The Commercial USA Flooring Alliance announces three new members: Metro Floors & More, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Midwest Tile and Interiors, Inc, in Mishawaka, Indiana; and Paramount Company & Floors in Austin, Texas.

CI Flooring is Inside Edge’s third partnership in the company's growth strategy to establish a presence in the nations’ top 35 markets, according to Inside Edge. 

INSTALL Alliance Partners work side by side with INSTALL to bring the best technical education, product expertise, and technology training to the flooring industry. Most recently, INSTALL has announced two new Alliance Partners, Floorcloud and Spec-Intel.

Flooring installers, retailers and distributors from all over the country gathered at this year’s International Certified Installers (CFI) Convention to compete in the Southeast Regional Installation competition, participate in education sessions, demo new products and connect with colleagues.

Floor Trends recently caught up with Real Floors Inc. CEO Adam Brookner, President Matt Gilbreth and Chief Customer Officer Lyn Jacobs to learn more about what’s in store for the merged venture and their outlook on the multifamily market.

Organized by Cersaie and Assoposa, the National Association of Ceramic Tile Layers and Installation Companies, Tiling Town will host tile installation demos and technical seminars that qualify for free training credits.

This first event had two installers competing in the wood category and four in the carpet category.

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.  

 Congoleum has committed to providing flooring and supplies for FCEF programs.