Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124One of the great things about our industry is the finished prod- uct when we are done installing. Some of these projects are literally a work of art. This is a true feeling of accomplishment not only to install- ers but to tile contracting company owners employees staffs and even spouses and children. I think this deserves a pat on the back a great job or even a cold frosty beverage. As tile manufacturers distributors mor- tar manufacturers etc. great work is a special way of showing off your product as well. General con- tractors home builders and home owners can also share in the fact they helped to facilitate these fan- tastic installations. At the end of the day great installations show off the professionalism of our industry. For the truly special technically- perfect or unique installations nation- al industry awards are the prize. However the flip side to these recognitions or awards is the fact a lot of great installations are not credited to the installer or installers team. This happens when people are not doing their due diligence being lazy or just flat-out taking credit for other peoples hard work. This problem is not an isolated incident. I have read a lot of trade magazines where the stories or the advertisements acknowledge man- ufacturers designers construction companies etc. without recog- nizing the installer or installation companies that put it all together and made it look gorgeous and who did it correctly so it will per- form for years My own company felt a little of this sting at Coverings this year when the tile and setting material manufacturers were recognized in one of the booklets for the Installation Design Showcase but all of the installation companies Welch Tile Marble Trostrud Mosaic Tile Co. Grazzini Brothers Company and our company Artcraft Granite Marble Tile Co. were left off the page. It kicked me in the stomach. Quite a few installers have told me this issue happens all of the time on the internet especially with social media. This is WRONG the installers and their companies need PRESIDENTS LETTER James Woelfel Giving credit when credit is due 16 TileLetter June 2016