CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

As of today, PPG has not received the CTDA PROFIT Survey from your company. The due date for the CTDA PROFIT Survey has been extended to April 30. The 2016 CTDA PROFIT Survey provides two key sets of numbers that you can’t get anywhere else: 1. Profit Planning Group independently conducts this survey for CTDA.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 24, 2022

Emser Tile has been awarded a 2022 Top Workplaces USA national award by Energage, a technology company that empowers workplace excellence. “We We are honored to be recognized with Energage’s Top Workplaces 2022 Award,” said Carl Delia, president, Emser Tile. A special thank you goes to all of our amazing Emser Tile family.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2021

Chicago—The Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) and the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) will be collaborating for the first time on the 2021 CTDA-NAFCD Financial Benchmarking Program —essentially a survey that provides side-by-side analysis of their performance metrics next to industry averages.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

As part of that effort, we regularly send thousands of surveys to homeowners to learn what they’re interested in, where they get information and how they choose their project partners. Here’s what we learned from some of our recent surveys. Survey said: Carpet: 17% (vs. Tile: 11% (16% currently installed).

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

Los Angeles—Emser Tile has won the 2023 Comparably award for Best CEOs for Diversity. We have a vibrant, hard-working team of individuals with different backgrounds, skills and perspectives,” said Carl Delia, CEO and president at Emser Tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MARCH 12, 2014

CTDA will again be honoring domestic and international supplier(s) who provide the most value to our distributor members and the ceramic tile and stone industry. This survey will only take 5 minutes of your time and you may complete the survey for multiple supplier nominees.'

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The NWFA Expo and Coverings tile show will be held simultaneously in July. The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo and the Coverings International Tile and Stone Exhibition will be held simultaneously, July 7-9, here, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—The

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

corporate headquarters of Karndean Designflooring, a market leader in luxury vinyl tile (LVT) flooring , has been named one of Pittsburgh’s Top Workplaces for the 9 th consecutive year by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. “At corporate headquarters of Karndean Designflooring in Pittsburgh. Export, Pa.—The

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2021

As such, it surveyed past attendees via a third-party provider to ensure the decision to hold the event was a community-driven one. TISE knows doing business in the flooring, stone and tile industry requires experiencing the products first-hand and building relationships in a face-to-face environment,” said Dana Hicks, show director.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Patrick Warren vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms Dal-Tile Keep up with the trends “It’s beneficial for the retailer to be knowledgeable about current style and color trends. Understanding how to use natural stone tile to recreate these designs, patterns, textures and colors adds to this advantage.

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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.

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Ceramics of Italy

JUNE 30, 2022

The German Institute for Quality and Finance (ITQF) has updated its Green Star survey to 2022 using social listening methods and has certified Casalgrande Padana as one of the most sustainable companies. All processing steps are monitored constantly: from raw material selection and storage through to milling, tile forming and firing.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 2, 2021

As such, it surveyed past attendees via a third-party provider to ensure the decision to hold the event was a community-driven one. TISE knows doing business in the flooring, stone and tile industry requires experiencing the products first-hand and building relationships in a face-to-face environment,” said Dana Hicks, show director.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In support of NWFA’s position and its signature “Real Wood, Real Life” campaign, Martin cited the findings of a consumer survey commissioned by the NWFA and published in Hardwood Floors magazine, the official publication of the association. Public Opinion Strategies completed a national online survey for the NWFA.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. versus August 2021.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 10, 2018

So it is some accolade for UK-based CTD Architectural Tiles that it has recently completed its second Harley Davidson garage in Manchester, England; a project developed in collaboration with Focus Architecture and Surveying. A new post by Joe Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, July 2018. More at: [link].

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 31, 2020

The decision was based on a combination of factors, including exhibitor and retail attendee surveys showing support for the event as well as strict measures show management plans to put in place to ensure the safety of all involved. “We Lacy Carver of Carver Floor & Tile, based in Tuscaloosa, Ala., welcomes the change. “I

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Derived from a monthly survey that NAHB has been conducting for 35 years, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index gauges builder perceptions of current single-family home sales and sales expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair” or “poor.”

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MAY 7, 2019

A recent survey from Lightstream reports that 37 percent of homeowners indicated they are planning to remodel their bathrooms in 2019, edging out kitchen remodels, which 31 percent of respondents said was a priority. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed said personalization was their primary reason for investing in a renovation.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 29, 2012

It’s hard to say what percentage of business owners use Twitter and Facebook -published surveys vary wildly from one third or less of all businesses to two thirds or more. Here are representative tweets and Facebook postings that tile dealers have posted recently, some with links: ask your tiling questions here.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Fast forward to the third quarter of 2022— prospects for continued high levels of multi-family development and high occupancy rates declined significantly , according to NAHB’s Multi-family Market Survey. Ceramic tile consumption, not surprisingly, remains strong in both the single and multi-family construction markets.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. Manufactured stone (concrete tiles) and engineered quartz products are also outpacing overall industry growth. Contact: Tricia Pompo.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2021

It is a very short survey that gives us instant feedback and allows the customer to write her thoughts about her experience with our company. Bryan Keller, Flagstaff Tile and Stone, Flagstaff, Ariz. —Eric Wooten, Johnson Floor & Home Carpet One, Tulsa, Okla. Follow up with the customer. Train, train, train.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Based on last year’s surveys, attendees groused about having to leave the showroom floor for a place to sit down and grab a bite to eat. New attractions include the Tile Expo Bar & Lounge, more comfortable seating areas and more exhibitor happy hours.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

APRIL 6, 2018

According to a recent survey by real estate website Trulia , Millennials, who are buying their first homes, have tipped the scale in favor of the new winner: the craftsman bungalow. Image: Wysteria Design The ornate fireplace is the central focal point of the living room, and often features tile or stone with wood.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

made alternatives, including domestically produced laminate flooring, hardwood, luxury vinyl tiles or planks and, where appropriate, ceramic tile. Furthermore, a Sequential Thomas survey showed increasing rates of companies bringing work back to America. A Yahoo Finance survey showed 82% of U.S. up from 41,000 in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The decision to hold an in-person event was based on a combination of factors, the show said, including exhibitor and retail attendee surveys showing support for the event as well as strict measures show management plans to put in place to ensure the safety of all involved. “We

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. Every survey will show you that 80% to 90% of homeowners, given the choice and affordability, would want a hard surface floor—which the first level up is SPC.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

Meanwhile, confidence in the market for new multifamily housing was in negative territory for the third quarter, according to results from a newly released Multifamily Market Survey (MMS), which measures builder and developer sentiment about current production conditions in the apartment and condo market.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 26, 2019

While homeowners typically take on DIY projects to save money, it turns out that many of them are breaking their fixer-upper budgets and spending much more than they planned, according to a recent survey by Porch. The highest percentage of survey respondents named these as the projects in which they went over budget. New HVAC: 54%.

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The Perfect Bath

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The baths offered thoughtful details such as carefully crafted corner pieces and finishing elements as well as a beautifully formed tile shelf that could easily be translated into a classic bathroom today. Gold-toned ceramics clad one of the fireplaces, with an exquisitely veined marble on another.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Florida Tile. Did you also know that CTDA members enjoy shipping discounts from freightquote.com, credit card processing discounts, discounts on F.W. dodge leads, NAW Business Services Program and a program with Schechner Lifson Insurance? Thank you again for all your support. Looking forward to seeing all at Coverings. Dave Milanowycz.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

“Knowing what is happening in the home fashion industry as far as trends—and knowing what is happening in product (especially wood and tile)—helps direct the looks we develop each year,” Marchetta said. “It From that research, the team will come up with a variety of decorative concepts, somewhere around 70 to 100 ideas a year, to survey.

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Margaret Almon Mosaics

JULY 18, 2015

In the process I found Paul Calter’s Squaring the Circle: Geometry in Art & Architecture , the chapter on Polygons, Tilings and Sacred Geometry. ” I imagine the idea of surveying the land in the service of beauty.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 20, 2019

A recent survey by Porch reveals that DIY projects can cause disagreements among couples (to put it mildly), and some of these arguments can get quite heated. Below are the DIY projects most likely to cause disagreements and the percentage of survey respondents who admitted they did indeed fight either before, during, or after, the project.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

The most obvious is global logistics concerns tied to import uncertainty,” said Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. A recent NAHB survey showed few builders were reporting a switch—or inclination to switch—away from traditional wood framing methods,” NAHB’s Kuo reported.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Buy better, choose our jobs wisely, watch our overhead cost, charge for all the little extras that we didn’t used to charge for (like detaching and resetting doors), installing carpet metals, hard surface and tile transitions. Charge more for tear-outs and dump fees.

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