Sika welcomed 23 installers to a training and testing event in its Davenport, Florida, facility on November 16 and 17. Installers from all over the state participated in grout installation training and the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) hosted evaluations for its Certified Tile Installer (CTI) program.
The event was conceived when Sika National Technical Manager John McIntyre and National Sales Manager Ken Johnson were contacted by three installers who wanted to retake the CTI hands-on test. There were no tests scheduled through CTEF in Florida for the rest of the year, so McIntyre and Johnson organized the event to provide grout training and the CTI evaluation the following day. News of the event at Sika’s facility spread and the attendee list quickly grew to 23 installers coming from as far as 200 miles away.