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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.