William M. Bird is a leading distributor of residential and commercial floor covering products in the Southeast, and serves over 4,000 flooring retailers in eight states.

The new space reflects the identity of the design house and its collection of brands, including Schumacher fabrics, Patterson Flynn luxury custom rugs, Backdrop wallpapers, and Frederic magazine. 

The new site offers trade customers and consumers a streamlined online experience that features user-friendly navigation, a modern interface, an improved retailer locator, and educational articles to help customers choose flooring. 

Floor Trends reports from the NTCA workshop, “Failures – Could it be me?” in Scranton, Pennsylvania, led by NTCA Trainer Hank Boyle.

Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, announced that Arnquist Flooring, Opler Flooring, and Red Commercial Flooring have joined the network as new members.  

Joe Weber has been promoted to president and CEO. Bruce Weber, who founded AHSG in 1999, is stepping into the role of chairman of the board, and Tony Wright has been named vice president.

Walker’s new role will expand to include HMTX’s corporate communications and compliance functions, in addition to the legal affairs role she has held since joining HMTX in November 2021 as vice president of legal affairs.

Spartan Surfaces welcomes Brendan Ball to spearhead the buildout of the Spartan's Builder Division. 

Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) and the Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) have partnered to offer a joint convention and trade show, bringing together an expanded community of flooring professionals.

Retail sales associates (RSAs) will learn how to translate WPC product attributes into consumer solutions and feel confident selling the brand’s premium style offerings.