Several hundred flooring industry professionals from the Pacific Northwest made their way to the Lynnwood Convention Center in Lynnwood, Wash., for The Market tradeshow sponsored by Flooring Association Northwest (FAN), formerly the Washington State Floor Covering Association. And Debbie Tott, executive director, noted attendance was not only up, “there was definitely a more upbeat attitude, with people interested in finding out what is new.”
The one-day show featured close to 70 exhibitors and three educational seminars—working with LVT click products, presented by Roy Leach of Floor Covering Inspections NW; a heat-welding demonstration from Scott Esmay of UFloor Systems, and an overview of the HAZCOM federal labeling program, led by Dale Yerabek of Northwest Independent Contractors Association.