See photos from week eight of the 10-week Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) training currently underway at Hawkeye Technical College in Waterloo, Iowa.

Coval Technologies, a chemical manufacturer based in Stafford, Texas, has named Robert Falzone national stone and masonry director over its new stone division. 

Informa's Paul Treanor and Beth Miller, managing editor, Floor Covering Installer, will discuss the importance of growing the National Installer of the Year Competition on the Floor Academy Podcast airing August 30.

Through Synchrony, the new Floor & Decor financing program features a consumer private label credit card and a professional private label credit card for contractors to manage project-related purchases and bulk purchases.

Installers Roland D. Thompson and Ken Ballin will appear in the HGTV pilot program "Renovation Possible" on August 16 at 9 p.m. EST/8 .p.m. CST.

The grants are the first in a five-year, $50 million commitment to help prepare 50,000 people for skilled trades careers.

Nine flooring installers competed in either the LVP or carpet category for a chance at the National Installer of the Year title, which will take place during The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas. 

Ken Ballin, owner of Skyro Floors, shares how the new chatbot Ballin Knows Best offers a seamless interface for flooring installers to ask questions and get instant solutions. 

WIFI adds additional free 2023 educational and networking events for women and nonprofit supporters in the floorcovering industry.

Floor Trends reports from the NTCA workshop, “Failures – Could it be me?” in Scranton, Pennsylvania, led by NTCA Trainer Hank Boyle.