In this challenging labor market and economy, the solid surface training program is a great way to train new hires who lack experience or diversify an existing business into new lines of work. 

David Gross said he intends to focus on the needs of each sector of the industry—installers, contractors, manufacturers, and specifiers—and work to determine how INSTALL can assist each group in meeting its goals.

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) recently welcomed HMTX Industries as a new supporter to their growing list of flooring industry companies willing to step up and support the recruitment, scholarship and placement initiatives developed by the FCEF. 

The one-on-one mentorship program aims to accelerate professional development and to help women make deeper connections in the floor covering industry.

About 80 subcontractor installers participated in the event, and the purpose of the conference was to update installers on the company’s scope of work, installation standards and health and safety protocols. 

Complete your submission by January 31 for your presentation to be considered for inclusion in NeoCon 2023 Programming. Selected presentations will be notified the week of March 13.

Each NTCA workshop is presented by NTCA Technical Trainers who have been installing tile themselves for many years or who still maintain their tile installation business.

Cathy Buchanon, co-owner and showroom manager, Independent Carpet One Floor & Home in Westland, Michigan, was one of the first Carpet One retailers to take advantage of a new training program created exclusively for CCA Global Retail Group members. 

The event, February 21-23 in Calhoun, Georgia, will offer participants the opportunity to complete two flooring installation certifications for subfloor prep and resilient modular installation. 

Robert Varden, the founder and CEO of the newly formed, nonprofit Unite Floor Training Alliance, welcomed its first slate of board members, as well as others in attendance via teleconference, originating from Unite offices in Rockwall, Texas on January 3, 2023.