NEWS BRIEFS Headlines and a short synopsis of items are shown. For details, enter the link in your browser. The Tile Heritage Foundation has issued an invitation for those in the tile industry to leave an imprint on tile for the Donor Wall for Posterity at Coverings™ 2018, Atlanta, GA – May 8-11, 2018. The concept is to create a “monumental tile mural” honoring everyone with his or her “hand” in the tile industry today. All imprints will be part of this his- toric tile installation for posterity. http://bit.ly/2snnwhI The winners of the HPS Schönox Worst Subfloor Contest™ were announced last month at TISE West in Las Vegas, Nev. HPS Schönox’s annual Worst Subfloor Contest invites installers to part- ner with Schönox materials to tackle extreme subflooring chal- lenges. They are encouraged to take photos during the process and submit these photos along with description of Schönox products. http://bit.ly/2EeHugq The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) – which pro- vides education and installer certifica- tion for profession- als working in the ceramic tile and stone industry – has pub- lished its schedule for certification and training in 2018. The schedule includes CertifiedTile Installer (CTI) hands-on testing as well as three intense, hands-on tile installation training courses held at CTEF’s Pendleton, SC, training facility. http://bit.ly/2nWHISj LATICRETE has honored employ- ees Lori Carriello, Phil Canto, Adam Marks and Adam Shutt with the President’s Cup Award in recogni- tion of their exemplary sales efforts throughout 2017. Each of the val- ued team members generated the highest percentage increase in sales volume and base sales volume for 2017. http://bit.ly/2H46R68 The Concrete Polishing Council (CPC), a specialty council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, has just released the revision to the Bonded Abrasive Polished Concrete Specification, a docu- ment of significance to polishing contractors, concrete contractors, designers and facility owners. http://bit.ly/2EipMww Startup company Target Freight creates huge savings for heavy industries. Mike Wagner, CEO, pro- vides his customers with an unpar- alleled advantage: Target Freight’s proprietary Freight Innovation Density Analytics (FIDA) technol- ogy is designed to maximize ship- 106 TileLetter | March 2018