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NTCA unveils training event schedule for September

Floor Covering News

” The workshops are open to tile installers and contractors as well as sales personnel and the A&D community. During the regional training sessions, which take place in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, contractors can learn about gauged porcelain tile panels/slabs (GPTP). 9/13 SE Tile, Durham, N.C. ●

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Coverings releases Rock Star Award winners

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The winners represent the talented and resourceful young professionals in the industry who are setting new standards for excellence and performance, the show said. Matteo Calisesi, technical business development, Florim, New York, N.Y. Natiely Canedo, Florida sales manager, StoneHardscapes, Ft. Manufacturer.

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Industry associations ramp up training efforts

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Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. We teach them the standards, then we test them.”. New York; and more.

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Made In the USA: AC Tile Lines Made in America

Architectural Ceramics

The studio where each mosaic is hand-assembled, is based in Brooklyn, New York. Where Allison Eden Studios glass is big and bold out of Brooklyn, Quemere Designs is also from New York but represents the other end of the spectrum. The field tiles range from a standard 4×4 to an arabesque and elongated hexagon.

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Real wood coalition, part 12

Floor Covering News

A new edition of RWC coverage will be available in every print issue of FCNews throughout the year. R etail sales associates looking to recommend the right hardwood flooring product for the customer when she walks into the store need to ask a series of fact-finding questions to determine her precise wants and needs. NEW AND NOTABLE.

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Avente Tile Talk: Artist Series Cement Tile Collection Grows with.

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He continued his formal studies in Communication Design at Parsons The New School of Design in New York, which is where his interest in mechanical production processes through screen printing and engraving techniques, were born. design standards. Artist Series Guillermo Lama. Armor Tissue 1A. backsplash designs.

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

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Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet. That works fine, but how often are you going to repeat that sale?

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