TISE 2025, North America's largest flooring, stone, and tile show, returns to Las Vegas's Mandalay Bay Convention Center January 28-30. The event features 700+ exhibitors across 400,000+ square feet, showcasing latest innovations, live demonstrations, and prestigious installation competitions including the National Installer of the Year Competition.
Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) to make its The International Surface Event (TISE) 2025 debut with plans to feature live demonstrations showcasing expert techniques for installing Woven Natural Fiber carpet.
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) is hosting its Apprenticeship Competition, a hands-on challenge designed to showcase their floorcovering apprenticeship training program, during The International Surface Event taking place January 28-30 in booth 3437.
Top flooring pros reveal strategies for achieving a six-figure income in installation, emphasizing quality craftsmanship, business acumen, and continuous education.
FCEF tackles labor shortage through college programs across North America, with 82% job placement, but urgently needs instructors at eight locations for 2025 classes.
The National Association of Floor Covering Technicians (NAFCT) announces it is hosting the second annual Summit from February 17-19 at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia and is now accepting exhibitor reservations.
The International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) association has established its 11th chapter, serving the Akron, Canton and Cleveland, Ohio area. The CFI chapters are open to members and non-members, offering a range of training and education related to installation products, tools and techniques.
Where is flooring installation headed in the next few years? Flooring industry veteran, Robert Varden shares his outlook on the state of flooring installation.
Big D Floor Covering Supplies in Phoenix, Arizona hosted the fourth and final 2025 TISE Regional Installation Competition. Cesar Haro-Pena with Mike's Custom Flooring won the luxury vinyl plank category, and Hugo Gutierrez with Golden State Contract Flooring won the carpet category.
The 11th Annual Installation Awards celebrates skilled flooring installers in residential and commercial settings. This year’s winners showcased unique projects and challenges, and we welcomed several new faces to this year’s contest.
