Take a look at the photo of me with a big bag of potato chips. Now I’m sure you’re wondering just why this photo of me with this junk food deserved to be published.

Coverings is looking for presenters to share their experience and expertise with other tile and stone professionals at Coverings 2015, being held in Orlando, Fla. April 14 to 17.

Jon Namba, FCI's editorial director, industry consultant, trainer and speaker, will present Flooring Association Northwest's (FAN) seminar 'Cracking the Estimating Code for Tile & Hard Surface Flooring' on Thursday, Sept. 25 in Seattle.

Building trust and likability are the two key elements on becoming a trusted sales advisor.

Sooner or later, no matter how experienced your wood flooring crew is, you will likely find yourself called back to a job because your customer is dissatisfied with some aspect of her flooring installation.

We have all walked into a commercial or residential space, looked down at the floor, and thought, “that doesn’t look quite right.” 

The next WFCA sponsored week-long CFI installation training and certification event is in Los Angeles, Sept. 9 to 12. The event is hosted by Traxx Corp and will be held at their location in Pomona, Calif.

The National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA) will host a Webinar, 'Taking Mortar to the Next Level' on Wednesday, Aug. 6 at 1 p.m. CDT.

The Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) will hold four educational sessions for its Mid-Year Meeting—Managing Your Profits, being held in Chattanooga, Tenn. Oct. 8 to 10.

Ardex Academy is offering free classroom and hands-on product installation training at eight locations throughout North America from July through mid-October.