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Coverings announces 10th class of Rock Star winners

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San Antonio, Texas Designer (2): Marie Page, sales design consultant Architessa Rockville, Md. Amala Raj Swenson, principal interior designer Amala Raj Interiors San Diego, Calif. Distributor (4): Steven Bellew, operations manager, warehouse coordinator/co-owner Bellew Tile & Marble Co / TJB Imports Hingham, Mass.

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Obituary: Vincent Pompo, industry veteran

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He worked his way up from the warehouse to sales manager. In 1975, he started Southwestern Tile & Marble Company in San Diego, Calif., Pompo started his career in the tile business unloading box cars at Gladding McBean, the manufacturer of Franciscan tile and dinnerware.

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Arizona Tile Honored with Industry Partner Awards

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

In addition, Dallas Sales Representative Kathie Ahrens attended the ARC Awards on August 16th and was pleased and honored to hear Arizona Tile mentioned several times during the awards presentation. Congratulations to our Texas sales team, management and associates for being recognized with these awards! About Arizona Tile.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. The residential remodeling market is also benefiting from the increase in existing home sales and the rise in home prices. Countertop sales are outpacing overall sales in the natural and manufactured stone sectors.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Most importantly, he is the founder of San Diego-based Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, and the University of Tile and Stone, a pre-eminent provider of education to industry employees and customers. Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects.

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2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain

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In recent years, North America has been trending away from rectified edges in all looks, with the exception being traditional marble and flowing textured wall tiles in the 12×36″ or upwards sizes. The market is steadily adjusting to this material, and it is becoming more commonplace at point of sale. Natucer Vintage Series.

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