In an industry dominated by males, the flooring and construction trades are seeing more and more women, and they are making an impact.

We sat down with Dave Bahr, vice president of Hiller Commercial Floors in Rochester, Minn., to get his take on the state of the industry and the benefits of FCICA membership.

As we look back at 25 years of flooring installation history, it’s clear to me that we have been just a small part of something bigger.

With this issue, Floor Covering Installer has officially turned 25 years old—and what a ride it’s been so far.

From nailers to saws and even compressors, cordless tools now have the power and battery life to last several hours and it makes our job so much easier. However, we recently learned something about this next generation of portable power the hard way.

I'll be putting together a special section on women in the installation industry next year, and I'd like to get a jump on it now.

As a business, we try to instill best practices by maintaining a clean worksite, and that includes cleaning up when we finish a project.

Since the last time I wrote about a convention—TISE in Las Vegas—I've had the opportunity to participate at the JLC Live New England remodeling show, in Providence, R.I., and Coverings 2019 in Orlando.

If you're creating dust on your jobs and not using the dust containment systems out in the marketplace that comply to OSHA's Table 1, don't you think it's about time?

I am happy to announce that the 2019 FCI Installation Awards contest is open for its sixth year.