John Laurie speaks candidly about his company’s growth over the years. As with most companies that have grown, there have been some hard lessons to learn, but those have laid a strong foundation for the Jack Laurie Group, which at one ...
Dal-Tile and Laticrete donated materials to install tile in three Habitat homes, including this duplex in Escondido, Calif. Dal-Tile recently donated a 12x12 floor tile and Laticrete donated thinset mortar and grout for three Habitat for ...
Tags: Tile Companies, Humanity Homes, Construction
Dal-Tile opens new design studio in downtown Philadelphia. Dal-Tile has opened the doors to a new design studio in downtown Philadelphia. The design studio will serve as a resource for designers and customers in the area. “To ...
Dal-Tile recently completed the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) development process for all products manufactured in the company’s North American production facilities. With third party validation from PE International and ...
There was a time when the typical floor tile used in the U.S. was under a foot. Today, a 12-inch tile is considered small, as Americans have discovered the unique styling attributes of large format tiles. In fact, it wasn't too long ago ...
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No matter the category, technology has been playing a major role in the types of products manufacturers are able to produce, and the tile industry is no different. In fact, many would argue there's a technological revolution taking place in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Thinner Tiles, Tile
The panel of judges for the third Dal-Tile Interior Design Scholarship, presented by the ASID Foundation, have been announced. This year's scholarship competition, titled "Operation Renovation," challenges students to find a residential ...
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Dal-Tile will build a glazed porcelain and colorbody tile manufacturing plant and distribution center in Dickson, Tenn., near Nashville. The 1.4 million square feet plant is scheduled to open in late 2015 and will be the Dallas-based ...
Tags: Tile, expand manufacturing capability, glazed porcelain capabilities
Dal-Tile announced its Daltile, American Olean, Marazzi, and Ragno brands' adoption of the DCOF AcuTest as the sole measurement of a ceramic tile's coefficient of friction. Introduced in 2012, the new standard more accurately reflects ...
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The Dal-Tile Interior Design Scholarship,presented by the ASID Foundation,returns for the third year. In this year's design challenge,titled Operation Renovation,students studying interior design will compete for more than$25,000 in ...
In today's world, it is obvious innovation is at an all time high. The technology driving the development of products is advancing at such a rapid speed there seems to be a continuous cycle of introductions in most markets. In particular, ...
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The US flooring group Mohawk Industries closed its acquisition of the Italian tile producer Marazzi Group, on 3 April 2013. The purchase price equalling US$1.5bn was paid in a combination of cash payment and company shares. The purchase ...
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Mohawk Industries Inc. announced 2012 third quarter net earnings of $70 million and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.01. Excluding restructuring charges, net earnings were $72 million and EPS was $1.04, a 25% increase over last year's ...
Tags: net earnings, Net sales, SmartStrand Silk, carpet market