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Home » Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF)

Articles Tagged with ''Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF)''

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Flooring Retailers, Installers Weigh in on the Installation Labor Shortage

Beth Miller
Beth Miller
February 22, 2023
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As the installation labor shortage continues, there is much debate on how to go about solving it. Hear from Bob's Carpet & Flooring, CDI Floors, Pruitt Flooring...and more!


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Jen Zurn

Women in Flooring: Jen Zurn

Beth Miller
Beth Miller
February 16, 2023
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Jen Zurn, education project manager, Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), shares her unique flooring journey and her plans for the future of flooring in her new role.  


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DeGraaf Interiors Announces Flooring Installer Pilot Program

February 6, 2023
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The five-week program, which is a modified version of the Certified Flooring Installer Program, will launch in June and will cover hard and soft surface installation.  


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HMTX 'Steps Up' in Support FCEF

January 24, 2023
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The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) recently welcomed HMTX Industries as a new supporter to their growing list of flooring industry companies willing to step up and support the recruitment, scholarship and placement initiatives developed by the FCEF. 


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FCEF Announces New Board Members

January 13, 2023
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Five new members join the board, retailer Deb DeGraaf takes on the role of chairwoman of the board, and Bill Blackstock moves to vice chairman. 


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FCEF 2022 Year in Review

December 9, 2022
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The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) celebrates a number of wins in 2022 after an intense and focused year rallying the industry around the goal of reducing the shortage of installation craftsmen in the flooring industry.


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FCEF Board Maps Out Progress for 2022, Identifies Challenges Going into New Year

December 7, 2022
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At the recent board meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) brought industry leaders together to celebrate the successes of the young organization but focused on pushing forward and exploring ways to address some of the industry’s biggest obstacles.


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Midwest to Donate One Cent Per Square Foot of Welspun Flooring Sold to FCEF

November 16, 2022
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Distributor Midwest is adding one cent to each square foot of flooring purchase from Welspun to help fund FCEF's efforts to address the shortage of installers. 


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Taylor Adhesives to Donate Flooring Adhesives to FCEF Technical Programs

September 30, 2022
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As FCEF grows its list of technical colleges where flooring installation training is available, they’re looking for more suppliers to step up and help support the students. 


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Don Roberts Speaks at FCEF Flooring Futures Summit

FCEF Flooring Futures Summit Seeks Support From Industry in Effort to Remedy Installation Crisis

September 23, 2022
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The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) hosted its first ever Flooring Futures Summit where it presented information on the progress thus far with training and education, donations—both financial and product, and what it still needs to accomplish the monumental task of remedying the shortage of qualified flooring installers. 


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