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GlobalShop 2017
Flooring manufacturers are addressing the demanding needs of interior architects, designers, store planners, visual merchandisers, and specialty retail owners at GlobalShop 2017, the annual show for retail design and shopper marketing, held March 28-30 in Las Vegas. Click here to read more.
Bostik and Artaic Host Mosaic Workshop in NYC
Bostik, producer of specialty adhesives and installation systems for building construction, and Artaic Innovative Mosaic, designer and producer of custom tilework, staged a free design workshop for the architecture and design community at Manhattan’s Microsoft Store on March 23.
The evening featured a hands-on tutorial of Artaic’s software, “Tylist,” which drives robots to assemble mosaics. The attendees also learned about the benefits of Bostik’s proprietary Dimension RapidCure glass-filled, pre-mixed, grout that is specified by Artaic. Guests participated in a design competition, and the winner, David Kim, won a Microsoft Surface Pro Tablet.
Fuse Alliance Awards
Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional, commercial flooring contractors, announced the recipients of its Member and Supplier Awards. Also announced were the winners of the network’s inaugural Spark Awards. Click here to read the full article.
CarpetsPlus ColorTile Celebrates 20 Years
CarpetsPlus ColorTile, Carpetland USA and Floorco dealers from around the country gathered February 25-28, 2017, at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis to celebrate the buying group’s 20th anniversary. “When we started we didn’t want to have conference room geniuses,” said Ron Dunn, co-CEO of CarpetsPlus ColorTile. “We wanted to get the opinions of our members. Our mission statement was ‘Make good things happen for good people’ and it still is.”
Live from TISE 2017
We’re reporting from The International Surface Event this week.
Posted January 19, 2017
Surfaces 2017 Preview
The International Surface Event at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, January 18-20, brings together the best and brightest in floor covering each year. The 2017 event promises to be one of the biggest and most engaging yet.
The following are just a small sampling of what to expect on the show floor.
Posted January 6, 2017
Top Flooring Trends at Cersaie 2016
There is always creativity and new tile technologies to discover at Cersaie. Here are some of the key flooring trends spotted at the show:
CCA Global Meetings 2016: Gallery from Winter Shows
Retailers were welcomed to Orlando for CCA Global Partners’ Flooring America/Flooring Canada and Carpet One Floor & Home conventions. The brands shared their latest programs and products in the two-day conneXtion event for Flooring America, immediately followed by the two-day Carpet One Winter Convention, called Engage.
Flooring America/Flooring Canada said it would be partnering more closely with The Floor Trader and the International Design Guild to share programs and resources. According to Keith Spano, Flooring America president, “This allows us to continue to grow and scale our model. We’re encouraging members to open new locations, cross-pollinate and capture different clientele. We now have the outlet model, the luxury model and the full-service retail model.”
Among Carpet One’s announcements was the new C1 Radio, a podcast for members sharing the latest tips, business trends, best practices, product updates and company news.
Both Flooring America and Carpet One unveiled programs including Cutting Edge custom area rugs, Innovia Xtreme Clean carpet and updates to the Vision 20/20 scalable store layout with new focal walls, warmer lighting/fixtures and a concierge-inspired welcome desk.
Also during both events, Mannington Mills’ Chairman Keith Campbell thanked the retailers on hand for their business, while also noting his company’s 100th anniversary milestone. “Thank you. From family-owned company to family-owned company, without you we would not have hit the century mark.”
Following is a gallery of images from the two events. For more information, visit ccaglobalpartners.com, flooringamerica.com or carpetone.com.
TISE East Gallery: Looking Back At Regional Flooring Show
The International Surface Event (TISE) East was held last November at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The East Coast regional version of Surfaces, TileExpo and StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas, TISE East drew about 100 exhibitors, along with presenters covering educational topics geared toward distributors, fabricators, installers/contractors, retailers, care/maintenance/restoration professionals and members of the A&D community.
For more information, visit tiseeast.com.