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Katie Rork

Katie Rork

Katie Rork is the former multimedia and digital content creator of Floor Trends and Floor Covering Installer. With more than 10 years of broadcast and journalism experience, Katie brings her creative video and on air presence to the flooring industry. She has a bachelor’s degree in broadcast and cinema arts from Madonna University.

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Installer Ken Ballin Shares His Most Nerve-Racking Flooring Install

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February 14, 2022
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Installer Ken Ballin shares the challenge of transitioning 1,000 sq. ft. of glue-down engineered hardwood with two tile floors in a condo in Ocean City, New Jersey.


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Dottie Bonn

Contractor Spotlight November/December 2021 | Dottie Bonn, A Girls Flooring Company

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November 1, 2021
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Dottie Bonn started installing floors out of necessity to feed her family as a single mother of five kids. After more than 20 years in the industry, she has started her own flooring installation company, A Girls Flooring Company, in Youngsville, North Carolina.


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Eric Zurn

Contractor Spotlight October 2021 | Beno J. Gundlach Co.

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October 15, 2021
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Eric Zurn is the director of innovations at Beno J. Gundlach Co. and has his own tool brand, Edurus Tools, which is now a subsidiary brand of Gundlach. 


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Crystal Sims

Contractor Spotlight September 2021 | Preferred Flooring

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September 6, 2021
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Installer Crystal Sims was recently selected as a top-four finalist in the TISE Installer of the Year Semi-Finals Competition, and next up she will compete again for the title of top installer when the show returns in February 2022.  


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How to Create Smooth Floor Transitions

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September 4, 2021
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The latest products and technologies helping installers get transitions, profiles and stair treads just right.


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Wilhelm Fritzel

Contractor Spotlight July 2021 | Fritzel Flooring

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July 13, 2021
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There are benefits to getting an early start in the flooring installation industry. Installer Wilhelm Fritzel shares his experience as a young installer and the resources that have guided him along the way.
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Anthony Moses

Contractor Spotlight: Anthony Moses

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May 7, 2021
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A stand-up comedian and firefighter—in addition to being owner of Simply Intricate Designs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana—Anthony Moses wears several hats and has a laundry list of talents.


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Contractor Spotlight

Contractor Spotlight: Stephen Wood, The Great Alaskan Flooring Company

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April 13, 2021
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For Stephen Wood, owner of The Great Alaskan Flooring Company in Kodiak, Alaska, age 16 was the start of an early and progressive career in the flooring industry.
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