Every day brings new information about the novel Coronavirus. Following the recent travel restrictions decreed by Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, the Italian ceramics manufacturers wishes to ensure its partners around the world that its supply chain is not affected, and production is continuing in order to meet market demand.

Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, recently announced the fourth annual National Tile Day celebration scheduled for Feb. 23, 2020. Brand-new, inspiring imagery of creative tile designs, installations and applications will be shared across Coverings’ social media channels in observance of the holiday. Social media fans and followers are invited to take part in the National Tile Day discussion, using the hashtags #NationalTileDay, #Coverings2020 and #WhyTile.

Matthew Coburger is the director of product merchandising at Nemo Tile + Stone. His journey within the tile industry has been focused on leveraging a forward-thinking approach to modernizing marketing and brand messaging for the industry’s largest players.

Mosaic artists, Lee Callewaert of Dragonfly Tile & Stone Works in Wisconsin and Joshua Nordstrom of Tierra Tile in Alaska, will present “Artisanship in Tile Installations” at Coverings 2020, which is scheduled to take place from April 20 to 23 in New Orleans, LA.

Slant Stitch is a beautiful contemporary tile designed exclusively for Realstone by award-winning tile designer Erin Adams. The 12- x 12-inch tiles are produced with a semi-gloss finish.

Florida Tile recently introduced Modtique HDP. This porcelain tile beautifully displays a fusion of modern and antique influences.

Virginia Tile Company recently announced the addition of Sean Cilona as director of products and suppliers.

Daltile’s new RevoTile is a spectacular game-changer for the tile industry. RevoTile is a revolutionary, patented porcelain tile floating floor system that installs two times faster than traditional tile.

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), the world's largest tile contractor association, is sponsoring the World of Tile Pavilion at the Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) CareerExpo, which is scheduled to take place at the Georgia World Congress Center from March 12 to 13 in Atlanta, GA.

Tile America was recently awarded the 2019 Best Company Video HOBI Award. The prestigious HOBIs or Home Building Industry Awards showcases the best products and services offered by members in many categories under new home construction, land development, remodeling, commercial construction, sales and marketing and financing, brought to you by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Connecticut.