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 Foundation is reinvesting $3.7 million to continue training students to fill the labor gap. 

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) hosted its own trainers from across its network of schools, including Arizona, Chicago, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Northern and Southern California, Philadelphia and Texas, to learn more about concrete surface preparation.

Since the first “crashes” nearly a decade ago, Mohawk Industries’ commercial flooring division and Georgia United Foundation have worked together to refresh learning spaces and facilitate renovations in underserved public schools.

 Acousticork by Amorim underlayments offer high performance, protect the building's floor and guarantee the ability to withstand high and variable loads. When installed under a floor, the underlayments provide greater comfort, protection and longevity, whether for ceramic, wood, LVT or laminated floors.

Resolute elastomeric adhesive now comes in two sizes, and Edge-Lock carpet edge-sealing glue now comes in an 8-ounce squeeze bottle.

The new website was designed with the end-user in mind for individuals looking for product information, where to buy and how-to videos.

Central US Regionals will take place September 29-30 at the NWFA Training Facility in Saint Louis, Missouri, and West Coast Regionals will take place October 27-28 at the IUPAT Training Facility in San Leandro, California. 

NTCA is crisscrossing the country, bringing 12 free workshops in five states for tile installers, contractors, sales and A&D professionals. 

For nearly 30 years, Daris and Karen Mulkin devoted their lives to training the next generations of flooring installers. In honor of their many years of service, CFI inducted the beloved couple into the Hall of Fame at this year’s CFI Convention in Orlando, Florida.