Learn why Starnet believes the commercial flooring industry is entering a time of rapid CRE transformation. The stress of the current state of the global financial system and widely available data modeling will drive global real estate decision trends.

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) has been awarded $8,910 by the Coverings Cares program in support of ceramic tile education programming. 

Advanced Flooring Technology (AFT) has announced the addition of its first Woven Natural Fiber Certification class to be held at its Wichita, Kansas facility, August 13-15.

The National Association of Floor Covering Technicians (NAFCT) announced that they will donate 100% of proceeds from new Installer and Contractor Memberships purchased between July 1, 2024, and July 17, 2024, to D&D Flooring Installation Services' Denise Brewer. 

Fishman Flooring’s new president Shane Richmond discusses the benefit of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, succession planning and the future of flooring distribution. 

The Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) and the Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) have partnered for the second year to offer the joint CFI FCICA 2024 Annual Convention and Trade Show, October 1-3, 2024, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida. 

Participants will compete in either carpet or luxury vinyl plank (LVP) installations, and a finalist from each category in each location will advance to the national competition. TISE will fly all finalists to Las Vegas for the TISE 2025 final competition to compete for the Installer of the Year titles. 

There was no slowing down in the flooring business this first week of June. Readers were investigating top tile trends, best practices for search engine optimization, carpet installation tips, and looking for insight into where the commercial market is headed. Check out our top five articles from this week.

Mark Herakovic, installation training manager, MDG Flooring America, just graduated his first apprentice. Here, he tells how he created and implemented an apprenticeship program, reveals the challenges and the wins, and shares how the industry can come together to train the next generation of flooring installers. 

Leslie Del Pozo, vice president of marketing content & communications, QEP/Roberts has been supporting the installation community in a variety of ways for several years now, including sponsoring our Installation Awards for the second year in a row. Here, we dive more into her flooring journey, what supporting the installation community means to her and the importance of just showing up.