Beth Miller

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.  

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. 

Floor Trends reports on the latest flooring technologies and sustainable initiatives from Domotex in Hannover, Germany. 

2023 is shaping up to be a year jam-packed with new innovations for all of your install needs.

The Carpet Chemist has expanded its carpet cleaning business to include a variety of services to assist flooring retailers and installers. 

From FloorCon 2022, Michel Vermette, former CEO of Armstrong Flooring, offered guidance to flooring retailers on what to do and not do to be successful in business.

Floorcloud, a technology platform developed to improve jobsite quality control, has partnered with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) to add hardwood acclimation monitoring to its software.

We would like to say "Thank you" to our industry veterans who signed on to serve and protect our country and went on to a career in the flooring industry.

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. 

Roland Thompson, owner, Thompson Flooring & Installation, and his crew were tasked with installing carpet and LVP in three dome-shaped living spaces.