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 9640 2017 | TRENDS Polished, honed, huge slabs • Anaheim, CA: Honed getting more and more popular and slab size will remain fairly consistent given shipping constraints on excessively large slabs. • Livermore, CA: Honed/ Satin finish is the trend. • Austin, TX: Polished slabs will always be the most popular sur- face. o Polished is the more traditional style o Polished gives a more clean sleek look o Honed is starting to become more popular in Quartz o Honed finishes are great for the concrete look D&B Tile Distributors South Florida, and the East Coast from Port Saint Lucie to South Miami. www.dbtile.com Harold Yarborough, president and CEO of D&B Tile Distributors, gave the following synopsis of sales trends in the company’s South Florida market. • Larger formats continue to expand along with wood-look plank tiles. • Popular sizes: 24” x 24” is very common. Most of our customers do not want to use less than this size and want 30” and up. Custom- ers desire large plank size wood looks as long as 60.” • Thin-format porcelain tile: We are selling a tremendous amount of this. • Glass mosaic continues to be a top-selling trend with all customers and I don’t see it stopping anytime soon. • Metallic tile sales have declined • The lion’s share of tile is porcelain, Yarborough said. “We sell very little ceramic. The little we sell is wall tiles.” • Textile looks: The linen looks have been strong, but we have seen them running their course and slowing. “There are new interesting textile looks lately, and I don’t know how well they will be received,” Yarborough said. • 2 cm slabs: We are seeing more 2 cm slab porcelains and I think this trend will continue. We also sell a lot of the 3 mm and 5.5mm slabs. Emser Nationwide, with over 70 locations, the following trends are the high- lights at Emser locations around the country. www.emser.com • Large format tiles: From 24” x 48” all the way to 5’ x 10’ panels and everything in between. Larger for- mat tiles are becoming more popu- lar for commercial and residential applications. They provide a mono- Larger-format wood tiles are hot at D&B Tile, like this Refin line that was inspired by a theater in Modena, Italy. At D&B Tile, sales of thin porcelain tile are prevalent, like Laminam by Crossville. Glass mosaics are in demand at D&B Tile Distributors. Dimensional tiles add interest to walls at D&B Tile. Is it wood…or is it porcelain? It’s hard to tell the difference any more! Pairing wood look planks with glass or stone makes a stunning display. Emser Hangar combines a concrete look with a linear pattern in large-format panels. REGIONAL SALES (continued)