April 18-21, 2023 | Orlando, Florida USA

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 April 8, 2022, the last day of Coverings 2022.

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 2023 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.

“New” means the product must have been first sold at any level of distribution since April 8, 2022. 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.

All submissions must be received by Monday, February 27, 2023.

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 2023 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 US $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.

Tuesday, April 18

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
Join the NTCA training team as they discuss the importance of substrate preparation on exterior installations and demonstrate the use of different materials to bring surfaces into tolerance....
  • Show Floor Stages

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This session covers three specific types of seams including Gluing Miters: Facedown with Clamps; Gluing Miters: Face Up with Tape; and Deck Seams & Butt Joints. Learn now to perform each specific seam and get your questions answered about each technique. Review basic color matching theory and seam finishing... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Bradley Tuck
Integra Adhesives
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Is your shop’s pipeline strong enough to withstand the pressure of a recession? Learn how to build a sales engine to drive profitability and create a more defensible business. Uncover top fabricators’ tactics to keep their pipeline full of quality opportunities and rapidly increase sales (B2C/B2B)....
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Justin Shaw
Founder
Stone Fabricator Elite
  • Show Floor Stages

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
There is a lot of negative attention currently being directed at the vinyl flooring industry. Anti-plastic news headlines are flooding social media, including from well-known organizations such as the Center for Environmental Health, the Healthy Building Network, and others. Additionally, the Feb. 2023 Ohio train derailment caused a massive release... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Kathy Meyer MBA
Director of Marketing
Tile Council of North America
Presenter
Ryann Coyle
Marketing Communications
International Product Assurance Laboratories
  • Show Floor Stages

12:40 PM - 1:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This presentation will dive into the world of business ownership and risk management. Marc Rosenkrantz will share insights and tips on how fabricators and anyone else in the business world can protect themselves from potential risks and exposures. We'll cover important topics such as property insurance, risk transfer programs, workers... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Marc Rosenkrantz CCIC, CRM, CIC, AAI
President
Schechner Lifson Corproation
  • Show Floor Stages

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Handmade Tile is often thought of as only for backsplashes. The presentation aims to highlight new and old projects using handcrafted tiles made by ARTO. ARTO is used to restore historic buildings and use in mass on new projects to add old-world charm machines cannot. ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Armen Alajian
Head Cook a.k.a. CEO
ARTO Brick & CA Pavers
  • Show Floor Stages

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Merkrete National Technical Manager, Brett Mauney, discusses the leading cause of call backs to tile jobsites: grout issues. He will outline the many issues that cause undesired grout work results, and then reveal the grout technologies developed to combat them....
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Brett Mauney
National Technical Manager
Merkrete
  • Show Floor Stages

1:40 PM - 2:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Interest rates have doubled. Housing starts have slowed dramatically. Some fabricators are already seeing sales drop off and are battling pricing pressures. We'll discuss how to craft an effective business strategy that will not only help fabricators survive whatever is coming but can also help them thrive in these... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Ed Young
Head Coach
The Fabricators Coach
  • Show Floor Stages

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
About Us How it began Merola Timeline Today's Environment Merola Tile Distributors Our Ethos - culture Our Brand - our specialty Why Merola - products Community Service Why it's a pillar How we contribute ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  John Merola
CEO
Merola Tile Distributors of America (SomerTile)
  • Show Floor Stages

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jim Callaghan
GranQuartz
  • Show Floor Stages

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
The moment to learn the potential of Brazil's natural stones. Did you know that: •Brazil has the largest geodiversity in the world? •More than 95% of the water used in production is totally reused? •The production residues are destined to licensed or reused deposits? •More than 43% of the energy... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Felipe Ruback
Stone Consultant
CENTROROCHAS
  • Show Floor Stages
  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
As glass tile’s use in pools, spas, and water features continues to grow in popularity, so does the misinformation surrounding product specification, installation materials and methods. This session will provide the basics of what to look for when specifying glass tile for pools and the materials and methods to achieve... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  David Fatula
Director of Technical Services
Island Stone
  • Show Floor Stages

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Stu Rosen
MB Stone Care
  • Show Floor Stages

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
Pamper yourself while the NTCA training team demonstrates how to use pedestals in actual installations and discuss the benefits to these type installations in contrast to some adhered installations....
  • Show Floor Stages

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
The COVID pandemic brought attention to outdoor living spaces more than ever before. There is a big trend in the industry right now to expand outdoor design. That requires products that can withstand freeze/thaw conditions and rapid ambient temperature changes. This is where Oceanside Glass & Tile products exceed expectations.... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Vince Moiso MBA
Principal and President
Oceanside Glasstile
  • Show Floor Stages

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Quartzite is a beautiful building material. With that beauty comes unique fabrication and installation techniques. Join the Natural Stone Institute and Stone World Magazine as we discuss the world of geological quartzite. During the session, we will discuss the geology, fabrication, and installation practices that provide the best product application... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  Mark Meriaux
Accreditation and Technical Manager
Natural Stone Institute
Presenter
Scott Higginbotham
Principal
Stone Treat LLC
Presenter
Stu Rosen
MB Stone Care
  • Show Floor Stages

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

Wednesday, April 19

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This presentation will compare the many adhesive chemistries used in the stone fabrication and restoration industry, including epoxy, polyester, and acrylic. Newer chemistries including polypoxy, urethanes, and urethane hybrid systems will also be covered. The presentation will focus on the comparative properties of these chemistries and will highlight the pros... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Paul Klees
Sales/Tech
Bonstone Materials Corporation
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Lightweight and waterproof boards for tiled shower walls has become a standard in the industry, however, many of these boards incorporate polystyrene as their core. Polystyrene is brittle, damages easily during transport and is very difficult to recycle and, thus, represents a large portion of landfill waste. Profilitec... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Greg Gelston
President
Profilitec Corporation
  • Show Floor Stages

12:40 PM - 1:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
In this informative session you’ll learn the right way to care for your surfacing products, but most importantly you’ll gain insight on ways long-term maintenance can provide an ongoing revenue stream for your fabrication business. ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Frank Sciarrino
President
Granite Gold Services, Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Wait...Now, there's no need for demolition! Up until now, the only way to fix this before your builder, plumber, tile setter, interior decorator or worse, the customer found out, was to jackhammer it free, relocate it and then re-mud it. Doing so might easily cost anywhere from hundreds to thousands... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Keith Frank
Inventor/Owner
Tile Plus
  • Show Floor Stages

1:10 PM - 1:50 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
"City Skin" project by Pagoda-Build is taking natural stone paving to another aesthetic level by introducing unique color combinations, choosing premium Vietnamese materials (granite, basalt and marble), and applying advanced processing techniques. We have noticed that by combining these materials in certain artistic patterns, outstanding aesthetic results can be achieved. ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  Andrii Izhevskyi
Sales & Marketing Director
PAGODA-BUILD VIETNAM TRADING AND LOGISTICS CO., LTD
  • Show Floor Stages
  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
What is the best blade for cutting marble, quartzite, or other stones? Are pre-mixed color cartridge adhesives better than mixing by eye? What other tools should be considered? This presentation will cover the selection process for shop and installation tools and chemicals. Come away with a plan to select the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Blake Christensen
CEO
Valley View Granite
Presenter
David Huber
Sales Manager
Alpha Tools
  • Show Floor Stages

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
There is a lot of negative attention currently being directed at the vinyl flooring industry. Anti-plastic news headlines are flooding social media, including from well-known organizations such as the Center for Environmental Health, the Healthy Building Network, and others. Additionally, the Feb. 2023 Ohio train derailment caused a massive release... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Kathy Meyer MBA
Director of Marketing
Tile Council of North America
Presenter
Ryann Coyle
Marketing Communications
International Product Assurance Laboratories
  • Show Floor Stages

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This session covers three specific types of seams including Gluing Miters: Facedown with Clamps; Gluing Miters: Face Up with Tape; and Deck Seams & Butt Joints. Learn now to perform each specific seam and get your questions answered about each technique. Review basic color matching theory and seam finishing... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Bradley Tuck
Integra Adhesives
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
From starting a new gym routine and eating healthy to changing your home decor or putting a remodeling project into action, heading into the new year means it's time for a fresh start-a new lease on life. For team MSI, it's our mission to help bring inspiration to your home... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Ms.  Emily Holle
Director of Trend and Design
MSI
  • Show Floor Stages

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Software and various apps have automated many of things we do today. This helps companies do more, faster, cheaper and with fewer people. More functions can be more fully or partially automated. This automation never "calls out sick". Take control of your software so that it's... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Joseph Flannick
President
American Business Software, Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages
  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Is your shop’s pipeline strong enough to withstand the pressure of a recession? Learn how to build a sales engine to drive profitability and create a more defensible business. Uncover top fabricators’ tactics to keep their pipeline full of quality opportunities and rapidly increase sales (B2C/B2B)....
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Justin Shaw
Founder
Stone Fabricator Elite
  • Show Floor Stages

3:10 PM - 3:40 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Learn about an easy-to-install dry-installation system created by Cotto d'Este: This system features a sound-absorbing mat on which thin tiles are laid and sealed with a special filler that makes the surfaces stable, immediately walkable, and water-resistant. Kerlite tiles only weigh 12 kg/sqm +/- and make it possible to create... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mat Pruitt
Business Development Manager
Florida Tile/ Cotto d'Este
  • Show Floor Stages

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This session will show attendees the basics of color matching of pigments to natural stone materials. You will be introduced to the use of a color wheel as a guide in mixing primary. See you there....
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Paul Klees
Sales/Tech
Bonstone Materials Corporation
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages
  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
Lapitec® is an authentic "full-bodied" material: its exterior and interior are identical, with no varnish or digital prints on the surface. Lapitec is the world's only certified sintered stone: a timeless surface made from a selected mixture of natural and incredibly pure minerals. As this material is identical all the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  Stefano Cristoforetti
Country Manager
Lapitec
  • Show Floor Stages

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM


4:30 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Location: Trends & Solutions Stage, Booth 234
SPC - NEW TRENDS IN FLOORING 1. LVT - definition a. Characteristics b. Use c. Application 2. SPC - definition a. Characteristics b. Use c. Application 3. Glue down, Vs Click lock ( floating floor) 4. SPC VS LVT ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Dan Ebert
Manager, Projects Department
Pelican International
  • Show Floor Stages

4:45 PM - 5:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Jim Callaghan
GranQuartz
  • Show Floor Stages

Thursday, April 20

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
Expand your knowledge as the NTCA training team teaches the correct installation of movement accommodation joints while using a variety of materials to ensure success....
  • Show Floor Stages

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Learn how to use a color wheel to help combine pigments of primary colors to achieve a color match for countertop materials. ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Paul Klees
Sales/Tech
Bonstone Materials Corporation
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages
  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Stu Rosen
MB Stone Care
  • Show Floor Stages

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

12:45 PM - 1:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
In this informative session you’ll learn the right way to care for your surfacing products, but most importantly you’ll gain insight on ways long-term maintenance can provide an ongoing revenue stream for your fabrication business. ...
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Frank Sciarrino
President
Granite Gold Services, Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
Watch as the NTCA trainers square off with two different installation techniques. Find out who comes out ahead when these two techniques are demonstrated....
  • Show Floor Stages

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Quartzite is a beautiful building material. With that beauty comes unique fabrication and installation techniques. Join the Natural Stone Institute and Stone World Magazine as we discuss the world of geological quartzite. During the session, we will discuss the geology, fabrication, and installation practices that provide the best product application... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Mr.  Mark Meriaux
Accreditation and Technical Manager
Natural Stone Institute
Presenter
Scott Higginbotham
Principal
Stone Treat LLC
Presenter
Stu Rosen
MB Stone Care
  • Show Floor Stages

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM


2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
Interest rates have doubled. Housing starts have slowed dramatically. Some fabricators are already seeing sales drop off and are battling pricing pressures. We'll discuss how to craft an effective business strategy that will not only help fabricators survive whatever is coming but can also help them thrive in these... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Ed Young
Head Coach
The Fabricators Coach
  • Show Floor Stages

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
Go vertical with the NTCA training team as they discuss and demonstrate industry recognized wall installations on exteriors. ...
  • Show Floor Stages

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
In this informative session you’ll learn the right way to care for your surfacing products, but most importantly you’ll gain insight on ways long-term maintenance can provide an ongoing revenue stream for your fabrication business....
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Frank Sciarrino
President
Granite Gold Services, Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

3:50 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Location: Installation Innovation Stage, Booth 3138
  • Show Floor Stages

4:15 PM - 4:45 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
This presentation will compare the many adhesive chemistries used in the stone fabrication and restoration industry, including epoxy, polyester, and acrylic. Newer chemistries including polypoxy, urethanes, and urethane hybrid systems will also be covered. The presentation will focus on the comparative properties of these chemistries and will highlight the pros... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Paul Klees
Sales/Tech
Bonstone Materials Corporation
Presenter
Mr.  Tony Malisani NSI
Owner
Malisani Inc.
  • Show Floor Stages

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Location: Fabricator Stage, Booth 4193
What is the best blade for cutting marble, quartzite, or other stones? Are pre-mixed color cartridge adhesives better than mixing by eye? What other tools should be considered? This presentation will cover the selection process for shop and installation tools and chemicals. Come away with a plan to select the... Read More
Speaker(s)
Presenter
Blake Christensen
CEO
Valley View Granite
Presenter
David Huber
Sales Manager
Alpha Tools
  • Show Floor Stages

For inquiries, please contact show management.