The 11th Annual Installation Awards celebrates skilled flooring installers in residential and commercial settings. This year’s winners showcased unique projects and challenges, and we welcomed several new faces to this year’s contest.
Ceramics of Italy’s latest innovations were on full display as over 600 international manufacturers showcased their newest collections, revealing where design is headed in 2024 and beyond. Here we present trends for flooring applications.
The recent CFI FCICA Convention in Orlando challenged the industry to raise the bar on installer recruitment, expand high-quality training, and expand awareness of the latest installation techniques and technologies.
The flooring industry faces significant challenges in Fall 2024 due to multiple supply chain disruptions. Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton devastated the Southeast, while a dockworkers' strike briefly halted East and Gulf Coast ports. Although the strike was suspended, experts warn of potential long-term effects and urge flooring businesses to prepare for future crises by diversifying sources and managing inventory strategically.
Learn how the adoption of a team selling structure and data models can increase sales, profits, hasten business expansion and ensure higher quality among professional interior contractors.
CTEF’s Academic Director Scott Carothers urges tile setters to check the label and points out two of the most critical pieces of information to confirm prior to an installation.
