WarmlyYours unveils a specially designed briefcase that includes a working, radiantly heated tile for hands-on demonstrations. Created for sales people and contractors, the briefcase is aimed at generating new business by allowing potential customers to experience radiant heating firsthand through a mock installation. The suitcase also includes product brochures, order forms and other material to help close the sale.
New from Porcelanosa is the Woodtec series, an enameled stoneware tile engineered to look like wood. Woodtec is available in the colors of Antico, Honey, Natural, Cognac, Vecchio, Tobacco, Legno Selecto, Beech Natural and Maple. A complete line of decorative pieces rounds out the line.
New to Peronda's Museum collection is the Zar series of glazed porcelain stoneware. The polished, rectified Zar tile is offered in 17 1/2-inch formats, and is complemented by listelos and border pieces.
Featuring detailed characteristics of historic Persian rugs like palmettes, cloud bands, and leaf motifs linked by arabesque tendrils, Persian Tapestry is a new Karastan pattern rug. The colors include woodsy browns and greens, sands and terra cotta reds on a neutral field. The rug is made of New Zealand wool in sizes from 5'9" x 9' up to 8'8" x 12".
StonePeak Ceramics presents the Slate series of glazed porcelain tile. Slate incorporates five products available in four modular sizes. The tile is designed to emulate the look of clay, sand, earth, and lava. One additional look is inspired by the Everglades, StonePeak says.
Roppe has expanded its Pinnacle line of rubber wall base with Pinnacle Plus. Featuring the high-end design look of wood and vinyl, Pinnacle Plus is available in five sculpted profiles. These profiles include three standard toe bases and two base shoe designs.
Pamesa introduces Ikom-Compacto Pedra, a through-body porcelain stoneware tile designed to mimic the look of cement. Offered in 12-by-12, 16-by-16 and 20-by-20 inches, the tile is available in five colors, and complementing meshes and bullnoses. Ikom-Compacto Pedra is offered in polished and natural finishes.
Spectrum Imports, a division of Gardner Industries, presents Charisma, a sheet vinyl flooring available in tile, marble and wood plank designs. Charisma features a registered-embossed wear surface in 16 SKUs, and is available in a 13'2" width.
Wilsonart Flooring has added a mix of 28 colors, textures and sizes to its Red Label line of high-end laminate flooring. One of the highlights is Portland Butternut, a distressed visual offered in a 5" and 7 3/4" beveled-edge plank. The product features a limed finish technique often used by the fine furniture segment, Wilsonart says.
Wellmade Floor Covering International has rolled out a new retail display to showcase its bamboo floors. The display is engineered to be simple to understand, effective, inexpensive and easy to assemble, according to Wellmade.