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 3, 2023 – ARLINGTON, Va. – Organizers of Coverings, the preeminent and largest international ceramic tile and natural stone event in North America, have announced that Coverings 2023 exceeded expectations with a vigorous 50 percent year-over-year increase in attendance, totaling nearly 27,000 eventgoers who gathered April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida. The event rivaled pre-pandemic levels and was one of the most dynamic expositions and conferences in Coverings’ renowned 34-year position as the leading event in the tile and stone industry.
Coverings 2023 was an action-packed, four-day event laid out to span 450,000 net square feet of show floor space in addition to the main North and South Concourses in the convention center. The show floor featured immense global pavilions hosted by the world’s leading ceramic tile associations and product manufacturers from the United States, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Portugal, India, China, and other countries.
Exhibitors represented 40 countries, showcasing their newest and most innovative ceramic tile, natural stone, tools, equipment, machinery, and technology. International exhibitors made up 74 percent of the exposition, whereas 26 percent were domestic.
Attendees of Coverings 2023 included industry professionals from all business sectors within the tile and stone industry. 77 percent of attendees were from the United States, and 23 percent hailed from other countries.
Involvement with distributors, architects, designers, contractors, installers, fabricators, retailers, and others was at an all-time high at Coverings 2023, with more than 1,000 exhibitors, 24 learning sessions, 95 demonstrations and presentations, nine show floor tours, nine podcasts, and many other activations created to address the business interests and growth pursuits of all segments.
“Positive networking connections and productive business resonated throughout Coverings 2023,” said Jenn Heinold, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the show management company for Coverings. “With a tremendously busy show floor and standing-room-only learning sessions, we are extremely pleased with the stream of elated feedback we continue to receive from Coverings 2023 attendees, sponsors, exhibitors, speakers, and press members alike.”
The Coverings 2023 growth comes on the heels of Coverings’ recent “Fastest 50” award for net square footage show floor growth between Coverings 2021 and Coverings 2022.
This year’s Coverings Lounge provided showgoers with a designated and comfortable show floor space to network with peers, hear from industry leaders, gain professional knowledge, and attend happy hours with valuable prize giveaways. The four key tenets of Coverings 2023 – “Health & Wellness,” “Sustainability,” “Outdoor Spaces,” and “Timeless Luxury” – converged at this centrally located area through various activations, such as live demonstrations, displays, relevant market trends, and many hands-on activities.
The show floor at Coverings 2023 also featured the Art Tile Village, an area of creative displays that were of particular interest to architect and designer attendees. The Art Tile Village, which was dedicated to artisans who keep old-world traditions alive by crafting handmade art and specialty tiles, included a range of imaginative tile art designed by local and regional tile experts.
New to Coverings 2023 was the Distributor Lounge, sponsored by the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA) and North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD). This energetic new lounge provided attending distributors with a relaxing space to meet, unwind and network with peers and customers over light refreshments and snacks.
Showgoers of Coverings 2023 had the chance to explore more than 1,000 exhibit displays, encompassing the world’s most superb ceramic tile and natural stone selections, along with innovative equipment, tools and supplies. The exposition also provided attendees with near-countless examples of this year’s top tile trends. The trends were further highlighted by Alena Capra, owner of Alena Capra Designs, Certified Master Kitchen and Bath Designer and Coverings’ ambassador, through several onsite presentations and tours during this year’s show.
Show-favorites for learning included the return of Coverings’ extensive offering of educational sessions focused upon three tracks: “Installation & Fabrication,” “Materials & Trends” and “Workforce & Profits.” Insights were shared with the latest information about ceramic tile and natural stone as the materials of choice, coupled with resourceful ideas for growing sales and business during the coming year.
Those interested in attending Coverings 2024, to be held April 22-25, 2024, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia.
