James Macdonald II Named Winner of Newbrough CIM Scholarship

Salem, NH, August 3, 2017-Nora Systems, along with FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association and ARDEX Americas announces James Macdonald II as the 2017 recipient of the Bruce Newbrough Memorial Certified Installation Manager Program (CIM) Scholarship.

Macdonald has worked in the family business most of his life. After earning his bachelor’s degree from Messiah College in 1991, Macdonald started the commercial division of M&Z Carpets. In 2014, as a spin-off of M&Z Carpets, Commercial Flooring Professionals. Macdonald is the co-owner and CEO of Commercial Flooring Professionals and lives in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania with his wife.

The Bruce Newbrough Memorial Scholarship was established to provide educational opportunities to floorcovering installation managers who have demonstrated exceptional commitment to and excellence in proper substrate preparation and installation of floor covering. Bruce Newbrough, as ARDEX director of technical services and later applications development, tirelessly used every opportunity to further his vision and passion, which was industry education and training on proper substrate preparation, all for the purpose of achieving successful installations.

Nora co-sponsored the first Bruce Newbrough Memorial CIM Program Scholarship last year.