LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile continues to support its expanding commercial program with on-line accredited continuing education initiatives.

“In partnership with McGraw Hill, ‘Architectural Record’ and construction.com, Florida Tile now offers an expanding curriculum online,” says Sean Cilona, Director of Marketing. (Links can be found at www.floridatile.com or at www.construction.com in the continuing education site.)

“This approach allows busy professionals, including architects, designers and builders to review materials within their own schedules, take tests and...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile continues its outreach to the commercial tile marketplace, including architects, designers, dealers and contractors needing exacting specification information, by offering CSPECS software and planning service free.

Says Sean Cilona, Marketing Director, “Florida Tile recognizes the daunting task that building product specifiers face on every project, from finding the right product and collecting technical information, to incorporating that information into the final specification. Rather than jump from one internet site to...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile has established a special sales team dedicated solely to serving commercial customers.

The team will be focusing on A&D customers throughout the USA and working in conjunction with Florida Tile’s independent distributor partners and company-owned store locations.

“There is more to supporting the commercial market than delivering as many commercial products as we do,” says Tom Facca, Senior Director of Sales for Florida Tile. “We recognize that the needs of...
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Marietta, Ga., June 5, 2012—UL, a global safety science company, announced today that it has awarded Green Squared℠ certification to three leading tile product manufacturers as part of a new collaboration with the Tile Council of North America (TCNA).

“The addition of the Green Squared certification offering to our growing portfolio of sustainability solutions is a testament to our commitment to helping manufacturers achieve their environmental goals,” says Sara Greenstein, president of UL Environment, a...
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LEXINGTON KY ⎯ Florida Tile has announced a new initiative, called “Spec and Ship,” which strategically increases the ready-to-ship inventory of the company’s best-selling product sizes and colors.

According to Sean Cilona, Marketing Director, “Months in the making, Spec and Ship is a bold initiative intended to make the industry take note. This is a financial commitment on our part to keep in deep stock our best-selling tile sizes and colors plus the trim, accessories...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile continues to expand its Creating A Responsible Environmental Strategy (CARES) by utilizing the national CSX Intermodal Transportation Network of trains and local carriers.

“Where warranted, Florida Tile will now use the intermodal system instead of shipping full truckloads directly to our distributors,” says Sean Cilona, Marketing Director. “This is another part of our commitment to reduce our environmental footprint at every point along the distribution chain...
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ORLANDO, FL -- Florida Tile was presented with the inaugural “Giving Green” award by Mountain Re-Source Center...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile continues to expand its offerings of high definition porcelain tile with the launch this month of the newest product line, Gallant HDP - High Definition Porcelain™ inspired by 2,000 years of classical stone.

LEXINGTON, KY (March 12, 2012) –  Florida Tile has responded to the call for building materials by donating five truckloads of ceramic tile to help rebuild communities devastated by tornadoes in Eastern Kentucky 10 days ago.

Florida Tile will make the donation to Mountain Re-Source Center (MRC), an organization that supports nonprofit partners through distribution of donated materials in local communities. MRC will work with Christian Appalachian Project, an organization based...
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LEXINGTON, KY - The design world should be happier than ever with the announcement of Florida Tile’s expanded PietraArt Bliss line to include...
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