Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2023

Corey Smith, president of DMA Floors, looks forward to the opportunities available through Starnet membership. Columbus, Ohio–Starnet Commercial Flooring, the world’s largest network of full-service independent flooring contractors, announced that DMA Floors has joined the cooperative as a new member.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2022

On3 offers micro-training modules that are said to help increase retention and ease trainee downtime. By Megan Salzano-Birch—For the construction and building industry , education and training have been areas of contention for years. That is where On3, a new mobile-first education and training platform, hopes to step in—and step up.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Designed for use in free weight, cardio, selectorized strength and functional training areas, the Essentials line is inspired by Ecore’s Basic Fit and Performance collections. Since our inception, our flooring products have set a benchmark for aesthetics, performance and design flexibility within the industry,” Barber noted.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Dalton—Last week, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) celebrated a significant milestone in its efforts to spread awareness, recruit and scholarship training for flooring craftsmen. The FCEF and its training partners and supporters gathered on Jan. 13 to celebrate the milestone.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2024

Breaking into the tile business, while challenging, is a manageable endeavor for many flooring dealers. Those challenges usually include labor, training, infrastructure and limited showroom real estate, to name a few. The CTEF, NTCA and other organizations provide education and training to assist the local dealer.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2023

Bird, a top 20 distributor, to represent the company’s comprehensive commercial flooring portfolio under the AHF Contract brand. Bird commercial division offers flooring products and installation solutions for commercial and light commercial applications with special programs for the builder, architectural and designer communities.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 14, 2020

—The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF), which provides education and installer certification for professionals working in the ceramic tile and stone industry, will focus on finished tile work education sessions and Certified Tile Installer (CTI) evaluator training at the 2020 International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Las Vegas—As Welspun Flooring prepares to launch its new North American flooring product line, the company said it is looking to offer more than a quality product to its customers. The organization saidi t hopes that other suppliers within the flooring industry step up to create similar programs. head of flooring, Welspun USA.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 13, 2024

The new 265,000-square-foot America’s Floor Source facility. America’s Floor Source (AFS) , one of the largest retailers in the country, is set to host its third and final training Bootcamp alongside Broadlume—this time at AFS’s new state-of-the-art facility in Columbus, Ohio. Register here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 5, 2021

My career started in 1979 when, typically, the only women on the jobsite were either designers or administrators. After working for several prominent flooring con- tractors, I started Takeoff Co., Throughout my career, I was fortunate to get help and realize women struggle to find sources for information and training.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Dalton—Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) launched an innovative Commercial Resilient Training program, designed to meet the evolving needs of flooring installers. This training will fulfill a need for more qualified installers in the commercial segment of our industry.

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Tile of Spain USA

JANUARY 5, 2022

Receiving top honors in the Architectural category of the 2021 Tile of Spain awards is “ The New Headquarters of the Valencia Construction Sector Employment Foundation ” an expansive educational warehouse designed by MRM Arquitectos.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2023

Varden conducted the LVP install training pilot class at Pinnell’s Carpet One in Angels Camp, Calif. The slate of training classes offered to CCA Global members as part of installation excellence in partnership with expert Robert Varden recently expanded with the addition of LVP installation. Manchester, N.H.—The

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

APRIL 25, 2016

Twenty installers from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Puerto Rico recently attended ARDEX Tile and Stone, Moisture Control, Underlayments and Designer Floor training seminars. The next ARDEX Academy Spanish tiling training is May 9-10 in Stockton, CA. Click to register!

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

Emser Tile currently operates 78 branch locations around the country that are designed to service flooring dealers and their clients as needed. For those who can tackle the category at the retail level, benefits abound—higher profit margins and ticket sales as well as forging a reputation for style and design, to name a few.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

As we came out of COVID-19, we went through two amazing years,” Warren told Floor Covering News. Among some of the newer initiatives: making it easy for consumers to go into one of Daltile’s 100-plus showrooms to see product and get design advice. Chris Cosentino, president of Hadinger Flooring in Naples, Fla., Promotions.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

.— Mannington has always enjoyed the reputation of being a leader in styling and design. She and her colleagues Cristen Del Bove and Renee Cannon form one of the strongest design teams in the floor covering industry. The trinity works together to ensure Mannington maintains its styling and design leadership.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Hardwood floors offer a number of benefits. Even homeowners without allergies can enjoy the seamless look of hardwood flooring. So, is it a good idea to install hardwood floors in kitchens and bathrooms? So, is it a good idea to install hardwood floors in kitchens and bathrooms? Pros of hardwood floors.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Plano, Texas—AHF Products celebrated the opening of a new design showroom here featuring a cross section of products representing its full portfolio of brands, including Bruce, Armstrong Flooring, Hartco, LM Flooring, Robbins, Parterre, tmbr, Hearthwood, Raintree and others. and in Cambodia,” Whaley added. “Our

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. This week’s top 5 design posts are centered around the comeback of ‘70s design in the 21 st century. Take a trip down memory lane with our top 5 design posts of the week, featuring some truly groovy design trends. The ’70s Design Trends That Got Their Grooves Back , HGTV.

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Tile Excellence

DECEMBER 29, 2014

In response to the question, "How to Install Ceramic Tile Floor" "To i nstall ceramic tile , first grout the area. Even "expert" how-to books will say to start in the middle of the floor with the whole tiles, thus insuring full tiles on all sides. I won''t even touch the " aesthetic " value of a floor which starts in a corner.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 17, 2021

By Ken Ryan The never-ending task of recruiting and training installers has been a flooring industry bugaboo for decades. That said, it is crucial for flooring retailers to keep the good ones. Even when business was down about 40% in April and May (2020), Brian’s Flooring & Design in Birmingham, Ala.,

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 12, 2015

Walk-in shower designs bring a modern feel to any bathroom while allowing for efficient use of whatever amount of space is available. Below are some fabulous walk-in shower design ideas to consider; also, be sure to check out our Pinterest Board with amazing variations of walk-in showers! We’re always happy to help assist!

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Granada Tile

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

We’re always curious to see what other tile designers are doing, especially when they are moving in a similar direction to what we’ve been exploring. Lately, in a desire to explore more way to create cement tile designs, we been working to create embossed cement tiles which we will be introducing shortly.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The Tile Artistry coloring book features art tile designs and mosaic creations from members of the THF, Tile Council of North America (TCNA) and other members of the tile industry. “We We sought to celebrate the stunning designs of tile artists and artisans that characterize our industry in a fresh way,” Goddin said. “We

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 5, 2021

By Ken Ryan Following a strong start to 2021, flooring dealers see no reason for a slowdown as they enter the second quarter. San Antonio-based O’Krent’s Abbey Flooring continues to see a brisk pace of sales activity despite the pandemic. In Knoxville, Tenn., It’s like that old Buck Owen’s song, ‘I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail.’”.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

“I’ve taken all the courses and tests, and our organization is now incorporating the certificate into our training plan to help keep our employees safe.” Designate a safety manager to administer the courses in an in-person environment at the facility. “I

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

Mohawk’s SolidTech plus resilient flooring line features several signature innovations, including RealPlank Technology and CleanProtect. As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3% increase over 2020’s revised $6.463 billion.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

To put that into perspective, this year Floor Covering News research found that while the category saw a generous 14% increase in dollar sales in 2022 (to $3.507 billion vs. $3.077 billion in 2021), it was buoyed by hefty price increases. This will take a long-term approach in vocational schools and training.”

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2023

Dalton—International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) released its comprehensive floor covering installation training and certification courses scheduled now through October. In addition, scholarships are available for approved training through the Floor Covering Education Foundation.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Turnhout, Belgium—i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, announced a cooperation with AFT (Advanced Flooring Technology) aimed at further enhancing efficiencies linked to the installation of modular flooring featuring i4F drop-lock technologies.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Las Vegas— Abbey Floor & Home is stepping up efforts to drive traffic into members’ stores via a new, state-of-the-art web-based tool called FloorHub. It’s new technology and it’s supported now,” he told Floor Covering News. The lead-generation system can also be set up to designate a single person to track the leads.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2021

Several of Ecore’s flooring products were used to upgrade the COPA (Comprehensive Objective Performance Assessment) Soccer Training Center, located here. The center is designed to analyze athletes from every angle to improve their cognitive, physical and technical abilities. Walnut Creek, Calif.—Several Finding solutions.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 30, 2023

Schönox representatives, including principal owner Thomas Trissl, (third from right) are “Ön It” as they meet with representatives of Sliwinski Floor Covering, Huntingdon Valley, Pa., The 2023 Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative spring conference kicked off earlier this month amid robust member participation.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 10, 2023

—Sika is introducing the STEP Series flooring installation solution training curriculum. This year-long, in-person training clinic is designed to educate contractors and installers on best practices when using components of the Sika Secure System. STEP stands for Sika Secure Technical Education Program.

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