Motawi Tileworks (The Tileworks) recently introduced Ovation, its latest art tile design.

Online registration is now open for The International Surface Event (TISE): SURFACES I StonExpo/Marmomac I TileExpo 2021, occurring at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 16-18.

The Natural Stone Institute was proud to make a donation to the Gary Sinise Foundation in support of its R.I.S.E. (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment) program. The R.I.S.E. program builds 100% mortgage-free specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. This donation was made possible by Salado.

The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) offers a certification accreditation program for experienced tile and stone professionals who have a minimum of two years full-time on-the-job experience within their respective tile or stone industry.

Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, recently announced programs that will take place during the tile and stone showcase – scheduled for July 7 to 9 at the North Hall of the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) in Orlando, FL.

TENAX adhesives and bonding agents come in a wide range of colors to assure excellent compatibility with the most common QUARTZ, CERAMIC, PORCELAIN, ENGINEERED STONE, and GRANITE materials on the market.

Daltile recently launched its new Tile Club, one more exciting way in which the brand educates its retailers on the hottest trends and latest performance features in tile.  As part of Daltile’s new Tile Club campaign, a box filled with samples of the most on-trend tile will be sent to the brand’s Statements Program Dealers nationwide each quarter.  

Sika has acquired the flooring adhesives business of DriTac, a US-based floor covering adhesives company with an especially strong position in wood floor bonding. The acquisition will contribute to Sika’s increased presence among floor covering installers and distributors, while accelerating Sika’s expansion in the Interior Finishing market in the USA. In 2020, the acquired business generated sales of CHF 20 million.

LATICRETE, a leading manufacturer of globally proven construction solutions for the building industry, has expanded its NXT product line with the release of two high-performance self-leveling underlayments (SLU), NXT^® Level Plus and NXT Level Flow. NXT Level Plus is an advanced SLU that pours directly over more compromised substrates than ever before, thus eliminating extra steps, labor, materials and time.

Broomfield, Colorado: With protected hydraulics, sensors and cables, Epiroc’s new Boomer M20 is designed and built to minimize unplanned stops and maximize uptime and performance in highly demanding operations. This is the next generation in underground mining.