While NeoCon 2013, held recently at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, saw only a slight increase in attendance—41,488 people this year compared to 40,947 at last year’s event—the show was full of energy, optimism and crowded halls.
Grouts are becoming more advanced, with new looks, fast-setting properties and formulations designed to guard against blotchiness, efflorescence and other common problems.