Valencia, Spain – Tile of Spain announces a new education program specifically for participants in the Reign in Spain A&D Tour. Participants in the program, which entails a tour of Spain Feb. 4-12, 2011, will qualify for a minimum of 4.5 AIA CEU credits... more

The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) each year offers an Installer Certification School. The comprehensive training curriculum covers all aspects of a quality laminate installation and gives attendees the skills necessary to... more

HOUSTON—Tarkett has long touted itself as being an environmentally conscious manufacturer and with its facility here recently being certified to meet internationally recognized standards it now has... more

LATICRETE, a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative systems for the installation of tile and stone, has announced the world’s best-known and most respected accredited registrar for standards and ratings on manufacturing facilities recognized LATICRETE Shanghai Building Material Co. in China with... more

(Kansas City, MO) Education is the key! The excitement begins for the fall schedule of CFI – Armstrong – WFCA training with 21 vinyl installers who attended the 2-day training in Fort Wayne, IN October 8-9, 2010. The intensive course was sponsored by... more

By Matthew Spieler

DALLAS—One of the enduring qualities of Surfaces is its educational conference program. Over the market’s 21-year history some of the best and brightest businesspeople from within and outside the industry have shared their... more

DALTON—USFloors has achieved GreenGuard’s Children & Schools certification for its line of Natural Cork floating floors with the Endura ART finish as well as its entry level Ecocork floating floors. Earlier this year, the mill achieved the... more

CALHOUN, GA.—NSF International certified Mannington Commercial as the first mill to comply with its new standard for resilient flooring. NSF/ANSI 332, Sustainability Assessment Standard for Resilient Floor Coverings. It outlines criteria to promote... more

Tarkett announced today the certification of the Environmental Management System (EMS) at two of its manufacturing facilities in Ohio, both of which manufacture Johnsonite flooring products. Advantage International Registrar, Inc. recently audited the EMS at the plants in Ohio and certified that both... more

CLINTON, S.C.—Anderson has become the first hardwood flooring mill to have all its products certified under the Greenguard Environmental Institute’s (GEI) Children & Schools, the non-profit’s toughest, most stringent level of... more