We wish to advise that most of our Canadian Branches will be closed for a Statutory Holiday on Monday, August 2nd, 2010, opening for business as usual on Tuesday, August 3rd.  Branches having Sunday hours will be open as usual on August 1st.

Our Montreal and Quebec City branches will be open for business as usual on Monday, August 2nd.

Please note that our Montreal and Quebec branches will remain open during the Quebec construction holidays (July 18 to July 31).

Please consult the Locations page(s) of our Web site for business hours.

 OLYMPIA TILE, in their continuing efforts to 'reduce, reuse, recycle' has very recently replaced the vast lighting system in the showroom of their Montreal Branch.  This new energy efficient lighting system will greatly reduce the building's electrical consumption.

Thompson Tile & Stone              www.thompsontileandstone.com

Dobkin Tile & Stone                   www.dobkintile.net

At this year's Annual General Meeting of BILD (The Building Industry and Land Development Association) Associate Awards were awarded to recognize companies who are highly rated within and by the building industry itself. We have listed below, in its entirety, the press release recently issued by BILD.

2009  is the second year that Olympia Tile & Stone has won the honour of Manufacturer/Supplier of the Year (first won in 2006). Olympia Tile is the only company to have won this award more than once.

OLYMPIA TILE & STONE a big winner at BILD Associate Awards
Toronto, December 11, 2009 - The Building Industry and Land Development Association (BILD) is delighted to announce Olympia Tile & Stone as the 2009 Manufacturer / Supplier of the Year. The Associate Awards are handed out at the Association's Annual General Meeting at the end of each year in order to recognize companies who are highly rated by their homebuilder clients for quality and service as partners in the building process.

No stranger to the industry, Olympia Tile & Stone has been around for over 50 years, currently employing over 900 staff members while occupying a total of over 3.5 million square feet of warehousing. "Olympia Tile has always been ahead of the Game in this industry. They have been a great help with their service and promptness at addressing our concerns", said a dedicated client.

"The common denominator with each of these companies is professionalism, teamwork and reliability", said BILD President and CEO Stephen Dupuis. "The homebuilding process involves so many different people and processes along the way that no builder can possibly succeed without excellent relationships with their suppliers, trades and Professionals."

A complete list of winners can be found at bildgta.ca.

With more than 1,300 members, BILD, formed through the merger of the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association and Urban Development Institute/Ontario, is the voice of the land development, home building and professional renovation industry in the Greater Toronto Area. BILD is proudly affiliated with the Ontario and Canadian Home Builders' Associations.

Flextile Ltd., a leader in the manufacture of vinyl composition tile and installation materials for tile and stone, announces the launch of their newly revised website.  Flextile, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Olympia Tile International Inc., with production facilities located in Toronto ON, Burnaby BC, and Montreal QC, has the capacity to effectively service its extensive distributor network throughout Canada and the United States.

Flextile's primary focus is on the development and manufacture of products and complete installation systems with outstanding performance  capabilities, designed to meet or exceed the most demanding industry standards.

Please visit www.flextile.net or connect to the site through the link under our Stocking Library page.

Olympia Tile is pleased to announce the launch of our newly revised and expanded web-site, complete with on-line Product Library featuring an in-depth look at the most extensive product line in Canada.  Our vast inventories are composed of the finest ceramic, porcelain and natural stone tiles from around the world.

We wish to assist our Clients, Architects & Designers and Builders with regard to their attaining the maximum number of points toward LEED certification for their projects.

Please speak to one of our Architectural Sales Representatives for further information on our LEED (compliant) products..

As part of our ongoing commitment to bringing you the most environmentally friendly innovations in ceramic and porcelain tiles, we are proud to announce that we are the exclusive distributors for the new Ambiente Series.  This Unglazed Porcelain tile is comprised of an unusually large proportion of pre-consumer recycled ceramic content by weight.

Olympia Tile recently participated in the 24th annual IIDEX / NeoCon Exhibition held in Toronto, Ontario on September 24th and 25th, 2008.    IIDEX / NeoCon is the nation's largest and most comprehensive exposition and conference for the design, construction and management of the built environment.  The show now  boasts an attendance of over 15,000 interior designers, architects, facility managers, business executives, developers, manufacturers and other individuals.

At this year's exhibition, the ARIDO (Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario) Awards resulted in an Olympia Tile Sales Representative winning the award for "Sales Professional of the Year".  In nominating for this Award, Design firms considered all manufacturer and distributor representatives who call upon them.

In April, 2008 Olympia Tile took possession of an additional 243,000 square foot warehouse, with 19 shipping doors, bringing our total warehouse space to in excess of 3.5 million square feet.  We take pride in our ability to accommodate the most comprehensive range of products and the largest supply-ready inventories.