A retiling project for the Philadelphia Flyers’ practice arena and a tight deadline reveal years of on-site experience and installation ingenuity

When we look at tiled floors or walls, we see a finished product where required installation standards have been strictly followed. However, without taking the damaging effects of moisture into account, the installation is guaranteed to be considered a failure.

Green not only refers to the color of money for this bank, but also for the many steps the financial institution took in designing and building an environmentally friendly, community-serving facility

What manufacturers, distributors, retailers and installers have realized is that having the best product around or possessing the best skills isn’t enough anymore.

If you’re on Twitter and love to talk tile, then I invite you to join #tilechat on the first Tuesday of each month.

Solutions intended to reduce environmental impact are just one of several highlights planned for the 2012 edition of Expo Revestir, taking place March 6 to 9, at the Transamérica Expo Center, in São Paulo, Brazil.

To those who freely offer their expertise and time to anyone who asks, whether a fellow professional or consumer, I say thank you!

The way of conducting a successful business has changed. From the days of the Yellow Pages salesperson who went store-to-store, to responding to email and voicemail day or night, we have become a 24/7 society where we want and need information immediately, and if it’s not available, we know where to find it.

Achieving and maintaining a successful tile-related business, be it manufacturers, distributors, retailers or installers, was the underlying message during the recently held Total Solutions Plus event in Chandler, AZ. With the combined force, know-how and generations of experience, the event proved to be a provider of knowledge to the more than 450 attendees.

Glass and mosaic tile not only add a decorative touch to any wall or floor application, but they also bring awareness to the surface they are applied to by bringing to light certain parts of rooms with gleaming glass accents, or with their intricate mosaic patterns and designs.