, Virginia, California and Oregon.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Fishman Flooring Solutions , a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented ARDEX Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. ARDEX has multiple sales representatives in each of Fishman’s five regions.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

From carpet to resilient, wood and tile, dealers and distributors looking for products with that Made in USA label in 2022 have a plethora of options at their disposal. To date, the brand has facilities in: El Paso, Texas (wall tile); Fayette, Ala., quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2020

5-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. based interior designers and to expand its sales across North America. is very much our target market for sales expansion,” said Andreas Michael, marketing and communications manager at XL Flooring. While not a new market for us, the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2020

When helping a consumer find her ideal floor, experts say retail sales associates need to consider several factors, including the consumer’s lifestyle and the room in which the flooring is being installed. Today’s consumers are gravitating toward the longer, wider look. Pictured is Cali Vinyl Longboards in North Shore oak.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. senior director of marketing, Dal-Tile. Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. Jodie Doyle, vice president, sales and marketing, Indusparquet USA.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 5, 2021

What he witnessed in 1986… “In the 1980s there were hundreds of small carpet mills scattered across northwest Georgia, and carpet and rugs comprised about 80% of the flooring sold in the U.S. A major difference from that era was the sales channels. ” Q&A. What would you say was the first sea change post-1986?

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

We do all of this while maintaining our commitment to northwest Georgia and the surrounding areas. First up is True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks. The innovation allows the creation of a middle grout line that mimics two tiles in one. cor, Sheboygan, Wis. Stainmaster. End of an era opens window of opportunity.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. We have great sales reps who really take good care of us, and they also are very good at making sure that if we have any issues or claims they get them taken care of. Engineered Floors.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

This is evident in the investments we have made at our Georgia locations over the past few years, as well as our recent acquisition of Phenix Flooring and Pharr Fibers and Yarns.”. Additionally, Shaw has completed the expansion of its carpet tile facility in Adairsville, Ga., The company maintains a robust inventory in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

When helping a consumer find her ideal floor, experts say retail sales associates need to consider several factors, including the consumer’s lifestyle and the room in which the flooring is being installed. This gets way too complicated, and as sales professionals we can get too far out in the weeds. McMurtry is not alone.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Northwest Georgia is the landing spot for many new and proposed sites, which has been announced by the likes of Wellmade, Novalis, CFL Flooring, Huali Floors and Concord Flooring, formerly Arte Mundi. RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. On that list is RevoTile.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2023

Fast forward to today, the company has grown into a multi-product, $200 million-plus powerhouse under the auspices of Doug Jackson, CEO, and a talented and expanding sales, marketing and operational team with aspirations of doubling the business in the near future. Most of our competitors are styled and designed in north Georgia.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. He developed tile visuals that were quickly recognized as the best in the industry and developed innovative programs, including Trucor XXL, IGT and 3DP.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2021

Retailers were spread all over the place and very small; there was no one who really had the dominance from a sales standpoint. ColorTile, at the time, was more in the tile business; they were just getting going with carpet with Larry Nagle there. There was New York Carpet World, Carpetland USA and Carpeteria.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2021

Jay has been with Mannington for 29 years, all of them in sales. Factory workers in the flooring industry are accustomed to working under tough conditions—from the heat and humidity of a Georgia summer to the tedious work required during an eight-hour shift. sales office in Portland, Ore. Jay was born with it.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2021

Jay has been with Mannington for 29 years, all of them in sales. Factory workers in the flooring industry are accustomed to working under tough conditions—from the heat and humidity of a Georgia summer to the tedious work required during an eight-hour shift. sales office in Portland, Ore. Jay was born with it.”.

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