Coverings, the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has announced the annual Rock Star Award winners in advance of Coverings 2023, which will take place April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.
NALFA, the North American Laminate Flooring Association, returned to Raleigh, North Carolina last week for its annual spring meeting. Hosted by and at NC State University, the Association’s first and only laboratory testing and educational member since 1997.
Astrum Porcelain Tiles, by Ceramiche Supergres, is a porcelain stoneware tile collection inspired by one of the most widely used materials in architecture: travertine.
Bjelin, a part of the Pervanovo Invest AB Group and develops and manufactures a wide product range of both traditional wooden floors and innovative floors from new materials, will participate in the BAU trade fair on April 17-22, 2023, in Munich, where they will show several – soon to be released – flooring products as well as technologies by sister company, Välinge Innovation.
The event is open to everyone involved in the flooring industry and will feature networking and education, including opportunities to earn continuing education credits.
From FloorCon 2022, Michel Vermette, former CEO of Armstrong Flooring, offered guidance to flooring retailers on what to do and not do to be successful in business.
The Shaw Flooring Network convention takes place January 15 – 18, 2023, at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida, and marks the first time in four years that all of Shaw’s aligned retailers are invited to come together in person.
CCA Global Partners Retail Group is prepping for its summer convention “The Future Of Next” at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville from August 8-10, 2022, featuring a robust roster of events and speakers including keynoter Kevin O’Leary from ABC’s Shark Tank.
CCA Global Partners announced that the Winter Convention for Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America/Flooring Canada, ProSource and the Floor Trader scheduled in Orlando is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns.