Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Trend research, global sourcing, sales and leadership come together resulting in a cohesive and in-depth book outlining Emser’s catalog of offerings, which absolutely include something for everyone seeking tile and stone solutions.”. The post Emser releases new tile product catalog appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Marcos Soria, Feria Valencia STATE OF THE INDUSTRY During the Tile of Spain Press Conference, held on the first day of the fair, Vicente Nomdedeu, President of The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) , echoed the strength of Spain’s ceramic sector, reporting on 2022 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Engineered Floors: Gold Standard I, II and III For Engineered Floors, DW Select’s Gold Standard I, II and III PureColor HiGH-DEF series continues to impress with its quality, durability and style. All Gold Standard carpets are manufactured with PureColor, a proprietary solution-dyed fiber.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The National Tile Contractors Association ( NTCA ) trainers will be touring nine states, offering 17 free, standards-based workshops and eight free regional trainings this year—nearly double the number provided in 2023. The content is aligned with industry standards and methods, ensuring relevance and applicability. Jackson, Miss.—The

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Tile of Spain USA

AUGUST 13, 2020

His divergent arena of experience comes from showroom & architectural sales with a major distributor; in the manufacturing sector as a specification consultant, as an apprentice installer under master European tile-setters and finally in product design and creative development with a Canadian manufacturer.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Trend analysis, worldwide procurement, sales expertise and leadership has led to this comprehensive catalog that delineates Emser’s array of offerings.” “Our team is tremendously excited about this year’s product catalog, and the new collections that will be available” said Rich Rose, chief operating officer, at Emser Tile.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Scott Jones, John Thompson and Andy Friedlander are the company’s new territory sales managers for south and east Texas and eastern North Carolina. Scott Jones is Happy Feet’s new territory sales manager for the east Texas region. He has 28 years of experience in the sales and installation of all types of flooring. Scott Jones.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

What distributors had to say: “NovoCore Q was recently launched at our regional shows and the feedback from our sales reps and dealers was fantastic,” said Austin Starnes, product manager, BPI. NCQ not only answers the call for waterproof flooring but is quieter than standard SPC. Create Flooring. Maritime Collection. Hardened Wood.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The schedule includes 10 free, standards-based tile installation workshops, plus an art glass panel training session. —The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has unveiled its training schedule for December.

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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

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think the vibe is very good,” said Patrick Warren, vice president, residential sales, dealer & showrooms, Daltile. If you feel 3D printing, it’s almost like an embossed in register,” said Manny Llerena, director, sales and marketing. Everybody seems optimistic that it’s not going to be a terrible year.

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Ceramics of Italy

JUNE 1, 2023

The standard sets out a detailed set of criteria for a company’s environmental management system (EMS) and certifies the validity of the measures adopted to protect the internal and external environment. www.energieker.it L'articolo EnergieKer obtains UNI EN ISO 14001: 2015 certification proviene da ceramica.info.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2022

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.”. In addition to its classes, CTEF also has a certification program. New York; and more.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Due to standard production tolerances, square floorboards almost always show deviations in their format,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director IP. The smallest tolerances or errors during the manufacturing process would cause the tiles to become difficult to be installed, the company said.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Education is the fastest and easiest way to increase sales and profits! 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.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2023

” The workshops are open to tile installers and contractors as well as sales personnel and the A&D community. Learn new tile industry standards and methods for installing GPTP, how GPTP is made, where it can be used and special tools, setting materials and techniques required to install it. 9/13 SE Tile, Durham, N.C. ●

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Compared to standard engineered wood, laminate and SPC, it’s much harder,” said Milton Goodwin, AHF Products vice president. We wanted to come up with a name that conveyed the depth of the product,” said Kevin Whaley, vice president of sales and marketing for the LM Flooring brand. And the best part is it’s all natural hardwood.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2023

“Chip is a true leader with years of experience in sales management and negotiation,” said RD Weis president, Michael Callaghan. Prior to joining RD Weis, Ebert was commercial sales manager for Stanley Steemer where he headed up the company’s national account sales program. Pete/Clearwater), and was the No.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

square foot on all standard Mercier wood floors—with the exception of the Pro Collection. The post Mercier extends spring sales promotion appeared first on Floor Covering News. Montmagny, Quebec—Mercier Wood Flooring has extended its Spring promotion—which was originally scheduled to end on April 22—to May 6.

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Ceramics of Italy

MARCH 18, 2024

The award recognises Italian companies’ international sales achievements and their ability to enhance the global standing of Italian industry based on official statistics from the Italian Customs and Monopolies A gency.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The standards for COF have changed, and any individual or firm involved in the manufacture, specification, sales, installation, or maintenance of ceramic tile floors should understand the new requirements for tile. You didn’t know the standard for tile and COF had changed? standard and is commonly known as the DCOF AcuTest sm.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The guide—along with the Certified Tile Installer “Field Manual for Thin-Bed Installation of Ceramic Tile” and associated tests—have become the industry standards for the professional development of tile installers and others involved in the sale, specification, prep, installation and service of ceramic tile , the group said.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2020

Throughout the course professional sales techniques and tactics are taught. This course is designed to give salespeople the tools they need in order to increase sales and avoid customer false expectations and more. Throughout the course professional sales techniques and tactics are taught. ITS Verification.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Attendees will gain insight into today’s sustainability market and the current conversation around carbon emissions, detailing the need for furthering the demands of environmental transparency, standardized environmental performance and human health optimization pertinent to product ingredients.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 17, 2019

Rachelle: I am an Interior Designer by education, but fell into sales when I lived in Arizona. After a couple years, Betty – the owner of Architectural Ceramics, asked me to help her manage aspects of the Rockville showroom remodel, as well as develop and implement a new sales platform called Salesforce. AC: Favorite tile, check.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The standard generally requires floors to be under 75% relative humidity—although you should always follow the flooring manufacturer’s guidance. Jason Spangler is sales manager for Wagner Meters. He has more than 25 years’ experience in sales and sales management across a broad spectrum of industries.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

And with that comes the prospect of products that don’t necessarily meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. “I I think what’s going on here in the western United States is a lot of dealers have SPC fatigue,” explained Adrian Van Raalten, vice president of sales and marketing, Pacific Direct Industries.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2023

“Like most construction material suppliers, the flooring industry has experienced a shortage of professional installers, especially regarding ‘new breed,’ younger workers,” said Robert Williams, national sales manager/national accounts, Bostik. Bostik is always on the lookout to aid in apprenticeship training programs.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We We expect it to be better this year with the second half being the strongest.”

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Saint-Georges— Mirage , a hardwood flooring brand, announced its Fall 2020 Rebate Sale. The major hardwood flooring sale is taking place across the United States at all participating Mirage dealers from Oct. This offer is valid on all Mirage standard products, regardless of species, color or width. Consumers get a $0.75/square-foot

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. billion-plus commercial flooring market, with specified contract representing the lion’s share of sales, preliminary FCNews research shows.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Offering a unique combination of design versatility, easy installation and high-end performance, Karndean LooseLay aims to set the standard for commercial LVT. There’s so much to consider when choosing flooring for commercial projects,” said Samantha Lisi, vice president of commercial sales.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It’s difficult to think of an honor that could be more fitting,” said Samantha Lisi, vice president of commercial sales. standard by which to evaluate and verify sustainability of floor coverings across the entire product life cycle The post Karndean Designflooring wins ADEX Platinum Award appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. The new core material for flooring has all the advantages of standard rigid products: waterproof; easy click installation; and dimensional stability. Every step in the selling process is repeatable,” Bhullar said.

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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. In commercial, hard surfaces surpassed carpet for the second straight year with hard surface sales reaching $3.5 of hard surface commercial sales and is the fastest growing category.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2022

The winners represent the talented and resourceful young professionals in the industry who are setting new standards for excellence and performance, the show said. Natiely Canedo, Florida sales manager, StoneHardscapes, Ft. Matt Welner, trainer, National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), Jackson, Miss. Manufacturer. Lauderdale, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Showgoers participating in this session will learn about embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability and reduction, while also gaining a deep understanding of how such initiatives align with the tile industry’s relevant objectives and why the push for alignment to a clearer definition of embodied carbon is key.

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