CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

San Diego, CA – Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc. In addition to its business services, the new CTaSC website provides many resources for companies in the tile and stone industries as well as some for consumers. List your products and services here: https://ctasc.com/blog/resource-suggestion/.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

COVERINGS REPORTS GROWTH AT 2016 SHOW. 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. marketing for Stone Peak. This year we had great feedback from key customers that came to the show.

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JG Kitchens

APRIL 22, 2014

Next week, I’ll be attending Coverings, North America’s top tile and stone trade show, for the first time in almost a decade. I’m looking forward to seeing more new products and trends at this show, including many American brands that didn’t exhibit at the European expos. There will be a trip report post when I return, of course!

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JUNE 21, 2018

eporta, the interiors marketplace, and trend service, WGSN, have launched the third Interiors Trend Report 2018/19 analysing the buying trends and insights from search data from eporta’s 10,000+ interior trade buyers across 85 countries. Stone Black by Florim Stone. Key trends. The Mirror is the most popular search. •

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JG Kitchens

JANUARY 23, 2018

If so, REMODELING Magazine’s latest Cost vs. Value Report will be helpful in deciding where to put your money and what it’s likely to yield in increased home value. The average payback nationwide for the 20 projects in the 2018 Cost vs. Value report ranges from as high as 98.3% Are you planning a remodeling project in 2018?

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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, hard surface flooring, and combined ceramic/stone/glass tile markets. floor coverings sales. rising to $2.5 billion and 2.4

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

During Tile of Spain’s annual press conference, held on the second day of the exhibition, Vicente Nomdedeu, president of the Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER), reported on the tenacity of Spain’s ceramic sector, providing insight on 2023 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2022

Dallas, Texas—Daltile is currently highlighting its new Daltile Stare program, new Daltile trend report and new products in the brand’s booth #4312 at HD Expo in Las Vegas. Trend report. Daltile released its first official trend report this year. New products highlights. New products highlights.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2024

Sustainability is not merely about products—it’s a guiding principle that shapes every aspect of our operations. The conference agenda features dynamic panel discussions focused on green building standardization, health and material reporting, and embodied carbon. Additional event and registration information can be found here.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

But back then it was less expensive products like VCT, vinyl sheet, resilient tile and less expensive carpet. About 90% of the product comes from Asia, thus making it the segment most impacted by supply chain disruptions. Home Depot reported flooring sales of $9.225 billion, up 13.1%, or $1.05 cor reported sales of $3.43

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

Measure Square This year, Measure Square is expanding into the stone industry with a focus on stone measuring software. There was a lack of measure estimating technology for the stone industry,” Steven Wang, CEO, told Floor Covering News. But when they stop by the booth and they see our new Measure Square Stone, they are amazed.”

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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

JUNE 30, 2020

The FCNews team has been combing through industry statistics for months, making countless phone calls to manufacturers and industry associations, and in some cases extrapolating data from annual reports. Also, on the resilient side, we saw the meteoric rise of SPC/rigid core at the expense of products with traditionally lower price points.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2024

The event is co-hosted by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), Natural Stone Institute (NSI) and North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA). —Flooring industry leaders have begun hosting a new event, the inaugural Flooring Sustainability Summit, to be held July 17-18 here.

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

AUGUST 26, 2016

Driven by environmental regulation, project specification and client demand, green building continues to double every three years according to the World Green Building Trends 2016 report by Dodge Data & Analytics. CUSTOM has over 100 Build Green products and the Emerald System, which contribute to U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile, leading designer, marketer and producer of tile and natural stone, launched its new and updated website. Our production network extends nationwide with nearly 80 locations and a global infrastructure to logistically handle any size project. Giveaway Alert: Show Us Your #EmserTileStyle .

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2020

Tile Consumption Report, released by the Tile Council of North America (TCNA) just prior to the show, already points toward trouble ahead. The report stated that while many key economic indicators were positive in 2019—as the U.S. Furthermore, product development, marketing and education have turned to focus on North American needs.

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Architectural Ceramics

JUNE 25, 2013

I was catching up on new product from one of my favorite brands, New Ravenna, where I came across a golden yellow glass waterjet mosaic (Fiona Jewel Glass Shown Below). Grayed Jade Pantone – Miraflores Medina Stone Mosaic. Linen Pantone – Chic Stone Wind Porcelain Tile.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

We are publishing this report about six weeks earlier than our typical end-of-June time frame because we didn’t want this labor-intensive issue hanging over our heads as we headed into Surfaces. Other statistical reports will be released, and I’m sure those numbers will be different. The biggest drag? billion in 2020. We have it at $1.3

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Research involves getting our hands on as many reports as possible and talking to as many people as possible, both from companies and associations. Plus, there have been issues with the lower-priced rigid core products, which drove some consumers to laminate. Can you say, “price increases” and “freight costs for a heavy product?”

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

Just prior to the show, the TCNA released its Tile Consumption Report, which pointed toward trouble ahead. The report stated that while many key economic indicators were positive in 2019, American ceramic tile declined for the first time in a decade. New product showcase. The coronavirus pandemic hit the U.S. It showed U.S.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Color impacts the way we feel and our experience of a space,” said Laura Grilli, director of product design for Daltile. One of today’s hottest trends, which I like to call ‘Elevate Life,’ is included in our Daltile Trend Report 2023. The café features a natural stone granite countertop from Daltile in Absolute Black.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Drew Sinquefield – Drew has been hired as a Sales Professional, Tile & Stone Installation System, as part of the Northern Texas Team. In this position he will report Michael Frey, Regional Sales Manager, South West. In this position he will report to Don Brletic, Regional Sales Manager, Western Canada.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has expanded training and education for professionals in the ceramic tile and stone industry for 2023. two days, 16 hours): An essential study of productivity and techniques to make you more efficient; important qualities for the installer looking to be well organized by using time wisely.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

Some VOCs emitted by non-ceramic building products can contribute to a wide variety of health problems and Sick Building Syndrome, according to various health experts. Cordoba by Metropolitan. Because ceramic tile is fired at extremely high temperatures, producing an inorganic material, it has zero VOCs. Ellis by Vitromex.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Our goal moving forward is to put in place experiential digital tools to allow customers to more fully engaged with Emser Tile products. Additionally, Emser Tile aims to bring to life hotel, restaurant and residential environments, further extending the trade show experience to enable visitors to virtually see new productions installed.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

We hope you like the products we recommend. The report is unique because it captures the opinions of homeowners, whereas most surveys focus on trends from the perspectives of interior designers, architects, etc. Below are some interesting tidbits from the report, along with commentary from a Houzz representative. The 2019 U.S.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market. How it works: Unicoat is applied on the edges of the floorboard during production, resulting in a fully sealed surface when the panels are locked together. NovoCore Q.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. That’s compared to the 17.8%

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Diary of a Tile Addict

OCTOBER 16, 2018

This essential but highly time-consuming R&D will form the basis of my Cersaie reports for Tile & Stone Journal in the UK, Tile Today in Australia, and Diary of a Tile Addict itself in the coming months. Firstly, I think manufacturers should trust their product design teams. The prototype Fresco design by Naxos.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. 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. Jeffrey Steele.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Tile Redi® wins new product award. Tile Redi®, world-leading manufacturer and marketer of pre-formed, one-piece shower pans and related accessories, received the award for “Surfaces 2013 Best New Product” sponsored by Floor Tends and Tile magazines. The product is offered in 40 popular models. Bellavita Tile also moved its U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

From the abundance of news products, tools and merchandisers on the show floor—to the bevy of educational sessions in the meeting rooms—there were more than enough enticements to get retailers to make the trip. “The In addition to that, the Natural Stone Pavilion saw some action. The show floor was busy all three days of the event.

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Ciao Tile

AUGUST 4, 2011

Present and sell company products (tile and stone) to floorcovering retailers, contractors, homeowners and others. Prepare and execute product knowledge presentations. Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge. Develop and maintain sales materials and current product knowledge.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 11, 2013

In part 1 of this feature on the industry in 2013 (ASHLEY, PLEASE LINK HERE TO PART 1), industry resources affirmed that the continuing housing recovery could mean a good year for ceramic tile and stone. We attribute that to a pickup in home building, and to enthusiasm for our products following a product revamp,” he reports. “In

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StoneDimensions

MAY 21, 2015

However, reports still expect a 7-10% increase for the year over 2014 activity. Many sources are reporting total construction for the U.S. How about the products and services you provide? Without unique products and services, your only differentiator is the price lever. should finish 2015 at 8-9% over 2014.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 8, 2019

Because more people know that making responsible choices about the products they put in their homes matters for the environment. Although exotic woods are stunning, bamboo, stone or porcelain may be more durable, require less harmful finishes and not affect forests. Check a product’s label. Green Label Plus.

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