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Coverings releases 2023 education lineup

Floor Covering News

Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings,

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Thin Is In! (The New Technology in Porcelain Tile)

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

On wall installations especially, large-format, traditional thickness porcelain or ceramic tile can be a bit labor intensive. One of the most impressive highlights of the presentation was when one of the attendees was handed a hammer and invited to strike a piece of standard thickness porcelain tile.

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2015 Kitchen and Bathroom Design Trends

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

To learn more about kitchen design and how you can incorporate some of these 2015 trends into your kitchen, stop by any of our Arizona Tile locations to speak with one of our professionally trained consultants. Arizona Tile Cementine Black and White Porcelain Decos. Arizona Tile 3-D Ivory Split Mesh Mount Stack. Quartz Countertops.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Most CTaSC inspectors are seasoned installers with management experience, so they are great quality control inspectors who can also train installers on these jobs. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry. TileDealer: You provide some of the CTDA’s online training.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The challenge is when to start hiring, and making sure time, money and effort is expended in training employees to be more effective. The fastest way to increase sales, production and profit is through training employees so they will be more competent, productive and motivated, he asserts. At Lexington, Ky.’s

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Collaboration on Installation is Key to Architect's Success

CUSTOM Insights Blog

The tremendous advancements in the evolution of porcelain and ceramic tile into larger sizes are a huge opportunity for architects, but those advancements come with increased installation complexity. Materials like terrazzo, stone and traditional tile can be intermixed, despite the different installation standards and slip coefficients.