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COVERINGS REPORTS GROWTH AT 2016 SHOW

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

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. More than 25,000 industry professionals attended the week-long expo, April 18-21, 2016. About Coverings.

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Are you up-to-date on COF?

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Coefficient of friction (COF) requirements for ceramic tile are included in the vast majority of commercial construction specifications for ceramic tile. COF is the measurement of a tile’s frictional resistance, closely related to traction and slipperiness. You didn’t know the standard for tile and COF had changed?

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Get Inspired: Welcome Spring with Cement Tile

Granada Tile

Spring finally, officially sprung last week, and we here at Granada Tile couldn’t be more excited. While we’ve seen reports of snow in some parts of the United States, our social media feeds have been happily filling up with photos of blossoms, buds and flowers. Tile photo, Granada Tile.

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Breaking News: Spotlight on Our Atlanta Cement Tile Design

Granada Tile

Our Atlanta tile design makes an appearance in the October issue of Atlanta Home Improvement. The last six months or so have been pretty exciting: Editors all over the United States have featured Granada Tile ‘s delightful new Stripes range (from our Echo Collection ) in their publications. Floor tiles in an entry?

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EPA Announces Inclusion of Green Squared in Federal Government Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing

The Tile Council of North America Blog

“In establishing a sustainability initiative, it was our desire to put in place one standard and one mark across the tile industry to cover the products used over the course of an installation. . These Recommendations were made to all U.S. For more information, contact: Roxanne Shiflet rshiflet@tcnatile.com (734) 735-1891.

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Static COF and the new DCOF AcuTest

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

COF or Coefficient Of Friction is related to the traction and slipperiness of a ceramic or porcelain tile. COF is a standardized method to measure the frictional resistance of a walking surface, in this case, tile. for ceramic tiles for level interior spaces expected to be walked upon when wet. Share it now!

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Take it to the Capitol: Issues retailers want tackled now

Floor Covering News

The stakes will be sky high come November when the United States votes for its next president as well as the representatives and Senators who make up the legislative branch of government ( Congress ). per square yard for carpet tile with a $0.02 per square yard for carpet tile with a $0.02 In 2011, the fee was $0.05