American Olean

American Olean Building Turn-Key Stores for Distributors

Dallas, TX, April 3, 2018-American Olean is making it easier for its distributors to expand into new territories through convenient turn-key stores built by the company. According to the company, the...
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Top 250 Design Survey 2006 - October 2006

By Maurie Welsh O'Neill When times are good, people don’t complain as much as they do when times are bad. The nation’s Top 250 designers are certainly more content this year than t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/top-250-design-survey-2006--october-2006

Coverings 2014 Review: Crossville, Imola, Florida Tile, Del Conca, more

By Heather Osteen   Mixed media, new shapes, new interpretations of handmade looks and the continued development of bigger planks captured most of the attention at Coverings 2014. This year&r...
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American Olean Rolls out New Positioning Through Series of Roadshows

Dallas, TX, July 22, 2015—This spring, American Olean hosted a series of distributor roadshows across the country in cities such as Buffalo, Syracuse, Albany, Boise and Dallas. These roadsho...
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Ceramic Tile Report - April 2013

By Jessica Chevalier   Ceramic tile was the fastest growing product category in 2012, according to estimates by Market Insights, LLC. The category grew by 6.5%; hardwood, the next fastest gro...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ceramic-tile-report--april-2013

Top 250 Design Survey 2007 - October 2007

By Darius Helm This year’s survey leaves little doubt that the commercial market has remained stronger and more diversified than ever for a third year in a row. But for the first time in...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/top-250-design-survey-2007--october-2007

Fuse Alliance Names American Olean Supplier

Aurora, CO, March 7, 2014 -- Fuse Alliance said that tile maker American Olean is its newest Preferred Supplier. "The addition of American Olean as a Fuse Alliance Preferred Supplier provides our memb...
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Ceramic Tile Report - April 2014

By Jessica Chevalier Last year marked another strong period of growth in the ceramic market. Though the tile industry has seen steady increases since 2010, several of the manufacturers with whom we...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ceramic-tile-report--april-2014

American Olean Conducting Distributor Road Show

Dallas, TX, July 31, 2018-This summer, American Olean (AO) is conducting product knowledge training with its distributors through a nationwide roadshow stopping at all distributor locations.  &l...
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Coverings 2018: Coverings delivers exciting new product innovation - June 2018

By Ruth Simon McRae Coverings, the largest global tile and stone exhibition in North America, was held this year at the World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, with the show running from May 8 to ...
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Surfaces 2018 Review: At this year's show, branding and marketing shared center stage - Mar 2018

By Darius Helm, Beth Miller and Anne Harr This year’s show, held in Las Vegas from January 30 to February 1, was busy, colorful and enthusiastic. Attendee traffic was strong, exhibitor booking...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2018-review-at-this-years-show-bra...

Daltile Changes Reflect Marazzi Integration

Dallas, TX, Sept. 23, 2013 -- Daltile has informed customers that is has made organizational changes as part of its integration of tile maker Marazzi with Daltile.Gianni Mattioli, who was previously p...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/daltile-changes-reflect-marazzi-integration

Surfaces Preview: A brief look at what's in store at this year's Surfaces show - Jan 2017

By Darius Helm The Surfaces show, held as part of The International Surface Event (TISE) at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas from January 18 to 20, is the biggest residential flooring ...
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American Olean Teaches Benefits of Digital Printing

Dallas, TX, July 17, 2018-American Olean (AO) recently partnered with its distributor Gulf Tile & Cabinetry to teach a group of Florida designers and photographers what ceramic tile can do from an...
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StonePeak Ceramics Names Two Regional Sales Manage

Chicago, IL, June 17--StonePeak Ceramics, Inc. hired Drew Giungo and Doug Snell as regional sales managers in the Northeast and Southeast regions, respectively. They join Tom Baker, sales manager for...
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Dal-Tile Brands Take Part in Two Initiatives

Dallas, TX, April 18, 2012 -- Dal-Tile Corporation, in partnership with the Tile Council of North America, said its Daltile and American Olean brands are participating in two new industry initiatives ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/daltile-brands-take-part-in-two-initiatives

CTA's design of Scentsy's Idaho headquarters: Designer Forum

By Randi Thomas Heidi and Orville Thompson launched Scentsy, now a well known flameless candle business, out of a shipping container on their farm in 2004. Over the years, the company has grown exp...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ctas-design-of-scentsys-idaho-headquarters-...

Outdoor Flooring

  By Darius Helm   Sunrooms, loggias, covered terraces, outdoor rugs, indoor amenities in the open air—the trend of extending the living space beyond the threshold of the home has b...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/outdoor-flooring

Starnet Design Award Winners Announced

Darien, CT, April 20, 2015—The 15th Annual Starnet Design Awards were held April 17 in Tucson, Arizona as part of the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership’s Annual Meeting. E...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/starnet-design-award-winners-announced

Dal-Tile To Lay Off 25 To 30 Workers

Olean, NY, Oct. 13--Ceramic tile maker Dal-Tile will be laying off 25-30 production workers at its Olean, NY plant today, according to the Olean Times Herald. Plant manager Toby Miller said, “Twent...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/daltile-to-lay-off-25-to-30-workers

Best Tile Names LaRocca Contractor Sales Manager

Ludlow, MA, February 5, 2007--Best Tile Distributors of New England has appointed Richard LaRocca to the position of contractor sales manager for the Shrewsbury, Massachusetts location. In his new rol...
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Carolina Tile Completes Move to Orangeburg, SC

Orangeburg, S.C., December 21--Full-service tile and natural stone retailer Carolina Tile celebrated its arrival in Orangeburg with a ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony Saturday, Dec. 18, accor...
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Dal-Tile Gets Industry-First EPD for NA Production

Dallas, TX, April 18, 2014 -- Dal-Tile said it recently completed the Environmental Product Declaration development process for all products manufactured in the company’s North American producti...
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Roy Foster Named QuickStep Sales VP

Thomasville, NC, June 14, 2006--QuickStep has announced the following recent changes to its organizational structure: Roy Foster has been named QuickStep’s vice president of sales. In his new role...
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Dal-Tile Announces Plans to Build New Tennessee Plant

Dallas, TX, March 6, 2014 -- Dal-Tile, the ceramics arm of Mohawk Industries, has announced plans to build a glazed porcelain and colorbody tile manufacturing plant and distribution center in Dickson,...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/daltile-announces-plans-to-build-new-tennes...

Strategic Exchange: Economists forecast a slight economic dip in 2020 - Dec 2018

By Kemp Harr The Dodge Construction Outlook for 2019 and the ITR Economics presentation at the NAFCD meeting appear to be in sync about what the next couple of years will look like in the constructi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/strategic-exchange-economists-forecast-a-sl...

Distribution Panel - February 2013

s we emerge from the recession and look at rebuilding business, it is important to consider the role of every member of the supply chain. The distribution network is important to the flooring indust...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/distribution-panel--february-2013

Starnet Honors Design Awards Winners

Darien, CT, May 8, 2013 -- — Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring recently honored 14 members in the 13th Annual Starnet Design Awards.The awards process was moved entirely online this year thr...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/starnet-honors-design-awards-winners

Ceramic Tile Report: The U.S. ceramic tile market continues to reinvent itself - March 2017

By Jessica Chevalier The U.S. ceramic tile market has been in a period of rapid change over the last decade, change that has impacted both product and process-from the advent of digital printing, whi...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ceramic-tile-report-the-us-ceramic-tile-mar...

Ceramic Tile: The Distributor's Perspective - Aug/Sep 16

By Jessica Chevalier The U.S. ceramic floor tile business is strong right now. By dollar value, it grew by 7.3% in 2015, second only to resilient, and took a bit of marketshare as well. While the cat...
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