Mohawk backs installer talent showcase across five cities, culminating in Vegas finale. Regional winners compete for 2026 National Installer of the Year title.
Anna McCortney, operations manager, and Sam Robinson, sales and showroom coordinator with Ultimate Flooring in Akron, Ohio, represent the next generation of flooring professionals and are finding creative ways to fund their education journey, including a Shark Tank style fundraising video to get them to TISE 2025. They share their experiences as first timers to TISE and Coverings and their efforts to attract and retain young people into the flooring industry as well as their own flooring journeys.
The International Surface Event (TISE) National Installer of the Year Competition offers flooring installers the opportunity to showcase their talent on a world stage in Las Vegas in January 2026.
The first of four TISE Regional Competitions took place on July 19, 2025, at WJ Grosvenor, a Division of L. Fishman & Son, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts.
The International Surface Event (TISE) returns to Mandalay Bay January 27-29, 2026, with specially negotiated hotel rates averaging 30% below standard pricing through exclusive partner onPeak.
The International Surface Event (TISE) has expanded its StartUp Station pavilion from six to eight spots for the 2026 show in Las Vegas. The program offers complimentary turnkey exhibit spaces to qualifying companies that have been operating in the flooring, stone, or tile industries for two years or less and have never exhibited at TISE.
At The International Surface Event (TISE), industry veterans Nate Bowen and Pat Noonan shared their perspectives on the show, the critical role of proper installation training, and their ongoing efforts to advance the Installation Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL).
The International Surface Event has announced four regional qualifier locations for its 2025 Installer of the Year Competition, partnering with CFI and Mohawk Flooring. Installers will compete in Carpet and Engineered Wood categories in Boston, Minneapolis, Denver, and Dalton, with regional winners advancing to the national finals at TISE 2026 in Las Vegas.
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Swedish wood products innovator Bjelin announces major restructuring with seven companies now unified under Bjelin Group, appointing Fredrik Alfredsson as CEO to drive expansion in commercial sectors worldwide. Plus: learn more about Bjelin's innovative new Nadura flooring.
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