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Ceramic tile for safe and sustainable homes

Diary of a Tile Addict

Ceramic tile is not only beautiful, it is also healthy for your home. So states a Bulletin from TCNA (Tile Council of North America)s. The Bulletin notes that tile is also long-lasting, easy to clean, fire-safe, and offers many slip-resistant choices. Ceramic tile contains none of the formaldehyde found in some floor coverings.

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Exploring the sustainability of ceramic surfaces

Diary of a Tile Addict

Product quality, design, innovation, Italian origin, and sustainability are all key components of the Italian ceramic tile industry’s success. The Italian tile industry has analysed the product’s environmental impacts over its entire life cycle by means of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). of Italian ceramic tile production.

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Tarkett partners with Adleta Corporation 

Floor Covering News

Adleta will be inventorying Tarkett LVT, commercial and residential vinyl sheet, rubber tile, standard and premium wall base, finishing accessories and more, helping it serve customers in all key segments, including education, workplace, healthcare, multi-family and single-family residential.

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Tarkett partners with Reader’s Wholesale

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Effective immediately, Reader’s represents the company’s resilient product portfolio for both commercial and residential customers in the Southern Texas, Southern Louisiana as well as central and south Mississippi markets. Solon, Ohio—Tarkett entered a distribution partnership with Reader’s Wholesale Distributors.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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However, with great power comes great responsibility—a position many “me-too” suppliers failed to uphold, and the category saw an influx of product that didn’t meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. The manufacturers informed the dealers that they were moving to standard payment terms of net 30 days for all products.