Jim Aaron, executive director, Floor Covering Education Foundation, talks about the launch of the program while Dave Garden, CFI Master Instructor, shares the students’ response to the first week.
Adrian Simpson, operations manager for Carpet Call Floor Centre, in Victoria, Australia, walks us through the company’s humble beginnings, the installer crisis in Australia and Carpet Call’s international recruitment efforts.
Eight students got the opportunity to work hands-on with every flooring type during the Floor Covering Education Foundation’s 10-week basic installer course. Hear more about their journey.
The eight students who graduated from the 10-week FCEF floor covering installation course showed tremendous determination in overcoming obstacles to be able to complete the program.
Local area high school students were shuttled to the Tampa Convention Center during the NWFA Expo where they were introduced to the hardwood flooring industry as a career option by a panel of flooring industry professionals.
In addition to sharing their journeys in the flooring industry, the speakers and the attendees discussed how to recruit more women and how to retain those currently working in the hardwood industry.
The 36th annual National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Expo brought a myriad of education and demo sessions, including business insights, tech talks and a four-part tech demo.
Broadlume, a technology company that supplies independent flooring dealers with an all-in-one software platform, announced its acquisition of Banaboom, a cloud-based software company.
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) held a virtual press conference on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 to announce that the 10-week non-credited Basic Floor Covering Installation program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College has been approved for accreditation.
