The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has launched a new partnership with Mohawk Flooring after they adopted NWFA University into the Mohawk University to fulfill wood floor training for their customers.
Manufacturers, retailers and distributors from across the Southeast are gathering January 4-5 for the Cobb Flooring Show (CFS) at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta.
The Las Vegas marketplace has been changing rapidly over the last few years. As a result, we have had to adapt our business to keep up with the current market trends.
In 1991, my nephew, Jody Skaggs, and I had worked together for eight years for two separate flooring contractors building their commercial departments from one that was labor-only in the hospitality business and the other was a residential flooring company.
Recently, the government has been redefining the meaning of an independent contractor. Much has been written in the trade press and by the WFCA about the issue, the contents of which dealt with the rules that have been put into place with nary a word about why this came about, or more importantly, are these rules fair or what can be done about them?
We asked retailers and contractors to share their hiring philosophy for their installation staff. Do they employ installers full-time or sub the work out?
Are installers contractors or are they employees? This question has puzzled many in this industry and it’s been hanging over the heads of independent retailers for years.
