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Emser releases new tile product catalog

Floor Covering News

The 2022/2023 product catalog is also a comprehensive guide including with information on installation, product pattern placement, care/maintenance, practical application, industry guidelines and standards, sales and partner retailer locations and more.

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CEU: THE ART OF SPECIFYING NATURAL STONE

Realstone

Is the quarry able to produce the sizes and quantities you need? Get the resources you need to help ensure the stone you choose meets the standards and design intent set for your application. Review resources to find more information about natural stone standards. Learning Objectives.

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New Options on Green Squared and an Innovative Mortar That Sets in Hours

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NSF International, an independent global organization that writes public health standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods, now offers Green Squared Certification for sustainable ceramic tiles, glass tiles and installation materials. www.nsfsustainability.org.

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A Note From Jim: MIA Focuses on 2015

StoneDimensions

MIA represents the entire supply chain with industry segmentation as follows: fabricator (42.5%), slab distributor (25.6%), quarry/producer (7.5%), equipment suppliers (7.8%), installers (5.8%), restoration (4.6%), consultant (2.6%), and other (3.7%). Sourcing the best information in the industry will never be easier. and Canada).

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Premium underlayments: A path to add-on profits

Floor Covering News

It’s also of major importance to remember not to get bogged down by technical information when making the sale. There are specifications that are standard, but they’re very hard for a consumer to understand. RSAs can easily get talked into a corner, and if that happens to an RSA multiple times they will eventually just stop trying.

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Queries and Quandaries: Stone Tile on Exterior Balcony

StoneDimensions

We also use standard deviation. A low standard deviation indicates a very uniform set of specimens, and conversely, a high standard deviation indicates a highly variable set of specimens. Standard deviation returns a value, but that value really needs to be quantitatively compared to the average to be meaningful.

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Meet MIA President, Dan Rea

StoneDimensions

The mission of the MIA is to serve and support the dimension natural stone industry by providing an array of services, products, and authoritative information important to, and valued by, industry members. This will make communication about industry standards much easier. companies want to do business with fellow MIA members.

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