(Kansas City, MO) "The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of a low price is forgotten." CFI addresses this issue daily providing training courses across the nation. In a never ending campaign to promote quality flooring installation, the CFI Team of Installation Trainers presents... more

DALLAS—Mohawk, Columbia and Century were recently the first brands to receive FloorScore certification for their engineered hardwood products, said Mohawk Industries, producer of all three. “Being the first in our industry to secure FloorScore certification is proof that our ongoing Mohawk GreenWorks’ deliberate focus to... more

DALTON—To encourage carpet-cleaning companies to provide a higher level of customer service and satisfaction the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) has added a code of conduct clause to... more

RICHFIELD, OHIO—Several floor covering professionals in Ohio are the first in the nation to succeed in earning a joint certification for commercial resilient flooring installation established by... more

DALTON—J+J/Invision has received at least a gold certification for three of its backing systems under the NSF/ANSI 140 standard for environmentally preferable... more

WASHINGTON- The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) now offers classes on the West coast as part of the NALFA Installer Certification School. Classes will be held in City of Industry, Calif. on... more

The Ceramic Tile Education Foundation (CTEF) will offer tile installers the opportunity to become CTEF Certified Tile Installers (CTIs) at Coverings 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. CTEF will be conducting the certification testing right on the... more

In March during the coldest, most blustery winter weather imaginable at minus 40-degrees wind chill, Karastan hosted another carpet training and installation certification in Sioux City, IA. The event was attended by 37 installers, numerous sales associates and... more

MONTMAGNY, QUEBEC, CANADA—Mercier Wood Flooring has officially launched an online training program to be used by its distribution,retail, installers and design business partners... more

SALEM, N.J.—Mannington Mills has earned both Phase 1 and Phase 2 certifications from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for the company’s domestically produced engineered hardwood flooring... more