Winners of Schönox Worst Subfloor Contest Announced at Surfaces

Las Vegas, NV, January 25, 2016—In a ceremony at the TISE/Surfaces trade show in Las Vegas, the winners of the Schönox Worst Subfloor Contest were announced.

The winning companies were as follows:

First Place—Right Touch Interiors, Greensboro, NC

Second Place—River City Flooring, Hudsonville, MI

Third Place—Popp Enterprises, Salt Lake City, UT

Three installation team members from each of the winning companies were also recognized at the event:

First Place—Right Touch Interiors: David Vaugh, Tommy Adams, Luke Adams

Second Place—River City Flooring: Nate Pasma, Paul Smith, Micah Smith

Third Place—Popp Enterprises: Juan Magana, Octavio Ruiz, Jose Magana

In addition to the winners that were selected, participation was so strong for the contest and the competition so tight, that the judges asked that the following companies be commended with an honorable mention for their outstanding entries: Cornerstone Flooring, Iowa Wall Sawing, Riverchase Flooring and Wholesale Carpet Outlet.

“The response to the contest in this our second year for the event has been outstanding with many more entries than last year and such strong support from the flooring industry,” commented Thomas Trissl, HPS Schönox principal. “I am really impressed by the expertise and dedication demonstrated by all of the installation teams represented in the contest entries.”

Tom Jennings (vice president of member services, WFCA,) Dean Thompson (president & CEO, RFCI,) and Robert Varden (executive director, CFI) judged the contest entries in an impartial manner that included having all identifying information removed from the entries with only the photos and project notes provided for their review. “As I worked through the more than 900 photos from the various Contest entries and studied the project notes for each, I was struck by how we can all be surprised by the varied challenges that subfloors can present,” explained Tom Jennings. “In order to tackle these tough subfloor problems, it is imperative to have done your research and fully understand how to fully utilize subfloor solutions like those from Schönox.”

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