Floor Covering Leadership Council
The FCLC was established in 2015 as a coalition of flooring industry trade associations committed to identifying issue and developing solutions to the industry’s most pressing challenges. Currently, twelve associations support the FCLC including: American Floorcovering Alliance, Inc. (AFA), International Certified Flooring Installers Associations Inc. (CFI), Ceramic Tile Distributors Association (CTDA), Floor Covering Installation Contractors Association (FCICA), Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA), Natural Stone Institute (NSI), North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA), National Institute of Certified Floorcoverings Inspectors (NICFI), National Tile Contractors Association (NTCA), Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), World Floor Covering Association (WFCA).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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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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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...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/the-flooring-industry-says-education-is-key...
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 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 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
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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-podcasts/robert-blochinger-discusses-the-rese...
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...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/cfi-convention-attendees-hear-fcb2b-report-...
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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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 ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/domotex-usa-deutsch-messe-holds-its-us-debu...
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,&...
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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...
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