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

JULY 15, 2021

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) created the Dan Hecox Service Award to be given out annually at Coverings. CTEF said Hecox’s passion, willingness to help attitude, commitment to the tile industry and tile installation excellence were beyond description. Gundlach Company as a tool sales representative.

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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.”. Within these categories are hands-on certification classes that cover basic and advanced topics.

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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. What Lies Beneath: How the Tile Community Saved the Day with Proper Preparation. Exterior Tile Veneers. The Secrets of Pool Design and Installation.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FlinTile addressees the most important downsides of ceramic tiles offering easy installation, lightweight tiles and s trong impact resistance. As the click system ensures perfect alignment of the tiles, installation of a FlinTile floor does not require any specific tools or the use of spacers. But that ’ s not all.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 9, 2021

Floor covering dealers across the coun­try continued to request copies long after the publication hit the streets, citing the guide as an optimal training tool for new salespeople as well as a refresher for existing sales associates. It’s all about giving you the tools you need to help seal the deal. Getting to know your LVPs.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

The tile industry has been through a lot the past five years. But tile manufacturers, distributors and dealers that survived the tough times are now well positioned to benefit from the improving economic climate heralded by many observers. According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s By Jeffrey Steele. in square feet.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Joanie Beazley, residential sales manager, Carpet One Floor & Home, Asheville, N.C., Positioning the products close to traditional hardwood is the most effective way within a retail location,” said Derek Brooks, senior vice president, sales and business development, North America, Torlys. ” Use all the tools.

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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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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years. But those tile manufacturers, distributors and dealers that survived the tough times are now well positioned to benefit from the improving economic climate heralded by many observers. According to Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants Inc.‘s By Jeffrey Steele.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 10, 2019

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. No matter your favorite decorating style, your kitchen and bathroom tile backsplash can be the focal point of your room. Choosing a beautiful tile for your backsplash is just the first step to creating a memorable kitchen or bathroom.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 31, 2022

By choosing the right spec, color and technology based on past and current consumer needs and flooring trends, retailers can be confident that our programs will translate into sales.”. We offer vinyl (SPC, WPC and LVT), laminate (standard and water resistant), engineered hardwood and carpet tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 21, 2018

If you are looking for innovation in wall tile design, the metro tile may seem an unlikely destination. After all, this is one of the long-established staples of the tile retailer’s arsenal, alongside quarry tiles, black and white contrasts, and simulated marbles. Metropolitan from Colorker Group’s ZYX brand.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

That statement accurately reflects 2021 for many flooring dealers, who—despite facing numerous challenges— are closing out 2021 with one of their best sales years ever, with many shattering records. We also increased our window coverings sales by 50% volume over last year, which added another 2% in additional rebates. It all adds up.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

One-on-One with Donato Pompo, Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants. One might say Donato Pompo’s career in tile was foreordained. 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.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. In its 70-plus years of delivering trendy product designs in a range of formats, including floor and wall tile and countertops, a few Daltile products have stood above the rest. Challenging the industry to go bigger. On that list is RevoTile.

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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 installation was completed by Bridgewater Tile, Ltd. Mike Ward, U.S.

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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

JULY 16, 2021

Having the right tools is essential to a professional hardwood flooring installation. To protect yourself from liability and callbacks, installers need the proper tools to measure moisture—the most common culprit in most flooring failures. commercial sheet tile or rubber flooring. sales and marketing, Indusparquet.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

However, with great power comes great responsibility—a position many “me-too” suppliers failed to uphold, and the category saw an influx of product that didn’t meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. retail sales often experience a noticeable dip during election years, as consumers curtail discretionary spending.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Expressive Ideas is the new vinyl-based tile (VBT) innovation from AHF Contract that will be featured at NeoCon 2022. The VBT product line, exclusively from AHF Products, offers lower maintenance and life-cycle costs versus traditional vinyl composition tile (VCT) tile, with colors developed specifically for commercial environments.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. senior director of marketing, Dal-Tile. Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of marketing, Dal-Tile. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. Jodie Doyle, vice president, sales and marketing, Indusparquet USA.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

As producers of high-quality rigid core, luxury vinyl tile, engineered tile and sheet flooring products, Armstrong Flooring reaches customers through its expertise in resilient manufacturing. Trucor’s family of wood, stone and tile visuals provide waterproof, easy-to-clean solutions for today’s residential and commercial consumers.

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Tile Excellence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

But having run my business over 37 years based on honest ethical standards I decided the best way to address these. After an initially acceptable job on a simple marble floor, I had ** do a custom tile bath and an expanded marble floor. About 30% of the jobs that call me now I choose not to accept. issues was straight up and head on.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

The flooring industry was slow to embrace the use of digital marketing and online tools as a viable next step in the evolution of the industry. First up is True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks. The innovation allows the creation of a middle grout line that mimics two tiles in one. Mobile Marketing. cor, Sheboygan, Wis.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. We have great sales reps who really take good care of us, and they also are very good at making sure that if we have any issues or claims they get them taken care of. Engineered Floors.

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Building Moxie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Thin, but not as thin as the cement-based siding tiles that came as a stock option on my parents’ 1971 split-level. At the top most levels, pros earn a badge, for exclusive use in advertising and sales materials. Topics covered include installation, job-site safety, and in-home sales strategies. Thanks for reading. ~jb.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 11, 2021

We expect more of the purchasing experience to be digital as new technological tools develop. It took e-commerce sales to go from 8% of total retail sales to 16% in a seven-year span from 2012 to 2019. Consumers will continue to look for enhancements in digital tools and options to simplify their shopping process.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It’s a much more personal introduction than a standard website. Since tile dealers and distributors are no exception, understanding how to create and manage a blog is key to your social marketing success. “A Blogging is valuable for tile dealers and distributors for several reasons. The Benefits of Blogging.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

This includes VCT, PVC-free BBT, engineered tile and vinyl sheet. Armstrong retail partners attest to the impact the technology has had on sales. “I Diamond 10 has increased our sales exponentially over the past few years.”. We believe this is also an advantage because it represents an aided sale for the RSA.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. He developed tile visuals that were quickly recognized as the best in the industry and developed innovative programs, including Trucor XXL, IGT and 3DP.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MAY 12, 2014

The only tool needed is a screwdriver. They are produced to standard guidelines and beyond. With no distributor, ShopRTACabinets customers can expect savings of up to 40 percent compared to a traditional sale. Avente Tile Talk. Tile Style. Tiles of Spain. There is no specific level of carpentry required.

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Building Moxie

MARCH 31, 2017

Finish it with Tile – Repair Cracks and Finish it with Tile. Application FAQs include instructions for not only concrete, but also wood, stone, brick/block, metal, plastic, Fiberglas, and tile. Applied from a standard caulk gun, I generally achieved what I was looking for. trees and shrubs b.) Pretty good, right?

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