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It’s said that fortune favors the bold. Ah yes, but does it favor the bold color palette?

Early in my training career, a student came to me after a three-day training class and exclaimed, “I’m going home and quitting my job.”  My first thought was, Wow, what have I done?

As one wag put it, “Certifications are like opinions; everybody has one.”

For the installation of vinyl-backed sheet products, manufacturers recommend the moisture levels to be at 80% as required by the ASTM F2170-02 “Standard Test Method for Determining Relative Humidity in Concrete Floor Slabs using the in situ Probes.”

Perhaps the most significant of all “floor trends” and one which will bear the most impact on our industry, is the size and direction of the U.S. housing market.

Last year, much of the industry forecasting that went on at conventions, in publications and on showroom floors around the country was hedged with cute phrases like “markets are still in flux,”

"Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket” or, said another way, “Only a fool bets it all on one throw of the dice.”

While at Surfaces 2013, BerryAlloc Regional Sales Manager Patty Banwart and Marketing Manager Cindy Thornton took some time to run through the latest product offerings, explain the company’s strategy and talk about prospects now and in the future.

While at Surfaces 2013, Jeff King, counsel for the WFCA, discussed the increasingly complex issue of independent contractors in the flooring industry with TalkFloor’s Dave Foster: who’s an independent, who isn’t, how to protect yourself and a new White Paper intended to help clear things up.

Protect-all commercial flooring Product Manager Jerry Lee breaks down the company’s past, present and outlook for the future during a quick sit-down at Surfaces 2013.