Online New Product Gallery
By submitting a product for the gallery, your company consents to the terms below.
Terms:
Products must qualify as new as defined below:
A product qualifies as new if it is manufactured or exclusively distributed by a company and was introduced to the marketplace since January 2021.
OFFICIAL RULES
Set forth below are a list of rules (the “Rules”) applicable to the Online New Product Gallery being sponsored by International Tile Exposition, a joint venture t/a Coverings (“Coverings”). By submitting any materials to Coverings for use with respect to the Online New Product Gallery (the “Materials”), you acknowledge and agree to each of the following terms:
You must be a Coverings 2022 exhibitor to enter new products in the Online New Product Gallery. If you submit more than one product into the online gallery, all rules below apply to all product entries.
The product must be new in 2021. “New” means the product must have been first sold at any level of distribution since January 1, 2021. All new product entries are subject to approval. Coverings reserves the right to remove/disqualify any product that it believes does not qualify as new.
The number of product submissions per exhibitor is limited to (7) seven.
There is no entry fee to submit a product for the Online New Product Gallery.
The Online New Product Gallery will be available online on the website and mobile app.
Coverings may in its sole discretion elect not to include a product in its 2022 Online New Product Gallery.
You grant a perpetual royalty free license to Coverings for the use of the Materials as part of the Online New Product Gallery.
Coverings may make any stylistic edits to submission entries that it deems to be appropriate, in its commercially reasonable judgement.
Any legal dispute relating to these Rules or the Online New Product Gallery will be resolved by Arbitration in Arlington, Virginia before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
In no event shall the aggregate liability of Coverings to you with respect to the Online New Product Showcase exceed $500.00.
In no event shall any joint venture member of Coverings have any direct liability to you with respect to the Online New Product Gallery with your recourse being limited solely to the assets of Coverings.
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Curt Rapp
Founder and Chief Executive Officer Tile Doctor
Curt Rapp is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of The Tile Doctor. Rapp has more than 40 years tile industry experience and is recognized within the industry for his extensive knowledge of purchasing and product development, importing, manufacturing and distribution. After beginning his tile career with a Calif.-based family business, Rapp spent 14 years with Dal-Tile, the world’s largest manufacturer and distributor of ceramic tile products. He held various positions there, including Domestic Tile Products Procurement Coordinator, Regional Manager for both the South and Western regions, and Manager of the Corona, Calif. branch.
Rapp was subsequently recruited to serve as Product Merchandise Manager and National Captain for Ceramic Tile with The Home Depot, Under his stewardship, company-wide category sales grew from $385 million to $647 million representing a more than 20% annual growth rate, exceeding both business plan and industry-wide growth.
In 1999, Rapp’s vision leads him to the internet. He founded Tile Media Properties, where he serves as CEO today and is home of The Tile Doctor, which initially became the world’s most travelled website for the Tile and Stone Industry. In 2009, he led the company into developing products fitting the mantra of health and wellness, solutions and remedies, Tile Doctor is one of the most innovative companies in the industry. 2-time winner of the internationally recognized Edison Award for Innovation. In 2011 Tile Doctor won the Edison Award for Shield, an eco friendly antimicrobial that works 24/7 and has no negative environmental legacy issues normally associated with these chemistries. Shield also was issued a US patent in 2018. In 2021 Tile Doctor received a Gold (top honor) Edison Award for DuraTile® the patented floating floor system for porcelain tiles that uses no adhesive or grout.
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