NEWS BRIEFS Dal-Tile has developed a “mobile tile crusher” to up its sustainabil- ity game. The crusher will travel to each of three production facilities on a regular schedule to crush tile for re-use in manufacturing. By crushing scrap tile to recycle into manufacturing, it also reduces costs for disposing of waste tiles. https://bit.ly/2I5TzJW Emser Tile has opened two new showrooms and service centers in North America in this, its 50th anniversary year. The new Florida location marks its sixth in the state, while the Charleston loca- tion (shown) is its first in South Carolina. In total, the compa- ny has 74 showroom and ser- vice center locations nationwide. https://bit.ly/2jj9syD FILA Solutions makes its mobile application – available for both Android and iOS platforms – in six different languages. The FILASOLUTIONS app, developed for building site professionals, retailers and other customers, puts the best solution for every need right at their fingertips. The free-to- download app addresses care to washing after installation, protec- tion treatment, stain removal and much more. https://bit.ly/2raOSES Profilitec has announced a new partnership with Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership. The Italian produc- er of state-of-the-art floor profiles and related installation solutions offers products that Starnet mem- bers have not had access to in the flooring trade until now. This part- nership is part of Profilitec’s posi- tioning strategy to be the “choice of the professional,” according to Profilitec president Greg Gelston. https://bit.ly/2HFbSGw 104 TileLetter | May 2018