The Certified Flooring Installer (CFI) program and the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) will now offer credit toward certifications for students completing the Floor Covering Education Foundation Basic Flooring Installation program.

ASTM International has published its ASTM F3441-23 guidelines for measuring pH below resilient flooring installations.

Last week, Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) introduced the first industry-wide Advanced Commercial Carpet Certification program, CIII, during preview sessions with carpet, adhesive and tool manufacturers in Dalton, Georgia.

The International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) association is putting on both residential and commercial carpet certifications at the new Natural Fiber Installer Certification training facility in Jasper, Georgia, March 23 to 24.

Flooring installation veteran Robert Varden and Val Chestohin, Lead Floor Covering Instructor DC 16 FTI Northern California and Nevada of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT), announced the development of a new, intensive four-day certification program called Masters Commercial Carpet Certification. 

The new software can save flooring contractors five to 15 hour per week, close 30 to 50 percent more business, and estimate a project in just three minutes. 

A carefully considered staircase renovation might mean replacing newel posts, handrails, base rails, and spindles, with new parts. Check out top staircase trends for 2023. 

Mannington Mills and Congoleum donated the flooring used in the training for resilient and luxury vinyl plank (LVP) certification, which ran March 2-3, 2023, in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. 

The show, which ran January 31-February 2, 2023, at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, showcased nearly 600 exhibiting companies.

The Lowe's Foundation announced a $50 million commitment over the next five years to prepare 50,000 people for skilled trades careers through grants to community and technical colleges and community-based nonprofits.