Tile of Spain USA

JUNE 27, 2024

A quintessential step in the design process is selecting your color palette. Choosing the perfect color scheme communicates your personality throughout your home, enabling you to craft functional, inspiring and imaginative spaces. Your palette selection goes beyond aesthetics as color helps evoke emotion and set the mood of a room. Soft neutrals create a sense of tranquility and reduce stress, while shades of blue stimulate the mind and promote concentration.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2024

Jackson, Miss.— The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) has announced the latest companies to achieve Five-Star Contractor status, a prestigious accreditation that recognizes the highest standards of excellence in the tile industry. For the first half of 2024, it welcomed Fischer Tile and Marble as a new five-star accredited member in the commercial category.

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The A to Z of Building

JUNE 27, 2024

A recent study in Materials explored concrete synthesis using natural bamboo fibers (NBFs) and recycled aggregate from crushed waste concrete, aiming to find the optimal mix for improved properties.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2024

Washington, D.C.—INSTALL, a North American leader in floor covering installation training and certification, announced its three new alliance partners: Mondo Contract Flooring, Taylor Adhesives and Dewalt. These partners will join INSTALL’s list of over 130 floor covering mills and manufacturers that work with the organization to inform its training curriculum and technical instruction for flooring industry professionals.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2024

Solon, Ohio—Global flooring manufacturer Tarkett has launched a carpet tile collection inspired by the aesthetic of repurposed materials. The Quiet Edit collection is a high-performance solution for greeting areas, lobbies, meeting rooms or spaces used to meet, work and learn. “Reflection often leads toward tranquil transformation—a sense of purpose,” said Omoleye Simmons, vice president of design at Tarkett North America.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2024

Crossville, Tenn.— AHF Products introduced Crossville Marblique, a new tile that is designed to epitomize exotic beauty and sophistication, at NeoCon 2024 in Chicago. Marblique is made to showcase the allure of natural marble through its Visual Touch technology, bringing rich and textural realism to design. The collection launched in partnership with Del Conca.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2024

Like most flooring products in 2023 , tile declined in both sales and volume last year due to various factors— most significantly, the struggling housing market. When the dust settled, tile flooring experienced about an 8% decline in dollar sales in 2023 to $3.226 billion vs. $3.507 billion in 2022, according to Floor Covering News research. Flooring tile volume also found itself in the red in 2023, registering a 6% decline to 2.306 billion square feet.

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