This group announced the industry credit program at a press conference during the 1987 Atlanta Summer Market in July. The Flooring Express Card program (FLEX) had wide industry support and achieved a high level of success. Shown here, from left, are Ralph Boe, president of Horizon Industries and president of the FLEX Coordination Council; Dick McAdams, president of the Retail Floorcovering Institute; Dean McKinney, program director; Norma J. Curby, manager, marketing programs, Fibers Division, Monsanto, who helped develop the FLEX concept, and Ron VanGelderen, president of the Carpet & Rug Institute.