By Steven Feldman

NEW ORLEANS—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) does as much for its membership as any floor covering organization. But so much of its actions are behind the scenes, thus, many floor covering retailers are... more

DALTON—The Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), in collaboration with The Healthy Facilities Institute (HFI), has formed the Healthy Carpet Workgroup. Consisting of experts (end-user and scientific) the group will discuss and report ways to keep... more

CHICAGO, IL – The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) is reaching out to its members this summer to learn about their greatest needs, and to explore innovative ways to help... more

DALTON—For 40 years, the Carpet & Rug Institute called the 15,506-square-foot building at 730 College Drive here home. Come 2012, though, the organization will move into a city-owned building after its board voted to... more

SAN DIEGO—Rick Holden, executive vice president of Derr Flooring Co., was elected chairman of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) at the organization’s convention here. He replaces Neil Poland of Mullican who continues as... more

ST LOUIS—Michael Martin has assumed the CEO responsibilities at the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) seven months earlier than originally anticipated... more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH.—Christopher Capobianco of Christopher Collaborative, Patchogue , N.Y., will step down after six years as chairman of the Flooring Contractor’s Association (FCICA) board... more

FREDERICKSBURG, VA.—Andrew Goshorn, Commercial Carpets of America’s (CCA) installation service manager, has been elected president of the Maryland and Northern Virginia Floor Covering Association (MDNVAFCA), replacing Shawn Bayat of Quality Carpet One. Goshorn, who brings... more

WEST BLOOMFIELD, MICH.—The Flooring Contractors Association (FCICA) has formed a new subcommittee with goals to provide a mechanism wherein new products and applications developed by associate manufacturers can be field evaluated by its contractor members... more

By John Mason

HARTFORD CONN.—One flooring veteran spent 23 years of Saturdays working in his father’s New York City store. Another started out as a helper. A third was a perfectionist who rubbed off on his son... more