The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) celebrates a number of wins in 2022 after an intense and focused year rallying the industry around the goal of reducing the shortage of installation craftsmen in the flooring industry.
At the recent board meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) brought industry leaders together to celebrate the successes of the young organization but focused on pushing forward and exploring ways to address some of the industry’s biggest obstacles.
Distributor Midwest is adding one cent to each square foot of flooring purchase from Welspun to help fund FCEF's efforts to address the shortage of installers.
As FCEF grows its list of technical colleges where flooring installation training is available, they’re looking for more suppliers to step up and help support the students.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) hosted its first ever Flooring Futures Summit where it presented information on the progress thus far with training and education, donations—both financial and product, and what it still needs to accomplish the monumental task of remedying the shortage of qualified flooring installers.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is expanding its team to include a new Education Project Manager. Jen Zurn, a CFI-certified Hard Surface Installer, is excited to take on this new challenge and support the industry she is passionate about.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) recently welcomed Curt Hutchins, president of residential carpet, Mohawk Industries, to its board of directors.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is pleased to share a recent partnership with Powernail that will provide technical schools with the tools needed to launch a Basic Flooring Installation program.
During the closing event of CCA Global Partners summer convention at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, the company announced a $50,000 donation to Floor Covering Education Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to attracting a new generation of flooring craftsman and installers.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) welcomes a new partnership with Sika-DriTac that will help support technical college programs across the nation. Sika-DriTac has committed to providing supplies and assisting with training demonstrations for FCEF programs.
