Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Florida Tile’s purchase by the Italian Panariagroup will be one of the highlights of the company’s participation at this year’s Coverings, taking place April 18 through 21 in Chicago.

“The past decade has seen dramatic growth in the Florida Tile brand, our production facility in Kentucky and our ranking among the top tile manufacturers in North America,” said Sean Cilona, Florida Tile's director of marketing and product development.

Founded in 1974, Panariagroup is an Italian-based producer of porcelain, ceramic, stone and metal tile used around the world in flooring, walls, countertops and other surfaces indoors and out. Today, Panariagroup is comprised of eight brands, manufacturers in three countries and distributes its brands to more than 100 countries.

Cilona noted that Florida Tile also boasts major zero-waste environmental initiatives in its manufacturing processes and U.S.-made products featuring a minimum of 40% recycled content.

“Among the achievements that will be celebrated at Coverings will be the continued expansion of our manufacturing to produce larger format and rectified products, the expansion of our logistics network and distribution facility, new Florida Tile branch locations and the addition of the Cotto D’Este brand inside the operations of Florida Tile in the U.S.,” he said.

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