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The Washington State Floor Covering Association (WSFCA) will hold meetings in November and February.

Ardex will hold its product and installation seminar on Oct. 13 at Michael Halebian NJ, Inc. in Carlstadt, N.J.

Advanced Flooring Specialists (AFS) will offer training for “color blenders” from October through December at the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) headquarters in Anaheim, Calif. Color blenders specialize in correcting sidematch problems for carpet mills.

Angela Vanario of Richmond Ceramic Tile and Mike Shusterman of Weyerhaeuser recently won prizes using a Coverings Advantage Card.

Robbins Sports Surfaces will shift its production exclusively to the manufacture of an engineered maple floor featuring pre-assembled, industrially strengthened wood strips that are a uniform 7-foot length.

The National Association of Purchasing Management recently reported that its monthly manufacturing index rose to 47.9 in August from 43.6 in July, above forecasts of 43.9.

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) recently extended its Trade Scholarship Program to cover all registration fees for the WFCA Annual Educational Conference in Reno, Nev. from Oct. 26-27.

Tile of Spain, in conjunction with Misco Shawnee and Color Tile, will offer a series of ceramic tile seminars in October.

Terry O’Toole recently joined Witex USA Inc. as the company’s West Coast regional sales manager. O’Toole brings more than twenty years experience in the floor covering industry to his new position.

Coverings 2002 officials are now accepting entries for the 3rd Annual Prism Awards and the 15th Annual Spectrum Awards. Both competitions award a $10,000 grand prize.