美国国际石材及瓷砖展览会（Coverings）是美国目前最大的石材和瓷砖类专业国际贸易展，从1990年开始，每年一届，在美国主要城市轮流举行，目前在新奥尔良、奥兰多、亚特兰大和拉斯维加斯等城市轮流举办，旨在扩大COVERINGS对全美市场的辐射力。近三十年来，Coverings一直是北美陶瓷砖和天然石材工业最突出的事件。年复一年，来自瓷砖和石材行业各个方面的游客都发现Coverings是最重要的活动，可以看到成千上万的新产品，来自全球的新供应商和第一次提供的新信息，帮助他们发展业务 。对于建筑面覆盖产品，如果它是新的瓷砖和石头，它必将在Coverings上出现。
Coverings展于2014年移到美国西部的拉斯维加斯，扩大对美国中西部影响力。COVERINGS展会面积达30万多平米，来自全球的800多家贸易公司和厂商展示最新产品，其中美国境外的参展商主要来自意大利、西班牙、中国、巴西、土耳其、葡萄牙、墨西哥、加拿大、以色列、印度、阿根廷、哥伦比亚等国家。大部分的参观商具有绝对购买决策权，目前美国经济处于复苏状态，有大量的建筑装饰工程需要石材和瓷砖，特别是最新的瓷砖及石材的设计，一直是业内关注的热点。85%的展商和90%的买家都获得了投资回报，都认为该展会是非常有用的，他们表示将继续参加COVERINGS 展会。
Coverings展每年吸引超过2万5千名瓷砖和石头贸易或感兴趣的专业人士。主要业务部分包括：分销商，零售商，说明符，承包商/安装商，制造商，建筑师/设计师，建筑/改装，专业服务（培训、IT、货运等）。
为适应企业的参展需求，扩大石材、瓷砖等墙、地建材装饰类产品的对美贸易，提升企业的竞争力，参加美国石材展是最好的选择，接触世界上最具创新性的瓷砖和石材产品，获得免费认证的研讨会、主题演讲和现场演示会，以及与成千上万的参与者共享盛会。
展品范围(Show Products):
各种瓷砖、大理石、花岗石板材，台面板，仿天然石制品如微晶石，马赛克，人造石，竹木地板及其他铺地材料，铝合板，金刚石工具、石材加工磨料、磨具，小型工器具，石材品质检测设备，石材装饰施工胶合剂、石材加工机械，石材矿山开采机械，石料运输及吊装设备等。
展会报告(Show Reports):
May 2, 2022 – ARLINGTON, Va. – Coverings , the largest international tile and stone event in North America, hosted a bustling, in-person 2022 trade show and conference with an 18 percent increase in attendance compared to Coverings 2021. The Coverings 2022 event, which was held April 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, drew nearly 18,000 industry professionals from all business sectors within the tile and stone industry.
The four-day event extended across the convention center’s North and Central Halls in addition to the connecting concourses. Showgoers explored new and highly creative exhibit booths in nine, massive global pavilions hosted by the world’s leading tile associations and product manufacturers from countries including the United States, Spain, Italy, Brazil, Turkey, Portugal, India, and China. Exhibitors represented 34 countries, of which 69 percent were from outside the United States.
Coverings 2022 provided a host of spectacular tile displays, a range of business-building strategies, real-world learning sessions, and engaging networking experiences. Demonstrations by industry leaders offered insights about the latest tools, techniques and technologies for tile and stone installations.
Thousands of distributors, retailers, stone fabricators, contractors, installers, specifiers, architects, designers, builders, remodelers, and others discovered and sourced an enormous range of products, including the most innovative tile, stone, machinery, equipment, and other products.
“We are extremely excited and pleased with the increased attendance and magnetic energy at Coverings 2022,” said Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings. “The show’s global turnout and action-packed activities were key indicators that in-person events are valuable to tile and stone industry members who are ready to do business, connect with peers and suppliers as well as see, touch and feel products onsite.”
The year’s top ten tile trends, which were seen in near-countless examples throughout the show floor, were the subject of multiple onsite tile trends presentations and tours provided by Alena Capra, Coverings spokesperson, industry ambassador and owner of Alena Capra Designs.
Attendees of Coverings 2022 participated in four specialized trends tours for a deep dive into the latest, must-see tile designs. Three different contractor tours allowed tour-goers a close-up look at the year’s newest and most innovative tools and equipment. Podcast participation was also a popular show activity, with 10 live podcasts covering a range of timely and relevant topics during the four-day event.
The Coverings 2022 extensive offering of 24 educational sessions focused upon three tracks: “Installation & Fabrication”; “Materials & Trends” and “Workforce & Profits.” Scheduled learning sessions, many of which were filled to capacity, featured thought-leader experts sharing up-to-date information, knowledge and skills that enlightened attendees with need-to-know content about ceramic tile and stone as the material of choice.
Coverings’ interactive Stages were an event favorite in Las Vegas. The Installation Innovation Stage presented 48 presentations and live demonstrations for learning advanced techniques to install new products. The Experience Stage, new for 2022 and located within the Coverings Lounge, offered opportunities to learn from industry experts about Coverings’ core focuses of “Wellness & Environment”; “Timeless Luxury” and “Outdoor Living Spaces,” collectively part of nine lively presentations. The Trends & Solutions Stage, which was also new for 2022, covered product trends and solutions in the industry, with 19 presentations offered by Coverings exhibitors and trade professionals.
The Coverings Lounge was standing room only at times, featuring a Wellness and Sustainability Wall that highlighted the health advantages and sustainable, hygienic properties of ceramic tile. The lounge also hosted an Outdoor Living Pavilion designed and installed by students from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Architecture program.
“It was our first year to exhibit at Coverings, and we were not sure what to expect,” said Gordon Williams, president of Inlay Spacer. “We left the show excited about possible business opportunities that presented themselves from the exposure that Coverings provided.”
“Coverings 2022 was no exception to the fact industry professionals attend Coverings each year to explore the latest trends, source global products, network with industry peers, gain project inspiration, learn new information, and find solutions to grow their businesses,” said Hoff. “Plans are already in the works for Coverings 2023, which will take place April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.”
