Recently, the Lowe’s Foundation committed $50 million to prepare and train 50,000 men and women for the skilled trades over five years. Here, Betsy Conway, director, Lowe’s Foundation, shares who the grant will benefit, who they are working with to achieve this goal, and how the flooring industry, or anyone for that matter, can benefit.

For the last four years, CCA Global Partners has been experimenting with an installation concept that would provide installation and estimating services for its retail members. Read an update from Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader & The International Design Guild at CCA, about the initiative.

Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) is quickly gaining momentum as an installation training and certifying body for the floorcovering industry, working with organizations like the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades and CCA Global Partners.

Reuben Potter, owner, Floors By Southern Boys, dedicates time each week to creating how-to videos to help fill in knowledge gaps for other flooring installers. With over 30 years’ experience, he goes beyond videos to offer workshops annually. 

The new site is designed as a gateway for dealers, distributors, and contractors to set up and host their own installer training, as well as for installers who seek to improve their knowledge and skills.

The team at Performance Accessories created environments for networking and celebration with installers at the CFI and FCICA 2023 Convention and Trade Show at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida.

Bona announces the Bona DCS 50, a powerful, lightweight, and versatile vacuum that is compact and can easily be carried upstairs and maneuvered in hard-to-reach or tight areas.

Installers and restoration professionals will learn how to identify, repair, and preserve stone surfaces in business and personal environments, and be trained on the installation of Coval Technologies’ newest product, Coval Stone.

The third of four TISE Regionals Competitions took place on September 8-9 at Carpet Cushion and Supplies in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.