Floor Covering Leadership Council

FCLC Commissions Research Initiative on Installation Crisis

LaGrange, GA, January 16, 2018-The Floor Covering Leadership Council has announced the commissioning of a strategic research initiative to lead the industry through the next phase of resolving the flo...
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FCLC Reports on Installation Labor Force Research Initiative

Dalton, GA, July 19, 2018-Members of the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) met in mid-April in Tampa, Florida, to hear preliminary results of the FCLC installation labor force research initiati...
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Floor Covering Leadership Council IDs Installation as Top Problem

Las Vegas, NV, February 7, 2017—The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) conducted its first meeting of 2017 on January 19 in Las Vegas, Nevada during The International Surfacing Event. Fou...
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The flooring industry says education is key in closing the skills gap: Wood Cuts - 2017

By Brett Miller In May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Job Openings and Labor Turnover report. The results were shocking: the unemployment rate was at its lowest level since 2009, y...
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FCLC Releases First Phase of Labor Study Findings

Dalton, GA, September 7, 2018-In August 2017, the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) commissioned an independent research firm to conduct a multi-phase study to quantify the scope and severity o...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/fclc-releases-first-phase-of-labor-study-fi...

FCLC Will Attempt to Quantify Impact of Installer Shortage

Atlanta, GA, February 21, 2018-Members of the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) held their first meeting of 2018 on February 13, 2018 in Atlanta. At the meeting, FCLC members officially author...
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FCLC Reports on Its Next Steps in Fighting Installation Crisis

Orlando, FL, November 13, 2017-The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC), a coalition of 11 flooring industry trade associations, convened its annual fall meeting to address installation-the most v...
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Floor Covering Leadership Council Disbands

Dalton, GA, February 17, 2020-The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) members have voted to disband the organization, effective immediately.  In January 2018, the Floor Covering Leadership ...
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Second Phase of Installation Crisis Study Released

Chicago, IL, December 14, 2018-In January 2018, the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) commissioned an independent research firm, The Blackstone Group, to conduct a multi-phase study to quantify...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/second-phase-of-installation-crisis-study-r...

FCLC Names Robert Blochinger as Chair

Orlando, FL, June 6, 2017-The Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC) elevated Robert Blochinger, president of the National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors, as its new chair starting ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/fclc-names-robert-blochinger-as-chair

Floor Covering Leadership Council Works to Resolve Industry Hurdles

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Details of FCLC Installation Summit Announced

Orlando, FL, July 18, 2017- Robert Blochinger, president, National Institute of Certified Floorcovering Inspectors and chairman of the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC), announced today that le...
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Bill Blackstock Named to FCEF Board

Dalton, GA, October 13, 2021-The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) has welcomed Bill Blackstock to its board of directors.  Blackstock will be filling the seat currently held by Dean Th...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/bill-blackstock-named-to-fcef-board

CFI Convention Attendees Hear fcB2B Report on Installation Crisis

Forney, TX, September 5, 2018-The 2018 CFI Convention took place August 15 to 17 at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. One of year’s speakers was Phil Zolan of fcB2B, who revea...
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Robert Blochinger Discusses the Research on Installer Labor Shortages

December 18, 2018—Robert Blochinger, chairman of the Floor Covering Leadership Council (FCLC), and Kemp Harr discuss the Blackstone research project which attempts to quantify the impact of the ...
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WFCA Forms Education Fdn., Donates $1M to Fight Installation Shortage

Chattanooga, TN, December 13, 2019--At a press conference yesterday, the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) announced the first ever industry-wide initiative, “We are Part of the Solution,&...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/wfca-forms-education-foundation-donates-1m-...

National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program Active in Florida

Neenah, WI, March 17, 2020-Robert Blochinger has been meeting with Job Corps Center in Miami and Job Corps Association in Washington, D.C. to present the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship P...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/national-flooring-contractors-apprenticeshi...

Domotex USA: Deutsch Messe holds its U.S. debut in Atlanta, Georgia - Apr 2019

By Darius Helm and Beth Miller The inaugural Domotex USA show was held at Atlanta’s downtown convention center from February 28 to March 2, and it included the show itself-over 280 exhibitors ...
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Floor Covering Education Foundation Board Meeting Underway Now

Chattanooga, TN, November 10, 2021--The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) board has been meeting this week in Chattanooga, Tennessee to discuss its start-up and progress on tackling the insta...
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