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Industry associations ramp up training efforts

Floor Covering News

Organizations across the industry are updating their training and educational programs to aid installers, sales representatives and other flooring professionals in perfecting their craft. A number of these associations also offer certifications that give industry professionals added credibility.

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Bostik's New Dallas Plant to Produce Ceramic Tile Adhesives and Floor Preparation Products

The A to Z of Building

Bostik, a leading global adhesive specialist for construction, consumer and industrial manufacturing markets, has announced the opening of its new Dallas plant, one of many strategic plants being.

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Consensus on Surfaces ’24: ‘It’s back!’

Floor Covering News

I feel better about 2024 today than I did when I got here,” said Ralph Grogan, commercial president, flooring division for Meridian Adhesives, which oversees the Taylor brand. Although some vendors said traffic was down, they actually did more business in Vegas than they did at the Dallas show. The show exceeded our expectations.”

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Shaw’s 2022 intros focus on innovation, design

Floor Covering News

By Steven Feldman—Dallas—Shaw Industries heads into 2022 with a series of targeted introductions designed to line retailers’ pockets across its three signature brands: Shaw Floors , COREtec and Anderson Tuftex. It could be adhesive, seam tape, tack strip. Lock Works is anything that secures a product in place.

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National Installer of the Year finalists revealed

Floor Covering News

Dallas—The first stop of the regional semi-finals for the National Installer of the Year Competition , hosted by The International Surfaces Event (TISE), took place at the CFI Convention in Orlando , Fla., Taylor Adhesives is the exclusive adhesives competition sponsor and QEP/Roberts Consolidated Industries, Inc.,

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EJ Welch to acquire controlling interest of T&L

Floor Covering News

The companies have several common key suppliers, including Tarkett, Raskin Industries, Centaur, Ardex and Taylor Adhesives. Paul Murfin, president of Taylor Adhesives , told FCNews that Taylor enjoys a strong relationship with both T&L and EJ Welch. “We

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Obituary: Larry Scott, 69

Floor Covering News

Bandera, Texas—Larry Scott, a veteran of the hardwood flooring and installation industry, passed away on Sept. He started his flooring career in the ’70s as a hardwood flooring installer for French Brown Floors in Dallas. based DriTac Adhesives, where he spent a long and successful career. Scott was born in Wick, W.V.,

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