With all of the changes that are taking place in the commercial world, it has become increasingly important to keep an ongoing connection to your peers. Being an independent dealer in an ever-changing contract world is a tough place to be if you don’t have others like you who you can reach out to for help or guidance. Even in this past year we are seeing changes in product mix as the industry appears to be accelerating at a quicker pace from soft surface to hard surface. These changes have convinced many of our members to jump into ceramic tile, polished concrete and other specialty surfaces. Coupling that with changes in the healthcare laws, technological advances and new regulations there is a lot to know as a contractor business owner.
Fuse Alliance is now in the second generation of leadership since its inception back in 2006. A network that started with many of the original Interface Resource dealers has evolved into a 93-member, 150-location group and is continuing to grow at a rapid clip. Ron Lee and Ken Daniels guided the organization from 2006 to 2015, and now Mike Hutton, our senior vice president, and I have taken the reins. A network to keep business and contractors connected is more important than ever in this ever-evolving industry.