Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2023

—Merkrete, A Parex USA brand, is expanding its line of industry-leading grout solutions by introducing a high-performance grout here next week at Coverings 2023, held April 18-21. Visitors will experience firsthand Merkrete’s innovative grout solutions formulated for appeal, usability and durability.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

According to Unilin, the flooring industry has been looking for a solution to make checkerboard pattern installations with a click system for a long time. Due to standard production tolerances, square floorboards almost always show deviations in their format,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director IP.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2023

“At Unilin Technologies, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of flooring innovation,” said Grin jin YAN, sales director Southeast Asia at Unilin Technologies. Furthermore, Unilin Technologies will be premiering its intelligent quality control system for locking systems.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 1, 2020

Daltile is looking to change the tile industry with its latest introduction, RevoTile—a patented, floating floor system that installs two times faster than traditional tile, saving time and money. RevoTile installs in just three steps: place underlayment, click tiles together and grout.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We give companies the knowledge and necessary licenses to produce exciting innovative products,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director, IP, at Unilin Technologies. Our popular locking systems are proof of that. That includes both its popular Uniclic angle-angle click system as well as Unidrop, a “fold-down” locking platform.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. There’s still a lot of pricing mechanization going on, and as a result I think you’re going to see dollar sales will probably be down. Units might be flat.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

Architectural Ceramics offers two brands, Laticrete and Schluter , that make shower systems part of their specialty. From the shower pan to the grout, and everything in between, we’ve got you covered. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout. Schluter Systems.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JULY 19, 2016

More than 25 tile installers and dealers attended an ARDEX Tile & Stone Installation Systems demo day on July 14. ARDEX Sales Professionals Tom Quackenbush and Dan Costanza conducted demos of the new ARDEX FLEXBONE® Uncoupling Systems in addition to ARDEX mortars, grouts and more!

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 10, 2015

When the stone is exposed to water, moisture penetrates the stone and grout and into the mud bed, activating the loose particles of cement. Or a Kerdi shower system which doesn’t even use mud which is the easiest installation method out there. Kerdi Shower System. The availability of so many wonderful marbles.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

Daltile recommends a ceramic merchandising system that can help guide the consumer through the selection process more efficiently. By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

increase in sales in 2020 vs. 2019. However, about 20% of residential resilient sales still remains in the flexible LVT category, including dryback (glue-down) products. billion in sales. billion in sales. For tile visuals, glue-down products can be installed with or without grout.”.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

LVT/Rigid core Unilin FlinTile FlinTile locking technology offers a click rigid floor (SPC) with an authentic ceramic look that is easy to install and 100% waterproof due to grouted joints. As the click system ensures perfect alignment of the tiles, installation of a FlinTile floor does not require any specific tools or the use of spacers.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

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. How it works: The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the décor film and the core. cor, Sheboygan, Wis.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

As a result of his plant operation experience, Kevin moved into the role of Grout Batch Maker in 2012. Currently, Kevin provides valuable support not only in grout production but also with efficiency improvements, grout quality control and schedule coordination. In 2014 he was promoted into his current role as Grout Leader.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Flooring retailers, including those looking to gain back lost dollars from the growing popularity of vinyl products, would do well to turn to tile and stone, which offers high dollar sales and high margins, according to suppliers at The International Surface Event (TISE) held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We Boosting retail sales.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

According to Joe Cushing, sales rep for Aperion, Cosmos—which figures prominently in the company’s 20-mil waterproof products—is purposely manufactured with features that enable trade up opportunities. To further entice retailers, Stanton has added new enhanced bevel for a realistic, low-profile grout line.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

“Oftentimes, these attached underlayments are very lightweight styrene or some variation, which easily attaches and provides a great story to market,” said Chris Palmer, vice president of sales, Leggett & Platt, a flooring underlayment provider. There is no mortar drying time, no two-part grout and no return visits.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As At the same time, Daltile has built the merchandising so the retail sales associate can close that sale.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

However, often overlooked are the grouts and mortars that provide the functionality. Perhaps the most design-savvy of flooring categories, tile is most particularly supported by grout and mortar products. In fact, industry experts agree grout and mortar can make or break a tile installation.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

AUGUST 12, 2016

Every week, it’s such a pleasure to feature a new tile installer who has tried ARDEX FLEXBONE Uncoupling Systems. On this particular project, my ARDEX sales rep Tom Quackenbush came out to start the job with me to make sure I was comfortable with the materials.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

AUGUST 12, 2016

Every week, it’s such a pleasure to feature a new tile installer who has tried ARDEX FLEXBONE Uncoupling Systems. On this particular project, my ARDEX sales rep Tom Quackenbush came out to start the job with me to make sure I was comfortable with the materials.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

We have heard the need from dealers to offer a product that separates itself from the crowd of rigid LVT click systems and launched this completely new category of flooring—one that has all the benefits of quality LVT but with our proprietary backing that allows for a peel-and-stick installation.” Customized visuals are also possible.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 3, 2013

•The massive cooperative effort included manufacturers, professional tile installers and volunteers across a broad industry spectrum that was initiated and headed by Schluter-Systems’ Territory Manager – Lower Northeast, Rich Citro. This very precise tile installation process, took approximately twenty days to complete.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Making it an easy sale Mohawk introduced a slate of new resilient products—two launches each across its three master brands. Mohawk is a powerful brand, we have a lot of tools, but we have to have simplicity and consistency over and over again because that really helps the RSA make the sale,” Ward added.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 29, 2014

Daltile donated a 12×12 floor tile and LATICRETE donated thinset mortar and grout. Daltile products are distributed through over 250 company-owned sales service centers, stone slabyards and gallery design centers that service a robust network of trade customers. About LATICRETE International, Inc.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 16, 2022

“We want multi-family professionals to envision how choosing innovative flooring, bathroom shower walls and backsplashes can take the multi-family experience to a whole new level,” said Matthew Walker, vice president of sales for multi-family specification.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

TRUCOR TRUCOR Prime XXL in Spring Pine Hard surface equated to roughly 20% of The Dixie Group’s overall sales volume in 2022, according to Jamann Stepp, vice president of hard surface. “We They could put a beautiful 1866 or Decor rug on top of the hard surface floor they just sold.” The visuals on those planks are awesome,” Stepp said.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Metal or PVC trim, designed by S chluter Systems , is a newer solution for an age-old problem. Because the trim is available in a range of colors, the beige option used here easily blends in with the tile and grout around it. A More Modern Edge. Want a more modern look to cover an exposed tile edge or outside corner?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

We strive to provide the perfect balance of performance, original visuals and design options within Korlok Select,” Dave Capalbo, vice president of retail sales, Karndean Designflooring, told FCNews. “[We For Carman, the locking system is one of Korlok’s most enviable features.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Flotex is exploding for us,” said Tim Donahue, residential national sales manager. “It It installs and grouts in one day, and the cost is lower than a real ceramic installation.”. When you walk around [the show] everyone is going to try to sell SPC on price,” said Chris Dillon, vice president of sales and marketing.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

With plank tiles in particular, we see doming when the porcelain bows with heat, so a one-third offset in a running bond pattern and use of an edge-leveling system are good practices. Of course, the larger the tile, the smaller the desired grout joints from a design perspective.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

That sentiment sums up the leading flooring technology innovators such as i4F, Unilin Technologies and Välinge Innovation—firms that continue to work closely with their manufacturer partners, licensees and others across the supply chain on everything from time-saving locking systems to innovations in visual realism.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 1, 2012

RESPONSE; I know that the system requires the use of UNMODIFIED thin set which is the. system in my house and expect a long term quality installation. I recommend Using pure portland cement in both your thin set and grout to give you extra strength and durability. 4 What do you know about the Schluter shower pan. RegardsCHRIS.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2021

No matter which segments our retailers targets, AHF Products has the partnerships, products and selling tools to help customers expand sales,” said Wendy Booker, vice president, marketing and new product development. “We TruCor Tile IGT (Integrated Grout Technology) is a tile visual with the grout line engineered into the locking system.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

i4F: True Grout. i4F is making its debut at NeoCon 2022 with i’s True Grout, designed to imitate the beauty of modern rectified ceramics for both floors and walls without its inconveniences, offering easier installation and maintenance as well as improved hygiene. SPC/rigid core tiles featuring True Grout are ideal for any room.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Although COVID-19 initially slowed sales of natural stone, we have seen a sudden uptick as a result of the renewed focus on home improvement,” explained Raj Shah, president, MSI Surfaces. “Of The discreet and refined footprint of the flame element in new systems offers the option of slab stone as a backdrop, to exceptionally stylish effect.

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