NEWS

At Coverings 2013, 13 lovely benches tiled by TCNA members were on display in TCNA’s booth (#7141) and the Art Tile Courtyard (#6831). Each of these unique works of art were installed over bench forms donated by wedi corporation (booth #7541) and TCNA.

Tile Council of North America (TCNA) is pleased to announce its 2013 TCNA Tile Person of the Year: Mr. Filippo Marazzi, former chairman of the board and president of Marazzi Group.

From its five founding members, TCNA – Mexico’s membership has grown to 36 companies supporting Tile Council projects in Mexico. This total includes 11 tile manufacturers (representing 99% of the tile manufactured in Mexico), 11 associate installation materials members, and 14 associate raw material supplier members.

The Porcelain Tile Certification Agency (PTCA) is pleased to announce the growing number of product lines qualifying as porcelain in its certification program.

Tile Council of North America (TCNA) is pleased to announce the recent approval of major revisions to ASTM C1026, Standard Test Method for Measuring the Resistance of Ceramic and Glass Tile to Freeze-Thaw Cycling.

TCNA is pleased to announce that Bill Griese, TCNA’s Standards Development and Green Initiative Manager, is a recipient of the 2013 President’s Leadership Award from ASTM International.

Every year, hundreds of Coverings attendees visit TCNA’s booth in the North American Pavilion to pick up a complimentary copy of the TCNA Handbook for Ceramic, Glass, and Stone Tile Installation. This year TCNA is especially proud to offer the newly released 2013 Handbook, which is the 50th anniversary edition of the most widely used and referenced specification and installation guidelines for ceramic tile.

Five of the largest organizations representing tile contractors, installers and manufacturers have developed a new certification program which will be recognized by the entire tile industry.