CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

AUGUST 20, 2015

San Diego, CA – Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants, Inc. The updated CTaSC website uses cutting edge technology to feature an extensive menu of services including forensic investigations, quality control, testing, training, marketing and business planning, expert witness and more. CTaSC) announces the launch of their new website.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

The latest ARDEX Academy Tile & Stone Installation Systems training wrapped up yesterday in Aliquippa, PA. line and got to work hands-on with the latest and greatest ARDEX product technology. To register and attend a complimentary training near you, visit the ARDEX Academy seminar list now!

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Realstone

MARCH 5, 2024

Beyond Beauty: Uncover the practical benefits of this natural stone veneer, including its durability, easy maintenance, and timeless appeal. Unveiling the Magic of Pearl Grey Ledgestone Natural Stone Veneer: A Guide to Its Best Uses Imagine the possibilities!

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

AUGUST 23, 2016

Join ARDEX and HG Stones for a demo night extraordinaire! ARDEX tiling products will be demo’ed with NEOLITH Large Format Tiles –you don’t want to miss it! RSVP by August 31, 2016!

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. Not only is the product particularly unique, but it comes with a set of dos and don’ts consumers are often unaware of or afraid to deal with. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., Natural stone adds tremendous value when used strategically.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2023

Las Vegas—A revitalized Mandalay Bay facility, an impressive exhibit hall, education and event lineup and a strong floor covering, stone and tile industry were evident as The International Surface Event (TISE) held here earlier this year. program, and industry support for our Foundation’s Mission Possible cash and car raffle.”

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

MAY 26, 2016

Have you signed up for ARDEX Academy training yet? We have so many awesome opportunities for you and your team to brush up on important skills and see the latest product technology! For a full schedule, click here or see below for some of our summer training options! It’s that time of year–Summer is here!

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 9, 2014

LEXINGTON KY ¾ Florida Tile continues to expand its PietraArt stone collection with the introduction of the Pebbles line of natural pebble mosaics for walls and floors. Pebbles is an another extension of our popular and growing PietraArt stone line,” Cilona says. “We Innovations Product Information'

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The CTEF aims to improve the tile industry through installer certification, education , training and participation in the development of nationally recognized standards and methods. During normal times, CTEF generates income through in-person training and hands-on certification event fees. Flooring products.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 26, 2019

NEW HAVEN, CT, April 26, 2018 – Tile America is proud to announce Island Stone with their “2019 Supplier of the Year” award. “Island Stone is the go to for spa-like projects with their innovative flat pebble stone product that is soft to the touch and inspired by organic shapes in nature.”

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 14, 2019

Discussion continues with regard to the variety of training available in the marketplace for contractors that install large format gauged porcelain tile with the goal of ensuring that training is sufficient, and it aligns with the qualified labor language in specifications or installation instructions.

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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. Tenet sessions.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

“I am humbled to be part of the Ardex Family and believe it’s the perfect fit for the TiLite product offerings and myself,” said Scott Carroll, founder of TiLite and newly appointed Ardex business manager, shower systems. “It I’m especially excited to welcome Scott Carroll to the Ardex Family.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2022

“This online auction is a wonderful fundraising event because it brings together the users and producers of tools and supplies for installing tile,” said Scott Carothers, CTEF director of certification and training. Flooring products. Materials such as tile, GPTP, backer board, underlayment, mortar, and grout.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Kaye Whitener, Don Roberts and Jim Aaron of the Floor Covering Education Foundation The history of flooring dates to 3,000 BC when the Egyptians developed stone construction with stone and brick floors soon to appear. As the installation curriculum grows nationally, it will require more trained instructors. military veterans.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. These sessions will focus on the breathtaking world of tile and stone. What Lies Beneath: How the Tile Community Saved the Day with Proper Preparation.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

According to show organizers, the exhibit hall is nearly sold out and is packed wall-to-wall with flooring, stone and tile exhibitors, services and product offerings for industry professionals.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 25, 2023

That mission is to improve the tile industry through certification, education, training and participation in the development of nationally recognized standards and methods. The auction will include over 100 items relevant to tile installation professionals.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has outlined the registration details and webinar schedule for the fifth and final edition of Coverings Connected for 2021. Arlington, Va.—Coverings, The digital experience will feature three learning sessions and is scheduled to take place Nov.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2022

FCNews rounded up a few installers, contractors and craftsman/craftswomen to identify the adhesive products that help them seal the deal on the job site. Following is a sampling of some of those products: Bostik. Whether it’s ceramic, porcelain, granite or marble this product has it covered. Divergent Adhesives.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2020

–Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host a brand-new digital experience called Coverings Connected. Attendees of Coverings Connected are also able to engage with 900+ exhibitors through online exhibitor galleries and the New Product Showcase.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Oberlin, Ohio— The Natural Stone Institute (NSI) launched a new CEU course titled “Natural Stone Embodied Carbon Research.” The course is designed to help attendees identify ways to reduce embodied carbon in future projects and identify ways to incorporate natural stone into their projects.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

“The results of the first-ever CTEF online auction were a huge success,” said Scott Carothers, CTEF director of certification and training. This allows us to continue our mission of tile installation training, education, and certification despite the pandemic.”. The feedback we received was all positive,” Carothers explained. “We

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 6, 2023

For this initiative, she has partnered with several specialty manufacturers covering a variety of materials—including stone, ceramic tile and, yes, sheet vinyl—to produce several Allison Eden-branded collections. “I Allison Eden takes the wraps off a brand-new stone collection whose visuals are based on some of her signature designs.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

San Diego, CA, May 19, 2016 – The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) just released an updated version of the popular Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile online technical and sales training course. Education is the fastest and easiest way to increase sales and profits!

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 8, 2021

TISE Live is a product-focused, virtual experience offering flooring, stone and tile product features and manufacturers, unique content, education and networking opportunities. Source products, meet with vendors. In addition, TISE Live has been designed to be all about product sourcing. 26-28 online at TISE Live.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 10, 2022

Laticrete is a family-owned manufacturer of construction solutions, including tile and stone installation and care systems, resinous and decorative flooring finishing systems, masonry veneer installation systems, as well as other materials used in the building industry. We want trainees to learn with quality tools and products.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2023

AHF Products is partnering with William M. Bird is essential to our growth across our business, and this is especially true for the commercial segment,” said Fred Reitz, vice president-commercial, AHF Products. AHF Contract’s Nod to Nature Mountville, Pa.—AHF Aligning ourselves with strong partners in distribution like William M.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Parsons brings a vast background of stone countertop fabrication from both small and large scale operations. Having received his first porcelain slab training from Stonepeak in 2014, he has seen porcelain grow in popularity across the country. This product is not going away. As a managing partner of U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2024

The CTI part of the CTEF booth is sponsored by TEC Specialty Products in booth #7900 and includes eight opportunities to take a free Certified Tile Installer hands-on test. The ACT section of the CTEF booth is sponsored by Crossville, Custom Building Products, Laticrete, MAPEI and Noble Company. Six openings remain.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 28, 2023

Bourdage has been given this award in recognition of his service to the tile and stone industry. I believe improving the tile and stone industry as a whole begins at the individual level, with that personal connection. Fuller for 21 years, where his last role was president at TEC Specialty Products, a subsidiary of the company.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Each board member has been selected for his or her experience and dedication to the ongoing support needed to recruit and train new flooring installation craftsmen, according to the company. Dalton—The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) will add five new board members to fill open seats left by members whose terms have expired.

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JG Kitchens

AUGUST 13, 2014

I’m training for a GORUCK Challenge at the end of August, during which I’ll be carrying a pack loaded with four bricks for about 12 hours of military-inspired rucking and PT. “Good living,” they call it! Brick pavers are traditional classics (Photo Courtesy: Coronado Stone Products).

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. Sustainable production is an ongoing objective at Recer. The other two main product categories are porcelain tiles, and SIB.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2021

Laticrete will exhibit its latest product solutions and innovations at Coverings 2021, including the soon-to-be-released Hydro Barrier Plus and Hydro Ban XP waterproofing and crack isolation membranes. Following are the products Laticrete will showcase at Coverings 2021. Products to be showcased. Bethany, Conn.—Laticrete

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