Installers Earn Armstrong, INSTALL Certification

Philadelphia, PA, April 27, 2009--Several floor covering professionals in Ohio are the first in the nation to earn a joint certification for commercial resilient flooring installation established by Armstrong Floor Products and INSTALL.

Members of the Ohio and Vicinity Regional Council of Carpenters (OVRCC), which make up the INSTALL Ohio program, achieved the certifications over the last two months. The OVRCC is the installation and training arm of INSTALL Ohio.

“This program allows us to supply our flooring employers with the best trained workforce for the local commercial floor covering industry,” said Robert Peto, executive secretary-treasurer of the OVRCC.

As part of the Armstrong-INSTALL partnership, Armstrong is backing up the workmanship of those INSTALL Ohio professionals who are certified under the plan. Should an Armstrong commercial flat lay flooring job fail after being installed by an INSTALL-Armstrong Certified Installer, Armstrong will provide up to $2,500 in materials to repair or replace the project, and the certified installer contractor will supply all labor.

The certified professionals also will have access to the INSTALL marketing program and will have earned all the benefits of the Armstrong Certified Installer Program.

INSTALL’s Director, John McGrath, said the INSTALL-Armstrong partnership will be leveraged throughout North America at United Brotherhood of Carpenters training centers offering the flooring curriculum by which INSTALL professionals are taught.