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Happy Feet International Offers New Products From Welspun Flooring That Will Support Future Flooring Craftsmen
A portion of sales will benefit the Floor Covering Education Foundation Happy Feet International is expanding its offerings to include new products from Welspun Flooring. A portion of every Welspun sale will go toward the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF). It...
Midwest Partners with Welspun Flooring to Offer Products That Help Future Flooring Craftsmen
A Portion of All Welspun Products Distributed by Midwest will benefit the Floor Covering Education Foundation. Midwest, a wholesale building products distributor covering Utah, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, and Nevada, is adding a new line of flooring from...
Taylor Adhesives Steps Up to Help New Flooring Craftsmen Learn with Quality Materials
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) is excited to promote its ongoing partnership with Taylor Adhesives to help grow technical college programs across the country. Taylor Adhesives is an industry leader in manufacturing high-quality flooring adhesives and...
FCEF Adds Education Project Manager to Expand Technical College Programs
The Floor Covering Education Foundation is expanding its team to include a new Education Project Manager. This role will be essential to implementing technical college programs across the country and making the training needed to become a flooring installer more...
Mohawk’s Curt Hutchins Joins FCEF Board of Directors
The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) recently welcomed Curt Hutchins, President of Residential Carpet at Mohawk Industries, to its board of directors. Hutchins has been leading powerhouse businesses for nearly 20 years. Prior to starting his role at Mohawk...
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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...