Mannington Mills and Congoleum donated the flooring used in the training for resilient and luxury vinyl plank (LVP) certification, which ran March 2-3, 2023, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
At TISE 2023, installation veterans P.J. Arthur, founder, Natural Fiber Installer Certification; Dave Garden, director of education, Certified Flooring Installers; Jon Namba of Namba Services; and Sonny Callaham, chairman of the board, National Association of Floor Covering Technicians, discussed the changes taking place with flooring installation education and training.
The winners of The International Surface Event (TISE) National Installer of the Year Competition were announced on Thursday, February 2 on the Surfaces Stage. Eight competitors spent two days working on complex work orders in the carpet and wood categories.
Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) has announced its 2023 Advisory Board members, including Don Styka, Tarkett; Rod Von Busch, CDI Floors; and Roland Thompson, Thompson Flooring & Installation.
Retail sales associates will have the opportunity to see installation from the installer's point of view at a new class hosted by The International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) during The International Surface Event.
On Tuesday, December 6, 2022, the International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) hosted a one-of-a-kind training aimed at recruiting and training trainers for future certification courses.
Kimi's Carpet Plus located in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, hosted an International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) training event for both flooring installers and retail sales associates. The training took place over the course of two days and each participant achieved the R1 carpet certification.
Ten participants took part in the CFI course on hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl plank at Thompson Flooring and Installation in Frederick, Maryland.
As the race to recruit, train and retain the next generation of flooring installers gains momentum, another organization has stepped up to answer the call in their area. On October 10, 2022, the Kentuckian Floor Covering Education Committee (KFCEC) kicked off its first official floor covering education course.