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On3 aims to advance industry training, education

Floor Covering News

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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Natural Stone Institute announces scholarship recipients

Floor Covering News

Tiffany Biagi, office manager for Advanced Granite Solutions (AGS), is currently studying towards a bachelor’s degree in environmental management with a minor in natural sciences. The Women in Stone Empowerment Scholarship provides a trip to one of three major industry events: StonExpo, Coverings or the Natural Stone Institute study tour.

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Laminam grows while focusing on sustainability

Ceramics of Italy

Laminam is reaping the rewards of shrewd strategic choices and capitalising on investments made as early as 2021 with a commitment to strengthening them in the future, while focusing on the group’s key strategies of internationalisation, digitalisation, human resources and sustainable innovation.

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Product Benefits That Benefit Pros || James Hardie’s Contractor Alliance Program

Building Moxie

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. In addition to webinar training, the higher tier members in Contractor Alliance receive on-site training.

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Announcing the Latest Recipient of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Scholarship: Mark Holman

The Pulse: Ardex Americas

He studied Civil Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and opened a commercial flooring installation business. FCICA , headquartered in West Bloomfield, Michigan, is the resource for premier commercial flooring contractors. Holman, who works for Garmon and Company, is from Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery, Part 1

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

New home construction posted strong numbers for the entirety of 2012, says Kermit Baker, director of the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. Hopeful harbingers. What’s more, it appears that 2013 will be a strong year for housing on a percentage basis.

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“I Owe a Lot to This Industry”

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Drawing on my MBA knowledge and industry experience, I created a feasibility study and business plan to determine the needs and opportunities, and to establish that there was a need for a consultancy company in the ceramic tile and stone industries. Often tile installers don’t have the opportunity to get formal training in the industry.

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