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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Louisville Tile Acquires American Olean Midwest Distribution Business

Louisville, KY, June 27, 2023-Louisville Tile, a distributor of ceramic, porcelain, and natural stone tile, announces its acquisition of American Olean Midwest, a tile supplier and distributor. This s...
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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

American Olean Launches Visualizer, Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Dallas, TX, January 31, 2023-American Olean has launched a visualizer on its website.  In addition, the company celebrated its 100-year anniversary the evening of January 30 in Las Vegas, prior ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/american-olean-launches-visualizer

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

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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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

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

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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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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American Olean Celebrating 100 Years of Business

Dallas, TX, January 10, 2023-Established in 1923, American Olean is currently celebrating its 100th year anniversary this year. American Olean traces its roots to the Franklin Tile Company, founded i...
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Coverings 2023: The premier North American tile expo sees a jump in attendance from exhibitors and attendees – June 2023

By Jennifer Bardoner Up 50% over last year, attendance at this year’s Coverings rivaled pre-pandemic numbers. The aisles bustled as booths filled with the 27,000 eventgoers, who converged in Or...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/coverings-2023-the-premier-north-american-t...

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...

Winter Show Preview: A peek at the 2019 flooring products in two premier shows - Jan 2019

By Jessica York   This winter, there will be two national flooring shows, Surfaces and Domotex USA. Surfaces, part of The International Surfaces Event (TISE), will take place January 22 to th...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/winter-show-preview-a-peek-at-the-2019-floo...

Coverings 2019: Color and graphics along with concrete and terrazzo were centerstage - May 2019

By Beth Miller Celebrating its 30th year, Coverings, the largest tile and stone exhibition in North America, kicked off the celebration by welcoming attendees and exhibitors with music from the show...
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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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/coverings-2018-coverings-delivers-exciting-...

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...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/american-olean-conducting-distributor-road-...

Ceramic Tile Report: The U.S. ceramic market is finding its footing following several years of upheavals - March 2023

By Jessica Chevalier For several years now, the U.S. ceramic market has been going through a period of transition with the expansion of U.S. manufacturing, removal of Chinese imports from the market ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ceramic-tile-report-the-us-ceramic-market-i...

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 been bu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/outdoor-flooring

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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Surfaces 2022 Review: New products and innovations in flooring from the annual show – March 2022

By Darius Helm, Jennifer Bardoner and Anne Harr This year’s Surfaces took place over the first three days of February, and, by all accounts, a high volume of business was conducted, despite at...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2022-review-new-products-and-innov...

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-...

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

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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-preview-a-brief-look-at-whats-in-s...

Dal-Tile Publishes ESG Report

Dallas, TX, October 4, 2023-Dal-Tile and its tile brands Daltile, Marazzi, and American Olean are pleased to highlight their ESG efforts in tandem with the newly-released Mohawk Industries Environment...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/dal-tile-publishes-esg-report

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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The Shows Must Go On: Coverings & NWFA Expo bring people back in person for a unique flooring experience in Orlando - Aug/Sept 2021

By Meg Scarbrough The excitement was palpable in Orlando, Florida this July as the flooring world gathered for its first major in-person show since before the pandemic took hold. But like just about ...
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Designer Forum: Architextures SP designs an office headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri - March 2023

By Christi Johaningmeyer When national flooring installation company Flooring Systems Inc. approached Architextures SP about working together on its new ground-up St. Louis, Missouri headquarters, t...
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Matt Kahny Named President of Dal-Tile

Dallas, TX, February 19, 2020-Dal-Tile Corporation is pleased to announce that Matt Kahny has been appointed president of the company.   Kahny comes into his new role with years of experien...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/matt-kahny-named-president-of-dal-tile

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...
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