Flooring America & Flooring Canada Announce Perfor

Manchester, NH, March 13, 2006--Flooring America and Flooring Canada presented their annual member awards for outstanding performance over the past year at their 2006 Winter Convention at the Hilton Hotel and Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, on March 11. The recognition banquet capped the four-day convention devoted to member unity and the introduction of new products and services. Flooring America and Flooring Canada members were treated to a final night ceremony and gala at Disney’s Grand California Hotel, and later took in the games, rides, and Magic Kingdom scenery of the park grounds. "It's important to take a moment each year to salute exemplary performance by our members," said Vinnie Virga, president of Flooring America. "They have maintained high standards while demonstrating innovative problem solving and professionalism. This is the time for all of us to say both ongratulations and thank you to these members who provide such excellent stewardship for our brand, and have given us examples to follow in the upcoming year. We’ve always said that our membership is our greatest resource, and we learn that over and over again each and every year. The vision, leadership, and new ideas that are generated from this group are exhilarating and profound.” Flooring America & Flooring Canada Leadership Award – These members are inspiring examples of leadership, sharing their knowledge with other members and management, and consistently going above and beyond to help propel all Flooring America and Flooring Canada stores to the highest levels of success and industry dominance. Rufus Ashby - Flooring America of Tampa Les Galko - Flooring Canada Ottawa Flooring America & Flooring Canada Catch the Spirit Award--This award honors new members or existing members who truly “Catch the Spirit.” They internalize what Flooring America and Flooring Canada are all about and move aggressively to bring it to life in their local markets. They build the brand by incorporating our programs, marketing, and merchandising tools, and their enthusiasm is contagious. Randy Wood--Wood’s Flooring America Kevin Brooks--Design Flooring Centre Flooring America Excellence in Brand Standards Award --This award recognizes those members who exceed our brand standards, especially in the areas of maintaining a gorgeous showroom, measuring customer service, and providing an exceptional shopping experience centered around trust and building customers for life. Flooring America of Denton - Denton, TX Glover’s Flooring America - Chamblee, GA Gardner’s Flooring America - Topeka, KS Flooring America & Flooring Canada Excellence in Education Award--These members know that employees are among any store’s best assets, and understand the critical need to invest in improving and motivating staff on a consistent basis. This award recognizes those members who have raised the bar by fully implementing our training resources and leveraging them to achieve a peak level of performance in their businesses. Glover’s Flooring America - Chamblee, GA Flooring Canada Kelowna - Kelowna, BC Flooring America & Flooring Canada Make it Happen Award--This award distinguishes members that go the extra mile to help their fellow members. They do whatever they can to help support the cooperative while experiencing tremendous growth in their overall business. They are living proof that every member really can “Make it Happen.” Tom Firek - Sacramento Flooring America John Schnaitman - Schnaitman’s Flooring America Greg Brodrecht - Brodrecht’s Flooring Canada