At NeoCon 2024, Floor Trends & Installation met up with AHF Products Chief Commercial Officer Jennifer Zimmerman and Vice President of Commercial Fred Reitz to learn more about the company’s commercial channel strategy, incorporating AHF Contract, Armstrong Flooring, Crossville Tile and Parterre brands.

Fishman Flooring’s new president Shane Richmond discusses the benefit of Employee Stock Ownership Plans, succession planning and the future of flooring distribution. 

From NeoCon 2024, Bjelin U.S. General Manager Zach Adams shares insights into what's driving wood flooring sales in the commercial market and the manufacturer's new partnership with Spartan Surfaces. 

Starnet's Mark Bischoff offers guidance on uncovering opportunities to activate talent through peer, advisor, and mentor relationships.

Mark Herakovic, installation training manager, MDG Flooring America, just graduated his first apprentice. Here, he tells how he created and implemented an apprenticeship program, reveals the challenges and the wins, and shares how the industry can come together to train the next generation of flooring installers. 

Learn how CCA Global Partner's Retail 2.0 merchandising and marketing program helped to simplify product selections for customers at Schneider’s Flooring America.

F9 Investments, the largest shareholder in LL Flooring, has highlighted a concerning pattern of underperformance and failed operational strategy under the current leadership. 

Women leaders at Starnet Commercial Flooring Cooperative recently came together for a panel discussion on the topic “Advancing Women in Flooring” at the group’s annual meeting in Amelia Island, Florida. Here are some highlights. 

David Gross, executive director, INSTALL, highlights the Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB)—a women’s union organization within the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. He provides an update on how the unions have evolved over time and talks in depth about the support and resources the SIB offers.

The last week of May was full of good reads for the flooring industry. Check out our top five articles from this week.