In early December, a group of flooring industry technical and installation experts and I gathered in Las Vegas at the Carpenters International Training Center to review installation guidelines from carpet, hard surface and stone manufacturers. Why? So INSTALL can ensure that, through their “Train the Trainer” program, they are training their installers compliance with flooring manufacturers’ guidelines.
Representatives from Shaw, Mohawk, Bentley Prince Street, Armstrong, Mannington, Tarkett and others were in attendance. The program, a truly frontline approach to training, includes the following for each category of certification review: