Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Dallas, Texas— Dal-Tile recently received its second Vendor of the Year award from custom luxury homebuilder AR Homes. Dal-Tile surpassed other nationally renowned supplier partners such as GE Appliances, Moen, Sherwin-Williams and Carrier to capture this year’s Vendor of the Year title.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2024

Atlanta— Coverings , the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has unveiled the honorees of the annual Rock Star Awards ahead of Coverings 2024, taking place April 22-25, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center here. Shanan Hehir, owner Shanans Absolute Tile LLC Manchester, Vt.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 3, 2022

—Technical sales teams from Sika and Merkrete were on hand at at the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation’s (CTEF) headquarters recently to conduct tile-setting training. Tom gave me a parameter of what was needed, what aspects he wanted to hit and I built the curriculum around it,” Carothers explained.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2020

Confindustria Ceramica, the Italian Association of Ceramics, has named Centura Tile winner of the North American Distributor Award for 2020. Each year, Confindustria Ceramica honors an exemplary North American tile distributor with the prestigious North American Distributor Award. A high-caliber corporate image.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The Tile Council of North America (TCNA) released its U.S. tile consumption Q3 findings during today’s Coverings Connected event. Tile through Q3 2020, hampered by an economy struggling with the pandemic, was at 2.04 ceramic tile consumption for 2020 would be 2.60 FOB factory sales were $975.9

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2023

“I speak for the entire Tarkett Commercial team when I say we are truly humbled and honored to receive this recognition for the second straight year,” said Kevin McGregor, commercial sales vice president, Tarkett North America. “It

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

We like to say sustainability is built into everything we do, from operations to sales, Mapei is committed to being transparent and reducing our impacts to deliver healthy and sustainable solutions to the built environment.” Sustainability is not merely about products—it’s a guiding principle that shapes every aspect of our operations.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 28, 2013

According to the latest Catalina Report on Ceramic Tile released by Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC), ceramic tile has led the recovery in U.S. floor coverings sales. During 2013, dollar and square feet sales are estimated to increase by 7.0% rising to $2.5 billion and 2.4

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. Daltile’s Dickson plant.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Dallas—Dal-Tile Corporation, a division of Mohawk Industries, has appointed Matt Kahny as president of the company. Kahny comes into his new role with years of experience in a variety of leadership positions within both Dal-Tile and Mohawk’s U.S. I’m proud to lead this amazing Dal-Tile team,” Kahny said. hard surfaces business.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2022

Spain has supplanted China as the largest exporter of ceramic tile to the U.S. The Tile Council of North America (TCNA), a trade association representing manufacturers of ceramic tile, tile installation materials, tile equipment, raw materials and other tile-related products, has released its 2021 U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2022

The purpose of event is to annually bring the ceramic tile industry together to network and learn from each other. Total Solutions Plus is hosted by the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA), the National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and Tile Contractor’s Association of America (TCAA).

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

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, Tenet sessions.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Ceramic Tile Distributors Association. GLEN ELLYN, IL, August 4, 2021) – Total Solutions Plus (TSP) is excited to bring the ceramic tile industry back together to network and learn from each other, in person. Exhibiting at the Tabletops is your ticket to increasing your business sales and services. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2021

Dallas, Texas— Daltile’s commercial team will launch an updated continuing education unit (CEU) on “The Tile Industry and Green Building” to show the ways tile can contribute toward green building certifications. Through our conscientious manufacturing, we produce 100% natural, environmentally-friendly tile.”.

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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 25, 2017

While children everywhere are going back to school, let’s go back to basics and learn about ceramic tile through a few of Architectural Ceramic’s collections: Basics, London, and City Hall. AC’s Basics Collection , is a simple one with a white subway tile at its core. As a result, the tile expands and contracts.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 27, 2013

Florida Tile Promotes Barbari & Facca To New Strategic Roles. Florida Tile has announced two significant changes to its sales and marketing organization due to recent growth in it independent and commercial divisions. Tom Facca has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Independent and Commercial Sales.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The sales team at Ambassador Mid-West Floor has started using the visualizer’s increased capabilities to show homeowners options for new backsplashes in addition to floors. “We Now we can help customers visualize more than the standard 3 x 6 tiles. We plan to use the visualizer to help close deals and increase sales.”.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

. “Novalis is continually innovating to provide customers with the highest-quality products in luxury vinyl flooring and a key focus area is on the product’s sustainable attributes—from raw material extraction to end-of-life expectations,” said Jay Thomas, executive director, VSC.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They don’t make the flooring products consumers buy; they provide the underlying technology that makes the floors they buy even better. With its True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks, the technology allows manufacturers to feature a middle grout line mimicking two tiles in one. Hotspotproof. Light SPC.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted, total industry sales fell just short of 2019’s numbers at $22.951 billion, a decline of 0.5%. FCNews ’ exclusive research reveals total 2020 flooring sales topped out at $22.951 billion and 18.969 billion square feet. It’s the third highest dollar count since 2006. off in volume.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

The waterproof label has transcended its rigid core roots and is now touted across a variety of flooring constructions—from SPC to tile and even hardwood and underlayment. What’s more, much of the production of these waterproof products is happening right here in the U.S. Mohawk Industries is also heavily invested in its U.S.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JULY 6, 2017

The evolution of tile and stone in recent years has provided endless design and application possibilities. The trend has also been to transition to ever larger format tiles – they are now available in sizes as large as 5’ X 12’ in facial dimension, with thicknesses ranging from 3 mm to 3 cm and thicker.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

While other popular materials—like luxury vinyl—are struggling to maintain price points amid a sea of commodity-driven products entering the market, ceramic tile is known to hold its price and market value through thick and thin. senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile. The opportunity is endless for ceramic tile.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2022

We are thrilled with the Roomvo analytics we’ve been receiving in our insight portal,” said Tom Urban, general manager, Great Lakes Carpet and Tile. Because we are able to see the exact products our customers are viewing, we are able to make business decisions specific to current trends.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

Las Vegas—Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has announced a comprehensive roster of both popular and new programs for Coverings 2022 —which will take place April 5-8, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center here. Three educational stages.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 31, 2023

He cited several key factors, including modern manufacturing techniques, which have “greatly improved the aesthetics of laminate flooring, allowing it to closely mimic the appearance of natural materials like hardwood, stone or tile. so you get a made-in-the-USA product that’s waterproof.” Other industry observers agree.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. versus August 2021.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

(ALEXANDRIA, VA — MAY 20, 2016) The growth and energy at the 2016 Coverings show strengthened the show’s position as the leading international tile and stone exhibition in North America. We feel confident with the sales relationships generated by being at the show.”. Blog: coverings.com/blog. About Coverings.

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Building Moxie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

8 Million North American Homes Served. Of course, I didn’t know what this “new” siding product was. Thin, but not as thin as the cement-based siding tiles that came as a stock option on my parents’ 1971 split-level. James Hardie products now appear on over 8 million homes in North America. *.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

This comes after the Ardex Group attained a strategic stake in DTA Tools USA in 2018 and will further the development of a successful market strategy in North America, subsequently offering a more comprehensive experience for both customer groups. And it will help us offer our customers a more extensive product service experience.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year. “I Hard surfaces continued to surpass carpet in 2021, a feat considered unthinkable only 10 to 15 years ago, when most retailers utilized “carpet” in their store names with no mention of resilient or tile.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 7, 2022

This is true testament to the power of teamwork,” said Kevin McGregor, commercial sales vice president, Tarkett North America. Fishman Flooring Solutions said it distributes a variety of Tarkett Contract resilient products such as luxury vinyl tile, vinyl sheet, VCT and finishing accessories.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of total flooring sales and 5.6% By Reginald Tucker In 2020, something interesting happened in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Economic fluctuations and labor shortages may continue to burden the tile category in the coming year. Tile products are an ideal fit for this demographic, and we expect that 2024 will once again confirm this trend. In 2023, large-format tiles emerged as a significant success story.

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