Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 6, 2020

Browse through this collection of traditional Scottish homes that have been transformed to meet modern standards. Like much of Europe, Scottish architecture is continuously finding innovative ways to integrate new concepts with the old. Tartan Influence in a UNESCO World Heritage.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

—The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) recently named Martin Brookes its president for 2021 and 2022 and its 2020 Tile Person of the Year. The award has traditionally been given at the Coverings trade show but was canceled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2020

Atlanta—Interface has placed in Fast Company ’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020. The post Interface named to Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2020 appeared first on Floor Covering News. Interface is honored in the Energy category for its Carbon Neutral Floors program.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. Las Vegas—Six manufacturers were voted best of class in the 2020 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest sponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). MANNINGTON. ADURA APEX LEGACY HEXAGON & BALTIC HEXAGON.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation ( CTEF ) will celebrate generosity on Giving Tuesday 2020 by highlighting the opportunities available to provide education and installer certification programs for ceramic tile and stone industry professionals. “I Giving Tuesday takes place Dec. What is Giving Tuesday? Why Giving Tuesday for CTEF?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 11, 2023

—Mannington Commercial announced that its operations located here have achieved International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001 recertification. Since 2020, the company has reduced its landfill waste by 17%, the equivalent of diverting approximately 545 tons of waste. million kWh). achieved ISO 14001 certification in 2012.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2020

In fact, formaldehyde emissions for several wood-based building and flooring products have been federally restricted since 2011 under the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act. See the latest sustainable tile solutions from TCNA ( [link] ) members at Coverings 2020. Ellis by Vitromex. Retroactive2.0 by Crossville.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 14, 2020

Louis—The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Responsible Procurement Program ( RPP ) has been accepted into the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) new ICC 700-2020 National Green Building Standard (NGBS).

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2020

26, 2020, hosted on Coverings’ website, and it will be followed by successive Coverings Connected experiences during 2020 and 2021. The Coverings Connected August event will address tile industry standards, selling tile post-pandemic and the health and wellness benefits of tile. 23, 2021—National Tile Day.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 26, 2023

Carlos Mongalo pioneered the NFCAP in 2020. Launched in 2020, the group offers an apprenticeship agenda registered with the Department of Labor. Its goal is to set standards within the flooring industry by training a new generation of flooring tradesmen who ultimately become professionally certified. Wauwatosa, Wis.—Bostik

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“As one of the largest and most respected tile, marble and terrazzo installation companies in the country, David Allen Company is an award-winning flooring contractor known for high standards of professionalism, craftsmanship, integrity and customer service,” said Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

This year’s annual event, the first to take place since 2020, was held from February 27 – March 3, 2023 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. When installed correctly, they provide protection from extreme weather conditions, offer ample insulation and eliminate the need for excessive heat and air conditioning use.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 10, 2020

The collection features standard marble-look pieces in a range of sizes (740 by 1,480mm, 740 by 740mm, 600 by 600mm, 300 by 600mm, 300 by 300mm, 150 by 150mm, and 73 by 300mm), allowing the vivid veins to take pride of place. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Sound of Marbles Verde Intenso (740x1480mm).

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Standard white metro tiles were given a lovely twist by Arklam. They also took on the colour trends of 2020, specifically sage green and terracotta. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, February 2020. Melody from Codicer. Roca displayed their Rock Art Shell fishscale mosaics with matching coloured grout.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Standard white metro tiles were given a lovely twist by Arklam. They also took on the colour trends of 2020, specifically sage green and terracotta. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, February 2020. Melody from Codicer. Roca displayed their Rock Art Shell fishscale mosaics with matching coloured grout.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The company holds several certifications for its ongoing efforts in sustainability, including Green Squared, a multi-attributed ANSI standard. It is also the recipient of numerous regional and national awards including TN recycler of the Year for 2020.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Taking a break from traditional layouts, adding texture, and enjoying the hand-made chic of zellige tiles were all identified as being hot trends in 2020. Standard formats still maintained prevalence, and it’s now a common site for them to be presented in a vertical or stack layout. Harlem from Natucer.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 4, 2020

The standard formats (600 by 600mm, 600 by 1,200mm, and 900 by 900mm) are complemented by a pre-mixed selection (600 by 900mm, 600 by 600mm, and 300 by 600mm) which gives the collection tremendous scope for composition. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

After a short illness, Hecox died at the age of 52 on September 21, 2020. He routinely volunteered to help out CTEF at trade events and conferences; he served as CTI Evaluator to help expand the certification program; and he promoted tile installation best practices to interior design students so they could better specify tile projects.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Other companies produced a more standard panelling look with two distinct sections separated by a highly decorative listel. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, February 2020. Saloni ‘s Duran Evas Arena and Ceniza combined stone-looks with elegant leaf designs, ribbed relief and gold/metallic accents.

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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. All events since March 2020 have been suspended, to be rescheduled once conditions are safer.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 3, 2020

The collection if offered in four standard formats (1,200 by 1,200mm, 600 by 1,200mm, 600 by 600mm, and 300 by 600mm), as well as a 70 by 600mm bullnose, and 300 by 300mm mosaics. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Pedra Azul Grey Mosaico Mix. Pedra Azul Grey Strutturato. Ceramiche Refin.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

By Ken Ryan If not for an anomalously bad second quarter created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the carpet category may well have celebrated an upturn in 2020 after several mediocre years. In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% in dollars, according to FCNews research. billion in 2019.

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JG Kitchens

JUNE 12, 2019

I’m excited to share that my third book, Healthy Living/Healthy Home , will publish in June 2020. Bathroom – Consider replacing a standard showerhead with a handheld massaging model for relieving sore muscles after a run or weight-training session. The post Healthy Living/Healthy Home to Publish in June 2020!

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Saint-Georges— Mirage , a hardwood flooring brand, announced its Fall 2020 Rebate Sale. This offer is valid on all Mirage standard products, regardless of species, color or width. The post Mirage rolls out Fall 2020 Rebate Sale appeared first on Floor Covering News. Consumers get a $0.75/square-foot

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 8, 2020

Playing with grout lines, Zip offers unique decorative effects with shaped edges alongside its standard 600 by 600mm and 600 by 1,200mm pieces. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Zip Ivory White. Zip Ivory White. Keep safe and keep happy! Ceramica Bardelli. Meneghello Paolelli Associati.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

The company holds several certifications for its ongoing efforts in sustainability, including Green Squared, a multi-attributed ANSI standard. It is also the recipient of numerous regional and national awards including TN recycler of the Year for 2020.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Katie’s generous contributions to the industry have previously been celebrated through her receipt of the Natural Stone Institute’s 2020 Person of the Year award, recognizing her dedicated leadership impacts and extensive support to the association’s executive team during the year.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In 2020, Osterhout served as the chair of the NSI’s R.I.S.E. Arcot’s advocacy in the human rights space greatly complements the sustainable work practices that exist through NSI’s third-party verified Natural Stone Sustainability Standard (ANSI/NSI 373) and the NSI Accreditation program.

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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. While modest, this marks an about-face for the sector, which fell just over 11% in 2020. trillion, to a level of nearly $23 trillion, compared to a decrease of 2.2%, or about $480 billion, in 2020.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MAY 1, 2020

Taking the standard metro tile (a 100 by 300mm format) Blaze offers subtle natural textures contrasted with gloss with stylish results. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, May 2020. Mixing media is an important trend for the year, and there are so many ways that companies are incorporating it into their collections.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

in 2020 vs. 2019. As for the standard-bearers, Mannington is offering select lines of WPC, SPC and traditional LVT through its heralded Adura collections. FCNews research showed resilient flooring was up 21.3%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) will host its second 2020 laminate inspector certification class March 12, 2020 in Raleigh, N.C. The class will also focus on the updated 2019 LF-01, LF-02 and LF-03 NALFA Standards. as a part of the 2020 NALFA Spring Meeting. Washington D.C.—The to 5:00 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 14, 2020

The North American Laminate Flooring Association’s (NALFA) first 2020 laminate inspector certification class will take place Jan. The class will also focus on the updated 2019 LF-01, LF-02 and LF-03 NALFA standards. The class will also focus on the updated 2019 LF-01, LF-02 and LF-03 NALFA standards. Washington D.C.—The

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Diary of a Tile Addict

MARCH 5, 2020

This design takes a standard set of squares and turns it into a wonderfully modern variation that is definitely worth a mention. A new post by Hanna Simpson, Diary of a Tile Addict, March 2020. Rich natural tones in varying shades of green work together with decors that feature only a straight or curved line in white.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 25, 2020

The sessions–to be led by Armstrong Flooring’s sustainability manager, Amy Costello–are: The six pillars of sustainability – Thursday, April 2, 2020, 1 p.m. Health, wellness & specifying LVT – Thursday, April 9, 2020, 1 p.m. The role of flooring in room acoustics – Thursday, April 16, 2020, 1 p.m.

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Tile of Spain USA

DECEMBER 29, 2020

This technique impedes the growth of micro-organisms and eliminates them, making this an ideal ceramic cladding for facilities with stringent regulations for safety and maximum standards of sanitation that are mandatory for the sake of visitor’s health. Gres de Aragón, Series Faveker Collection.

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