Witex USA recently debuted Laura Ashley ceramic tile, a selection of porcelain tile for home and commercial settings, whether for high-traffic areas or designer focal points.
A wide variety of large- and small-format floor tiles -- as well as wall tiles, borders, inserts, trims, listellos and a full palette of complementary grout colors -- is available.
Initial floor tile sizes include 12-, 13-, 16-, and 20-inch squares.
Elements of the Mohawk Ceramic program are now being formalized nationally, with more product, merchandising, training and promotional ideas slated for 2003, according to the company.
Mohawk Ceramic now offers a loose tile program to all Mohawk dealers nationwide, and has just unveiled a new display. The wing type display holds 26-by-24-inch samples divided among the company's Classic, Natural, Rustic, and Slate collections. Samples are color coded for cross-referencing, and usage icons indicate acceptable applications -- such as indoor, outdoor, walls, and floors -- for the tile.
Eliane has produced a Porcellanato Antico brochure that showcases the Fuoco Della Terra series of porcelain tile. The collection offers a mix of natural hues, a non-slip finish and the new Fuoco Della Terra earth tones, Eliane says.
Fuoco is described in the brochure as containing "glowing and ravishing colors." Terra features colors that are "historical, erosive and everlasting," the brochure posits.
Spanish porcelain tile manufacturer Gayafores has released Ordesa, a PEI-IV rated glazed porcelain tile series offered in a 13-by-13-inch format. The series features a wide tone variation for additional rustic effect.
Hibernia has developed two tufted broadlooms, Windsor Road and Cable Knit.
Windsor Road is a wool-blend sisal with defined lines crisscrossing strong accents of color. This Wools of New Zealand-brand carpet was created using 10-gauge, multi-pile height and multi-stitch rate technology. Windsor Road is offered in 14 color combinations and is designed for extra heavy-duty residential and medium-duty contract installations.
Cable Knit is a wide-gauge, multi-level loop texture constructed to emulate the look of a hand-knit sweater. Cable Knit is available in five shades and is designed to be suitable for extra heavy-duty residential and heavy-duty contract installations, the company says.
Milliken will announce the addition of nine new designs to its Innovations Collection -- from its Border, Casual, Contemporary, and Skins lines -- at Surfaces 2003 in Las Vegas.
Innovations comes with the patented Milliken Color Runner, a feature display rug, and a POP rug tag featuring the different color and size images of each design, along with a full-color brochure.
The machine-made rug is constructed of 100 percent nylon, and is available in 10 sizes -- including five rectangles, one runner, one square, one round, and two ovals.
Beaulieu of America has developed Magic Fresh, a new carpet treatment engineered to destroy common household odors, pet odors and cigarette smoke.
Magic Fresh is a salt-based compound formulated to absorb and decompose gases from odor sources over a period of time. The product withstands numerous cleanings and excessive abrasion while maintaining its odor-destroying abilities, Beaulieu says.
Roppe Corp. has introduced its reformulated rubber base as Pinnacle Rubber Base [formerly type (TS) SBR rubber base]. Pinnacle is designed for ease of installation and to be PVC free. Pinnacle Rubber Base is available in a spectrum of 67 colors and is backed by Roppe's five-year warranty.
Award Hardwood Floors recently unveiled Master's Touch, the company's new hardwood flooring line featuring three categories.
The line consists of six colors of Antique Plank, designed to capture the appearance of original time-conditioned wood; four colors of Time Worn Plank, designed to replicate the hand-honing techniques of early American craftsmen; and four colors of Majestic Plank, six-inch wide-width planks that showcase the natural beauty and distinctiveness of real hardwood.
The 14 Master's Touch colors are being featured solely in a new display system that can be converted into an island design or used as a wall display. Merchandising and inventory of Master's Touch will be available beginning this month. The latest colors, styles, and display systems for Master's Touch will be on view at Surfaces 2003 in Las Vegas.
Wilsonart has unveiled Estate Plus, the company's new premium line of residential laminate flooring.
The product features the Scuffshield Plus high-performance wear layer, an acoustic attenuation layer to provide sound-deadening properties, Greycore moisture-resistant inner core, and the LB2 bottom balancing layer for additional impact reinforcement.
Estate Plus also features the Tap-N-Lock glueless installation system, and is available in 16 plank and tile designs. Estate Plus features a lifetime warranty against wear, staining, fading, and water damage.
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