Ohio Valley Flooring announced a strategic partnership to provide Schönox subfloor product technologies, training, and support across Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and western Pennsylvania. 

Custom Building Products recently introduced VersaBond-LFT RS, a rapid-setting, polymer-modified bonding mortar designed to support the weight of large and heavy tiles

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.

Coval Technologies introduces Coval Polished Concrete Sealer (PCS), a product that won’t change the natural beauty of polished concrete while protecting the surface from stains, acids, and oils.

The Taylor Adhesives mobile app has been rebuilt for 2023 with user-interface and functionality improvements, the company said. 

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. 

Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) has announced its 2023 Advisory Board members, including Don Styka, Tarkett; Rod Von Busch, CDI Floors; and Roland Thompson, Thompson Flooring & Installation. 

The two organizations have come together to combine their separate fall conventions into a singular event in September 2023. 

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. 

Federal funding is available through the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Department called the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA). Erin Albrecht, owner of J&R Tile in San Antonio, Texas, and Van Church, lead installer at Statement Hardwood Flooring in Holladay, Utah, share what you need to know.