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A Time of Reflection & A Call to Action
By Jim Aaron The winter 2024 convention season for the flooring industry has drawn to a close, leaving us with a critical opportunity for reflection. Having attended numerous industry events representing the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), I witnessed the...
Flooring’s Hidden Gem
By Jim Aaron The revival of skilled trades National Skilled Trades Day is on Wednesday, May 1 this year, and it just may be America’s most important uncelebrated holiday. Recently, there’s been a notable shift in the perception of career paths post-high school...
THE VALUE OF INSTALLERS
BY JIM AARON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, FCEF In my last column, I wrote about the importance of professional installation for the consumer to realize the value of the products we sell. I made the statement: “All flooring products, regardless of their technological advances...
Strength in Numbers
IFC & FCEF partner to launch Penny Donation Program BY MALLORY CRUISE-MCGRATH [Dalton] Beginning this fall, retailers that sell International Flooring Company’s (IFC) Canopy brand will have the opportunity to opt in to a Penny Donation program to help fund the...
Alliance Flooring Pledges Support for FCEF
Orlando—Alliance Flooring, a retail buying group comprised of more than 300 flooring dealers nationwide, has committed to supporting the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) at its upcoming annual convention. This year’s convention is scheduled to take place...
Media Partners
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FCEF BUZZ
FCEF and Partners Host Ribbon Cutting for Installer Course
The Floor Covering Education Foundation hosted a ribbon-cutting at Georgia Northwestern Technical College’s Whitfield Murray Campus in Dalton, Georgia, on January 13 to mark the start of the 10-week...
Foundation Offers Full Scholarship in Floor Installation Trade at Technical College in Dalton
A foundation funded by carpet industry titans is giving back in a very unique way in a first-of-its-kind program that offers individuals training and certification in a much-needed skill. Thursday...
Floor Covering Education Foundation Board Meeting Underway Now
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) board has been meeting this week in Chattanooga, Tennessee to discuss its start-up and progress on tackling the installer shortage crisis. This...
FCEF makes strides in solving installer shortage
FCEF BOARD MEETING During its first in-person board meeting with new executive director Jim Aaron at the helm, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) proved that when the industry comes...
FCEF Gears Up for 2022 Installer Recruitments
FCEF BOARD MEETING After eight months, more than a dozen events attended, and thousands of miles traveled, the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) convened for its board of directors meeting...
FCEF Discusses Next Steps for Installer Recruitment Campaign
Welcome to Board members of the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) are meeting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this week to discuss progress of the installer recruitment campaign and the...