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 124CHICAGO Ill. Coverings 2016 and the return to The Windy City was an upbeat positive experience for all things tile this past April when the largest international tile and stone exhibition in North America was held at McCormick Center here. The overall atten- dance for Coverings 2016 grew from its 2015 show with a total of 25352 attendees and as a reflection of the growth of both the show and the rebound of the economy attendance increased by 15 since the event was last held in Chicago in 2009. While the most impressive atten- dance segment is held by distribu- tors which surged by 18 since the 2009 Chicago show NTCA and the contractor segment had a fantastic show with events and opportunities for installers and contractors. Member volunteers COVERINGS 2016 Coverings logs 15 attendance surge since last Chicago show NTCA signs 25 new members at North American event By Lesley Goddin NTCA members volunteered to staff the NTCA booth and sign up members. Shown l. to r. are State Directors Don Hutcheson Alaska Hutcheson Tile Stone Karl Parker New Mexico All American Design Construction Dirk Sullivan Oregon Hawthorne Tile and Justin Kyle Delaware Kyles Tile. 70 TileLetter June 2016