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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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile has announced the release of an innovative 240-page product directory for 2012 which represents a radical departure from traditional hardcopy and e-publication catalogs.

Florida Tile Marketing Director Sean Cilona says the catalog, just now beginning to reach dealers, distributors, architects, designers and builders, “is inspired in that it not only combines commercial and residential products for use by both markets, it also establishes an accessible photo archive for professionals...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ In anticipation of significant sales growth starting in 2012, Florida Tile has expanded its sales team with the appointment of Tom Facca as Senior Director Independent and Commercial sales effective today, January 30.

Facca will be moving with his family to the Lexington area. He will report directly to Massimo Barbari, Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing, who made the announcement. According to Barbari, Facca’s selection was the culmination of a...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ All domestically produced Florida Tile porcelain products have been certified to contain at least 40% recycled content, thus setting a new standard in an industry eager for valid environmental initiatives.

The certification was made by the independent Bureau Veritas, a third-party world leader in conformity assessment and...
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LEXINGTON, KY ⎯ Florida Tile continues to build on its PietraArt natural stone line with a new and extensive coordinating Stone Mosaic collection of Travertine mosaics and listellos.

According to Sean Cilona, Marketing Director for Florida Tile, “These new mosaic and listello looks were created specifically with the color palette of our updated Travertine collection in mind. However, they also can be used with our extensive and growing porcelain...
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