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Tile’s eco-attributes entice younger generations

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano—While resilient flooring— rigid core SPC in particular —has taken the industry by storm, ceramic tile is poised for a resurgence. Esmer Tile’s L’Amour, a newly introduced mosaic tile collection, pairs the look of natural marble with an eco-conscious, recycled glass construction.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

His grandmother was a tile company employee while expecting Donato’s father, who not only would go on to a long and illustrious tile industry career, but serve as both inspiration and role model for his son’s career in tile. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry.

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Laminam grows while focusing on sustainability

Ceramics of Italy

It has launched two key projects in the areas of Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital go-to-market , including the “Click-n Cut” e-commerce platform, which allows marble workers to view product availability in Laminam warehouses in real time and place orders independently.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

The Italian tile industry has analysed the product’s environmental impacts over its entire life cycle by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). This was a key component of a campaign promoting international awareness of the outstanding results achieved by the Italian ceramic tile industry. The EPD can be downloaded here.

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Meet MIA President, Dan Rea

StoneDimensions

Revista Rochas de Qualidade (Quality Rocks Magazine) had the opportunity to spend a few minutes with Dan Rea, the 2015 president of the Marble Institute of America (MIA). Coldspring is a leading supplier of natural stone serving the commercial, memorial, residential and industrial markets since 1898.

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Avente Tile Talk: Italian Made: Fashionable Tile, Design

Tile Talk

Further, as an industry first, Casalgrande Padana unveiled “Bios Self Cleaning Ceramics” that uses HYDROTECT technology from the Japanese brand, TOTO, to create self-cleaning, anti-bacterial and pollution-reducing tiles. . Industrial" by Floor Gres. design standards. Wabi by Ceramiche Caesar. Tactile Textiles.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

Floor Covering News

W hen we think of industry disrupters today, some of the innovators that come to mind include Uber, Tesla and Netflix, to name a few. Many would agree that these companies are changing the paradigm in their respective industries. As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. The mother of all disruptors .