A match made in tile heaven It’s true. Ardex has (basically) bought Wedi by purchasing a majority stake in the company. Many would say that the purchase makes a lot of sense since Ardex doesn’t have either a backer board or a shower system in their arsenal. Wedi, on the other hand, specializes in exactly those things and […]
Tile Geeks vs GTP: By the Numbers
This last month, the two biggest tile-specific Facebook groups celebrated a birthday. Tile Geeks celebrated 8 years of existence since its June 30, 2013 creation by former admin and current Ardex rep Jack Hamilton. Just three years and two days later, on July 2nd, 2016, Jason McDaniel launched Global Tile Posse. Total Membership There’s no […]
TISE Roundup
The International Surfaces Event- Las Vegas, Nevada- 2021 TISE this year was small. Really small, in fact. In fact, many manufacturers and vendors made a business decision not to show up and you really can’t blame them. “In the midst of difficulty lies opportunity” ~Albert Einstein However, other companies made a business decision to show […]
NTCA Annual Meeting
Changing of the guard. Congratulations to Martin Brookes on becoming the new NTCA president and he will serve a two-year term. He is replacing Chris Walker in this role. Additionally, Sam Bruce becomes the first vice-president and Rod Owen the second VP. Finally, the NTCA Tile Person of the Year award goes to Martin Brookes. […]
Happy 50th, Robbie!
The Robinson Floor testing machine turns 50! Have you ever wondered how durable your tile is? Well, someone else wondered about this long before you did. Plus, they decided to do something about it! Enter the Robinson floor tester This machine is a way of comparing floor tiles in an apples-to-apples-type situation. If you’re in […]