The continuing education curriculum will focus on lock systems, advances in laminate flooring manufacturing, noise claims, manufacturer’s installation requirements, water claims, best practices, manufacturing points of contact, inspection reporting, and certification testing.

World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) announced the promotion of Steve Abernathy to chief operating officer (COO), effective January 1, 2023.

Join David Gross, executive director, INSTALL; Ken Clifford, president, DFS Flooring, and interior designer Barbara Dellinger for a panel discussion moderated by Jane Rohde, principal and founder of JSR Associates Inc., an architecture and interior design firm specializing in senior living and healthcare spaces.

The industry trade association serves as the leading source for science-based information about carpet and whose members represent more than 90 percent of the carpet manufactured in the U.S. 

Each board member has been selected for his or her experience and dedication to the ongoing support needed to recruit and train new flooring installation craftsmen. 

Each NTCA workshop is presented by NTCA Technical Trainers who have been installing tile themselves for many years or who still maintain their tile installation business.

Cathy Buchanon, co-owner and showroom manager, Independent Carpet One Floor & Home in Westland, Michigan, was one of the first Carpet One retailers to take advantage of a new training program created exclusively for CCA Global Retail Group members. 

The event, February 21-23 in Calhoun, Georgia, will offer participants the opportunity to complete two flooring installation certifications for subfloor prep and resilient modular installation. 

WFCA President and CEO Scott Humphrey will join Seth Gladden, director of marketing and host of Taylor Time Live, to discuss the organizations and initiatives that the WFCA is focused on for the upcoming year, as well as how to get involved.

Distributor Midwest is adding one cent to each square foot of flooring purchase from Welspun to help fund FCEF's efforts to address the shortage of installers.