CEO DATELINE - New association launched for floor covering technicians
CEO DATELINE - New association launched for floor covering technicians
- October 7, 2020 |
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Walt Williams
A new organization recently launched with the goal of improving the floor covering industry through training.
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The National Association of Floor Covering Technicians is a 501(c)(6) group created "to improve the flooring industry by partnering with industry experts, manufacturers, and other flooring associations to provide accessible, affordable, advanced training and certification programs," according to a statement.
The group was founded by flooring professionals Sonny Callaham and Paul Pleshek, who said that while there are other associations covering the flooring industry, all have "run into the same hurdle—costs" in terms of providing services to members.
"The costs of attendance, travel, continuing education, membership, etc. have come to a point where too many small businesses or single operators cannot afford to attend," NAFCT said in a statement. The group added that while flooring manufacturers offer their own training programs, they do not offer certification. "NAFCT was developed to assist in bridging this gap and bringing low, no-cost structured certified trainings directly to the installer."
The association's website is nafct.com.
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