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CFI announces fall training schedule

Floor Covering News

Dalton— Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) has announced its fall training and certification events schedule. The education program includes two- and three-day courses for the installation professional as well as one-, two- and five-week courses for those looking to start their installation career or add a new flooring to their repertoire.

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WFCA members take their concerns to Capitol Hill

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With negotiations around the debt ceiling encapsulating this city, board members of the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) went to Washington to meet lawmakers regarding issues important to their own businesses—including independent contractor issues, the Marketplace Fairness Act and the Working Families Flexibility Act.

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Installing to Meet Moisture and Chemical Resistance Requirements

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Love Downtown YMCA in Wichita, KS, contains more than 50,000 square feet of mosaic and large format tile. The facility features large format porcelain tile on its lobby floor, ceramic and porcelain tiles throughout the building and porcelain mosaics in its pools, whirlpool and steam room. The new Robert D.

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New home sales post solid gain in March

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“Although consumer demand has been somewhat dampened due to higher interest rates, builders continue to supply new homes to the market to lift inventory to make up for the low resale supply,” said Carl Harris, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan. in the Northeast, 17.8%

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Builder sentiment unchanged in April

Floor Covering News

“With many frustrated buyers back on the fence waiting for interest rates to fall, policymakers can help ease affordability challenges by reducing inefficient regulatory rules that raise housing costs and limit supply,” said Carl Harris, NAHB chairman and a custom home builder from Wichita, Kan. HMI tables can be found here.

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AFT completes inaugural installer training

Floor Covering News

Robert Varden of Advanced Flooring Technologies Advanced Flooring Technologies (AFT) has completed its first two-week session of a new 3-Phase Installer Course developed by Robert Varden for new installers. The new course has just launched in Wichita, Kan., Then students do a minimum of four weeks of on-the-job training.

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Shaw Floors kicks off virtual conference with ‘SFN Live’

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Last month, Shaw Floors announced its biennial Shaw Flooring Network conference (SFN), originally scheduled to take place in Orlando in 2021, would instead take place virtually via of a series of online webinars and live educational presentations. Megan and Brian Peed, co-owners of The Floor Boys in Lexington, S.C.,