A roster of eight regional sales representatives has been selected by Gerflor USA as the winners of a national sales incentive program to travel with a guest to Brazil for the Summer Olympic Games.

Laura and Colin Conlon of Modern Surfaces in Indianapolis; Steven Frailey of Specialty Floors in Kansas City, Mo.; James Kearney of Action Commercial Sales in Orange, Calif.; Kenneth Theissen of Gerflor in Covington, Ky., Rise Pacacha of Pace Products in Denver and Joseph ‘Jody’ Skaggs and Alfred ‘Tim’ Watkins of Vector Sales in Dallas are the winners of the Gerflor national contest.

Through agreements with the International Handball Federation and International Federation of Volleyball, Gerflor will supply Taraflex courts for volleyball and handball tournaments during the Olympic Games in Brazil. Taraflex is the most widely-specified sports surface in the world and has been used in 10 consecutive Olympic Games starting with Montreal in 1976 to London in 2012 for indoor surfaces like handball, volleyball, badminton and table tennis.

“To celebrate a 40-year tradition of Taraflex Sports Flooring at top international sporting events starting in Montreal in 1976, Gerflor is pleased to provide an exciting opportunity for our contest winners to travel to Brazil and be a part of one of the greatest cultural festivals and sporting events in the world,” said Benjamin Bachman, CEO, Gerflor. “We intend to provide the winners with a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”

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