Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) is now offering the “Fundamentals of Thin-Bed Knowledge” (FTBK) guide to anyone associated with the tile industry at no cost. We need more people than just installers to be knowledgeable about ceramic tile,” Goldberg explained. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings, Tenet sessions.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 11, 2024

In addition to Best Overall (over-$5 billion category), Mohawk’s Aladdin brand won the award for Main Street Commercial, Karastan took top honors for area rugs and perennial tile winner Daltile claimed Group A for tile. Engineered Floors, meanwhile, was victorious in Group A for carpet. All were repeat winners.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 16, 2023

Each board member has been selected for his or her experience and dedication to the ongoing support needed to recruit and train new flooring installation craftsmen, according to the company. Emser Tile. Technical College System of GA. Sheehe is the director of national accounts at Emser Tile. Taylor Carpet One.

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Tile Talk

MAY 13, 2014

Artist Series Cement Tile Collection Grows with Guillermo & Tania. In our continuing effort to bring you the highest quality in cement tile products and designs, were happy to announce that our Artist Series now includes the Guillermo and Tania collection. 10" x 10" Handmade Cement Tile. 10" x 10" Handmade Cement Tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 22, 2015

Ton Holten began in the ceramic tile industry driving tile-laden tractor-trailers for a Dutch forwarding company from the far reaches of two continents back to his native Holland. But the new software runs on a modern-day Linux operating system, making it more capable of meeting the needs of an expanding business.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

According to Daltile, the upcoming collaboration with Carpet Exchange is one example of the many ways in which the brand continually executes innovative, comprehensive sales and marketing campaigns to help set its retail partners up for ongoing success with the brand’s products. The DIY-friendly tile. Increasing retailers’ sales.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Here are their responses: Our emphasis will be to reduce unnecessary inventory, minimize expenses, focus more on digital marketing and get the staff up to date on our system training. We want to make sure the before, during and after sales experience meets each customer’s obtainable expectation.

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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

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

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Ardex said it is proud to back tradesmen and tradeswomen with a commitment to manufacturing exceptional products and systems. By expanding training opportunities and standing behind product and system warranties, Ardex said it places its customer at the forefront of its efforts. general manager sales and marketing.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Fishman Flooring Solutions , a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented ARDEX Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. ARDEX has multiple sales representatives in each of Fishman’s five regions.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

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. According to the company, the new system facilitates the fitting of a herringbone panel’s short side into the long side of an adjacent herringbone panel. cor, Sheboygan, Wis.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 10, 2023

They face a host of challenges ranging from competition to hiring employees, increased prices, sales and marketing issues and a constantly changing retail environment. You invested time and money but you have to make the tough decision to tighten up what you offer so your marketing dollars go further and your sales efforts are maximized.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JULY 15, 2016

More than 81 tile installers and customers were trained on ARDEX Tile & Stone Installation Systems in Regina and Saskatoon this week. ARDEX Sales Professional Kelly Jacques and ARDEX Technical Field Representative Bertram Tasch presented the full system of products! Thanks to all who attended.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As At the same time, Daltile has built the merchandising so the retail sales associate can close that sale.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Can you match this tile?” “I’m He provides sales training, processes and systems for flooring dealers help them grow their business and profits while working fewer hours. In particular, I provided store owners with proven suggestions on how to greet customers when they first come into the store. What are you working on?”.

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Mosaicos

DECEMBER 29, 2015

This post is about ceramic tiles of the famous Mosaicos Nolla factory. At first he worked in the textile industry and even had weaving looms until 1866, even in the already existing tile factory in Meliana. The size of the mosaic pieces was based on the inch system with the basic size being 1,5 '', that is 3,81 cm.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

“The latest generation of adhesives are very installer friendly, significantly lower in VOCs and provide assurance of long-term performance,” noted Wayne Williams, Stauf’s director of training. Installers are advised to take advantage of the many trade organizations that offer professional training and diverse certifications.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 6, 2023

Chris Rogers Wally’s Carpet and Tile San Bernardino, Calif. I got my processes and systems in place but it still scares me when I see bills in the $20,000-plus range. Having that installation background is really an advantage over somebody who just comes from the sales side. My wife runs the store—sales and bookkeeping.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

FCNews asked distribution executives for their views: On distribution circa 2025… Bob Weiss, CEO, All Tile. “A The companies that can combine the best people, products, systems and logistics will be the winners going forward.”. Scott Rozmus, president and CEO, FlorStar Sales. Will distributors even be relevant?

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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

JUNE 29, 2021

By Steven Feldman Riviera Maya, Mexico— Daltile Statements Elite dealers were introduced to what is arguably the most advanced selling system for ceramic tile when this select group of retailers convened here earlier this month for its 10th anniversary summit. aims to address these issues, but RSA training is still going to be key. “So

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CUSTOM Insights Blog

MARCH 27, 2015

CUSTOM interviewed experts from around the industry to learn their thoughts about large format tile (LFT). How big will these tiles get? What about thin tile? How do you define large format tile? What is the most important thing to consider when installing large format tiles? Here’s what they had to say.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

The list virtually covers the flooring eco-system—with manufacturing, technology, distribution and installation all represented this year, along with an outlier. facility as a plant manager (also a plant that AHF Products now owns) where we currently make vinyl composition tile. Creating value for our customers is our No.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. of total industry dollars in 2020 and 12.7%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 25, 2021

It’s what draws them into retail showrooms and helped fuel the runaway sales of the resilient flooring category. We’ve taken a position where we train our salespeople to tell people there are limitations on these warranties. John Taylor, owner of Taylor Carpet One Floor & Home, Fort Myers, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

—Carl Delia, president and CEO, Emser Tile “A geopolitical [incident]. Jeff Meadows, president, residential sales, Mohawk “I’m sleeping very well. The only thing that we are thinking about is manpower, but we have a system in place to handle that—our Future Management program. All bets are off if something crazy happens there.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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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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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. economy and ceramic tile market. billion and 1.38

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Although COVID-19 initially slowed sales of natural stone, we have seen a sudden uptick as a result of the renewed focus on home improvement,” explained Raj Shah, president, MSI Surfaces. “Of For these reasons, Heras said Emser agrees the overall ceramic tile and stone industry continues to grow at a low single-digit pace.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The first week of Alliance Flooring’s two-week Connect 2020 concluded with Engineered Floors, Metroflor, Emser and Armstrong providing retailers with product reviews, training guidance and special deals on pallets. Kannapel said the DropLock 100 locking system provides fast, easy, glueless drop-and-lock installation and a tight fit.

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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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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

There is no silver bullet or one thing you can do to beat the big boxes,” said Jim Augustus Armstrong, president, Flooring Success Systems, author of “Beating the Big Boxes” and a frequent FCNews columnist. “A This broad-based approach, observers say, helps ease the sting of soft sales between segments.

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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. Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. We’ve both been cross-trained on just about everything. We were buying both ceramic tile and pavers from Ukraine.

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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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