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.

The award is organised annually by the Círculo de Empresarios, Círculo de Economía and Círculo de Empresarios Vascos, with the patronage of the Royal Family. Carme Riera, President of the Judging Panel, member of the Spanish Royal Academy, and Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona announced the winner on 5th March.

This new business unit will be led by Paco Martínez-Cosentino Alfonso, who will become Global Head of Digital Business. The Digital Business Unit (DBU) will globally lead all of the company’s digital business initiatives, previously split between the Strategy, Marketing, and Systems teams. This new business unit also encompasses the management of the Salesforce functions within the company, the management of the CBU (Business Strategy Consultant) department, and will implement new strategies, such as the Call Centre strategy for potential customers and prospects.

The Natural Stone Institute has provided natural stone and fabrication services for another home through the Gary Sinise Foundation’s R.I.S.E. program (Restoring Independence Supporting Empowerment). The R.I.S.E. program builds specially adapted smart homes for severely wounded veterans and first responders. Natural Stone Institute members have been involved in over 30 projects since 2017.