Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

AHF Products said its strategy is simple: invest in innovation and technology, deliver a dynamic product portfolio and be a great business partner for builders. This collection features muted textures, wide-width wood looks as well as authentic looks in stone and marble.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2022

The Coverings 2022 best booth award winners are a collective group of highly creative tile and stone industry companies,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings. The Museum brand stood out for superior and timeless appeal with large-format, marble-look porcelain.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

“Awarding the winning projects is one of the most exciting highlights at Coverings each year, and we are extremely proud of the winners as well as all of the designers and installers who entered the competition for 2022,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 20, 2020

We were truly impressed with all of the project submissions we received for this year’s CID Awards program,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, LLC, the event management company for Coverings. Heritage Marble & Tile Inc. Charleston, S.C. Residential Stone Installation: Portland White House. Portland, Ore.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 27, 2023

MSI MSI’s latest Premier Porcelain Display features three premium collections—Kaya, Regallo and Savoy—positioned in a good/better/best pricing strategy. The display includes 18 pre-labeled, 12 x 24 tile samples placed to cascade in front of three accent boards showing coordinating mosaic sample options.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

What’s more, the new line is designed for outdoor and wet areas. “It’s perfect for wayfinding or illuminating around a pool,” said Kathy Green, director of brand strategy and communications. “It Gamma—what Warren called the brand’s crème de la crème at the show—is a real marble mosaic that features drastic veining on top of exotic colors.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Bold Color: While blue remains America’s favorite color, brighter hues are on the rise, as are sophisticated blacks and dark greys as “new neutrals” – particularly in marble-inspired looks. Inspired by the aesthetic of marble veining, patterns, shades and designs, the collection is available in two 6mm sizes and four colors.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

“The attendees and the exhibitors —and the world in general—are getting back to business, and face-to-face is really important in that engagement,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews. “I Floor-to-Ceiling Marble. What’s trending: Opulence. Trend Report.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Maybe they’d be just fine with marble-look tile and refinishing the cabinets instead of replacing them. Using the above strategies, you can certainly get more clients to the finish line. Showing a bit of sympathy for today’s particularly high prices can’t hurt either.

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Ceramics of Italy

AUGUST 29, 2023

Laminam is reaping the rewards of shrewd strategic choices and capitalising on investments made as early as 2021 with a commitment to strengthening them in the future, while focusing on the group’s key strategies of internationalisation, digitalisation, human resources and sustainable innovation.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

One of MSI’s retail partners, Yates Flooring in Lubbock, Texas, features tile prominently and uses a key strategy of grouping color and material to help make the sale. A gorgeous installation that has staying power might include mixed materials such as glamorous wood- and marble-look tiles.”. Seeing is believing.

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Realstone

AUGUST 11, 2023

Materials : Stacked stone fireplaces can be made from slate , quartz , marble, or any natural stone. H3: Architectural Harmony: Designing with Fireplace Stone Understanding Design Themes: Traditional : Consider classic materials like limestone or marble with ornate detailing.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2022

Coverings has been the preeminent event for the tile and stone industry for more than 30 years,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings. “As Serenade , from Naxos, is inspired by the rich colors of the world’s finest marble. Coverings exhibit booth #C9920.

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StoneDimensions

MAY 23, 2014

For years, the Marble Institute of America (MIA) has led study tours to quarries around the USA, Canada, and abroad. The conversation quickly shifted to the differences that limestone and marble producers experience (as opposed to granite producers) when using the same technologies. Yes, this was a great classroom setting in the field.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It’s been great; we’ve been swamped,” said Kathy Green, director of brand strategy and communications at Emser. “We The classic geo shape underwent a refresh in three colors as well as an art deco and marble look. While the main event for tile each year is Coverings, being held in Orlando, Fla., I didn’t want people standing around.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

“The shows that have staged in the first quarter that are in the construction and building industry have had a real excitement and energy about them,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 7, 2021

They are always coming to us with ideas and strategies on new merchandising concepts and new product development—additional ways of growing our business together. Offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks, it gives genuine tile the chance to be installed just as fast and easy as any floating floor on the market.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

I feel, as one of the first handful of major trade shows to take place, Coverings is knocking it out of the park,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews at the show. “At close to 10,000 attendees showed up to view the latest and greatest trending tiles. “I

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 17, 2023

Standouts include Ivory, Stone and Marble from the Rapolano collection. Mannington’s overall wood strategy hinges on focusing more on upper-end opportunities in the market by moving away from base-grade products. The edge treatment is not super sharp; it doesn’t look like it’s planed.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

For us, it’s validation for a kind of strategy that we are getting back to in residential hard surface, to what Mannington is known for with a little nuance. With this strategy everyone wins. The deep sapphire blue and black marble background is accented by prominent white and gold veining in a 10’6” x 5’3” slab. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

FCNews got the opportunity to witness this strategy firsthand during a recent visit to the company’s headquarters to get a preview of some of the introductions for Surfaces this month. Artemis offers Carrara marble looks in an 18 x 36-inch format, featuring Microban technology and a painted bevel in two visuals—Daybreak and Cloud Cover.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

There is a big difference between a concrete floor that resembles your driveway and a calacatta marble paver that matches the floor of your kitchen or great room. But that doesn’t mean dealers won’t find success with the right strategy. Focusing on education, suppliers agree, is the key to success.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

By Megan Salzano—W ith the pandemic shaking up product launch strategies, the fall selling season has become a key product launch phase for many suppliers. While Surfaces remains the main stage for most manufacturers, new products are hitting the streets—and dealer showrooms—this fall that have never been seen before.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

T he intense level of competition in the waterproof flooring segment —particularly the LVP/SPC/rigid core category—has resulted in aggressive pricing strategies to build market share. This intense competition, while giving retailers and end users more choices, has negatively impacted profit margin opportunities for specialty retailers.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2014

This gives a beautiful overall balances layout-not always the easiest, but certainly the most consumer-pleasing layout strategy. Cuts are kept to a minimum, often with full tiles on at least 2 or 4 sides, and other necessary cuts are reserved for low visibility spots, such as behind the toilet and far end corners.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 16, 2024

This session mixes theory with hands-on fun, using the Japanese art of Suminagashi paper marbling. CEU: Rebuilding communities with data-driven wellness strategies 4:00 p.m. Learn from the experts how to master color logic and take your projects up a notch. CEU: Recommitting to worker satisfaction: Furniture in all spaces 1:00 p.m.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

“The mission of the Marble Institute of America is to serve and support the dimensional natural stone industry by providing an array of services, products, and authoritative information important to, and valued by, industry members. The organization’s strategy outlines how the goal will be achieved.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

If you truly want to be the best gift-giver, then you’ll need a strategy to find just the right gift. Slice and serve bread on the wood half, then arrange an assortment of cheeses on the cool marble. Though foodies do love food, your gift list should also include a several non-food options.

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StoneDimensions

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Truth be told, there wasn’t much one person could do, but a strategy for 2014 was developed at that show. Marble & Marble’s Paolo Mantenuto (center) speaking to industry colleagues about the MIA safety committee and upcoming initiatives. Sponsored by Atlas Copco, Rock of Ages, and Walker Zanger.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

It’s about providing ideas, whether it’s a back-splash or a certain look like stone, marble or wood,” Thorn-Brooks said. “We We had a robust reception to our new five-pillar strategy and merchandising platform,” Warren stated. We have to talk to the RSA more than we’re talking today, and this environment does that.”. keys on curation.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. What has changed, however, is its strategy—and the arsenal of new tools the company is building to accomplish it with. The new strategy is anything but ordinary. No wait time and no acclimation is required. More committed than ever.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Republic tapped the tile-look trend with the introduction of Solar Granite, a shiny marble look product, which is slip resistant and scratch resistant. Mohawk, for example, has revamped its brand messaging and marketing strategy—in addition to launching new products that meet key needs—to bring ease to the selling process.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

As a result, Bella has reinvigorated its go-to-market strategy as well as launched a new portfolio of hard surfaces products—including rigid core lines that run the gamut from mid-$1 to $4 price points, providing a good/better/ best option for dealers. We also have stone-look patterns, limestone as well as marble looks we are coming out with.

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Tile Excellence

MAY 27, 2013

This gives a beautiful overall balances layout-not always the easiest, but certainly the most consumer-pleasing layout strategy. Cuts are kept to a minimum, often with full tiles on at least 2 or 4 sides, and other necessary cuts are reserved for low visibility spots, such as behind the toilet and far end corners.

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INOKI

JUNE 5, 2014

It’dn’t do to have a marble countertop that is sophisticated appearing lined with a glossy tin backsplash! To fit high-priced countertops like marble or granite, you could hunt about for tin back-splashes that take complex designs. Look at the layout and make an instant strategy of backsplash installments.

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StoneDimensions

DECEMBER 12, 2014

A heavy emphasis will be placed on developing strategies to promote accreditation within the design community. Social Media Strategy : refine the strategy for making social media posts about accreditation that could be further distributed via the MIA and accredited member sites. Deadline to Apply : January 3, 2015.

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