DALTON—The Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) was recently named the first certified body for indoor air quality (IAQ) in the soft flooring segment by the American National Standard Institute (ANSI)... more

ANN ARBOR, MICH.—NSF International confirmed that Mannington Mills is the first floor covering company to be independently certified to its Draft Standard 332-2007 Gold Certification for Sustainability Assessment for Resilient Floor Coverings... more

Baar (Switzerland), July 2008 – Danzer Group is constantly expanding its range of FSC-certified wood products. By now the company is offering a wide selection of FSC Pure and FSC CONTROLLED WOOD-certified veneer and lumber... more

WARREN, MICH.—A large portion of Michigan’s construction specifier community devoted the better part of their day recently to discussing the latest in floor covering products, installation techniques... more

(Kansas City, MO) The first week of June, CFI launched a series of installation training programs in Wolf Point, Montana at Fort Peck Community College sponsored by the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribal Council... more

SALT LAKE CITY—Following the success of its first Corrective Flooring Procedures Workshop, the International Certified Floorcovering Installers Associations (CFI) has scheduled a second workshop for Oct. 8 to 10 here... more

PHILADELPHIA—Technical and education experts from more than 50 manufacturing partners of the International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL) will take part in a review of the curriculum from which the organization trains and certifies professional installers... more

KANSAS CITY, MO.—The International Certified Floorcovering Installers Association (CFI) is now accepting applications for its Presidents’ Scholarship, which was established in 2007 in memory of fallen past presidents of the organization... more

LATICRETE, a global leader in the manufacturing of innovative systems for the installation of ceramic tile and stone, has announced that Kirby Davis and David Meyers, both regional senior architectural specialists for LATICRETE, have passed the Construction Specifications Institute’s (CSI) exam and  more

(Kansas City, MO) The second CFI Corrective Flooring Procedures Workshop is scheduled for October 8-10th in Salt Lake City, Utah. The workshop covers corrective procedures for carpet, laminate, ceramic, hardwood and resilient flooring surfaces... more