Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The guide—along with the Certified Tile Installer “Field Manual for Thin-Bed Installation of Ceramic Tile” and associated tests—have become the industry standards for the professional development of tile installers and others involved in the sale, specification, prep, installation and service of ceramic tile , the group said.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 20, 2016

Education is the fastest and easiest way to increase sales and profits! San Diego, CA, May 19, 2016 – The University of Ceramic Tile and Stone (UofCTS) just released an updated version of the popular Understanding the Basics of Ceramic Tile online technical and sales training course.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

CCA Global has revamped Fast Start, its extensive training program for sales professionals, with a new virtual platform designed to train and retain new employees. The most recent training session featuring the new virtual platform garnered the largest Fast Start attendance for the company to date. Manchester, N.H.—CCA

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Attendees will gain insight into today’s sustainability market and the current conversation around carbon emissions, detailing the need for furthering the demands of environmental transparency, standardized environmental performance and human health optimization pertinent to product ingredients.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Showgoers participating in this session will learn about embodied carbon standardization, transparency, accountability and reduction, while also gaining a deep understanding of how such initiatives align with the tile industry’s relevant objectives and why the push for alignment to a clearer definition of embodied carbon is key.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

Gundlach Company as a tool sales representative. The newly created Dan Hecox Service Award allows us to recognize those who, like Dan, embrace a vision of excellence for tile installation and inspire all CTIs to be part of making that vision a reality.”.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2021

“The latest generation of adhesives are very installer friendly, significantly lower in VOCs and provide assurance of long-term performance,” noted Wayne Williams, Stauf’s director of training. The newest adhesives were developed to comply with stringent and evolving green building standards.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 23, 2018

April 23, 2018 – Fishman Flooring Solutions , a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented ARDEX Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. ARDEX has multiple sales representatives in each of Fishman’s five regions.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

And with that comes the prospect of products that don’t necessarily meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. “I I think what’s going on here in the western United States is a lot of dealers have SPC fatigue,” explained Adrian Van Raalten, vice president of sales and marketing, Pacific Direct Industries.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. TileDealer: You provide some of the CTDA’s online training.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 3, 2020

—For fifteen consecutive years, Mohawk has earned a place among Training magazine’s ranking of world-class learning and development organizations. Our training professionals have reinforced messages of workplace safety and well-being while emphasizing the skills necessary for individuals to meet customer needs in a rapidly changing market.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

An examination of what it means to be qualified labor, why training is important and how/why specifiers and customers need to engage and understand how to select a professional tile contractor. Laws of Luxury: How to Increase Your Sales by Leveraging the Luxury Business Model. The Secrets of Pool Design and Installation.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Manchester, NH—CCA Global’s University training program and curriculum have been recognized as one of the top 100 nationwide with a 2021 Training Top 100 designation, awarded by Training magazine. To be recognized for our training programs, especially in 2020, is particularly gratifying.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 9, 2021

Floor covering dealers across the coun­try continued to request copies long after the publication hit the streets, citing the guide as an optimal training tool for new salespeople as well as a refresher for existing sales associates. It’s all about giving you the tools you need to help seal the deal. Getting to know your LVPs.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2024

Lewis is the premier flooring, countertop, cabinet and window treatment dealer for the north shore of Chicago with sales of more than $20 million annually. We look forward to growing our premium product offering and making continued investments in marketing, merchandising, technology and training.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Today, the group is led by Winters together with industry consultant and longtime FCNews columnist, Lisbeth Calandrino, as well as Rachel Berlin, sales manager at Precision Floors & De?cor, Nuckols, president of the residential division of TDG, said in reference to the Stainmaster sale. cor, Sheboygan, Wis. Mohawk Industries.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2020

At the core of the issue is training, which goes hand in hand with installation. Resolving the qualified installer shortage begins with training and pay. If we want qualified installers there must be training available to teach those in our industry the correct way to do things. Embracing technology.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rockwall, Texas—Robert Varden, the founder and CEO of the newly formed, non-profit Unite Floor Training Alliance, welcomed its first slate of board members as well as others in attendance via teleconference, originating from Unite offices here on Jan. As a 501c3 association, Unite itself will do no training,” Varden acknowledged.

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Building Moxie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

At the top most levels, pros earn a badge, for exclusive use in advertising and sales materials. James Hardie offers Advanced Training to higher-rated Contractor Alliance members. These trainings include, but aren’t limited to, online resources such as webinars, case studies, and videos. Thanks for reading. ~jb.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Calhoun—For the thirteen time, Mohawk Industries was identified as the flooring industry’s top learning and development organization in Training magazine’s annual Top 100 rankings. We are honored once again to have been identified as the premier training organization in the flooring industry,” said Heather Hess, talent development manager.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Dalton— Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) , which celebrates its 30 th year in business this year, is kicking off its Carpet Installation Technical Certification Program for sales professionals at The International Surface Event (TISE) on Tuesday, Jan. The course includes a written test and minimal hands-on training. – 3 p.m.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

Baltimore, Md—Fishman Flooring Solutions, a leading distributor of flooring and flooring installation products, has presented Encircle Products with its 2020 Vendor Partner of the Year Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. Encircle Products, headquartered in The Villages, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. Today, as president and CEO of Nonn’s, he runs the largest independent flooring operation in Wisconsin, approaching close to $100M in sales. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. Gail Forster, sales/design, Precision Flooring.

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StoneDimensions

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Minnesota Stone Summit attendees take part in discussions regarding industry standards and industry safety. One topic the panel tackled was training sales staff on how to set expectations with clients. Chuck Johannes said, “Once sales staff set expectations, sales people think they will lose the sale.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Last year EF had a record year in terms of sales. If you’re Shaw Industries, spending a billion dollars when you were nylon to put it into polyester and then your sales are going to go down after you do that—well, that’s a hard sell to Warren Buffet. That works fine, but how often are you going to repeat that sale?

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

makes it a point to train his sales reps to be aware of strategies employed by competitors so they can respond accordingly. “We Bo Perkins, sales manager with Knoxville, Tenn.-based We train our staff to hold their hand through the whole process to ensure a good experience. Following are some tips: Know thy market.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 26, 2021

R etail sales associates looking to recommend the right hardwood flooring product for the customer when she walks into the store need to ask a series of fact-finding questions to determine her precise wants and needs. We continue to see a lot of demand for white oak,” said Pat Oakley, vice president of sales and marketing, Mullican.

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Tile Excellence

JANUARY 19, 2014

The industry standard states that un-sanded grout be used on grout joints 1/8 or less and sanded grout is used on grout joints 1/8 and larger up to 1/2 inch. But other tile installation professionals may have different responses based on their training and experiences, so I welcome any to share their thoughts here with my readers.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

Standardizing processes, from sales to installation and customer service, allows your operation to run much more smoothly and consistently. Here are some steps to help you on this transformative journey: Document, standardize processes. Invest in training, development. It also reduces stress on you and your team.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

“Carpet Exchange is a shining example of how to adapt to the constantly evolving retail landscape, without sacrificing company identity or values,” said Jeff Meadows, president of residential sales, Mohawk.

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Tile Talk

MAY 13, 2014

Guillermos research led him to train with Master Printer Marie Dormuth, with whom artists Andy Warhol, Peter Gee and Martin Mazorra received training in the art of lithography. design standards. Asterdisc 1B. 10" x 10" Handmade Cement Tile. Artist Series Guillermo Lama. Sol Mio 2A. 10" x 10" Handmade Cement Tile. bathroom tile.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2024

As such, Broadlume has innovated and expanded its platform with highly impactful and user-friendly tools that deliver ready-to-buy shoppers to retailers and help them close higher-margin sales. Because we truly believe it will be the Gold Standard software of the future. It’s a real good sales management tool as well.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Training magazine has once again identified Mohawk as one of the flooring industry’s top learning and development organizations. All of us at Mohawk are thrilled with this affirmation of our training programs at every level of the organization,” said Becky Redd, director of talent management. Calhoun, Ga.— 24 in Orlando, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

While it’s true that replications are getting closer to the real thing, the trained eye will know the difference. True hardwood floors can be easily differentiated from wood-look products by the variation in wood patterns from one plank to another,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing, Mirage. director of sales.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2021

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to hardwood flooring sourcing , so much of the focus has been trained on Asia—rightfully so given the manufacturing prowess and scale of the scores of suppliers in that region of the world. said Paul Rezuke, vice president of sales. That’s no coincidence, according to the folks at Boa-Franc. “We

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

“These guarantee the milling, grade and moisture content of the wood has been manufactured within industry standards and the resulting planks are stable and sound and won’t split, crack or warp when properly installed,” said Brett Miller, vice president of technical standards, training and certification, National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA).

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

MAY 1, 2015

In 2008 ARDEX expanded the scope of the Mexican business, and Jorge was promoted into a Sales Manager position. In 2009 Jorge’s job was expanded again, and he became the Regional Sales Manager for Latin America, which includes Mexico, Caribbean, Central America and the northern cone of South America. May 30, 2015 marks Eric P.

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