MAPEI's (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) Fort Lauderdale plant was awarded the Manufacturers Association of Florida's Manufacturer of the Year award for manufacturers with 66-130 employees. Judges from the association toured the finalists' facilities and judged the companies on leadership; strategic planning; customer and market focus; measurement, analysis and knowledge management; workforce focus; and process management.
Philadelphia Floor Store (Conshohocken, Pa.), in the spirit of the NCAA basketball tournament, is running its Price Match Madness promotion through the end of March. During the promotion PFS will match competitors' prices on any comparable goods or services.
J.J. Hardwood Floors Inc. (Acton, Mass.) is looking for a professional installer, sander and finisher who has experience with herringbone, chevron and border details; Impact Search and Placement is looking to place a finishing manager and an operations manager with a flooring plant in the mid-South; and All Wood Flooring is seeking sales reps in Philadelphia and floor installers for the Pennsylvania-New Jersey area. For more information, see the HF Classifieds.
Market 2013, a flooring and interior finishes trade show sponsored by the Washington State Floor Covering Association, featured over 80 exhibitors during its fourth year. Victoria Haugen's booth design won Wanke Cascade the best booth award, and Oriana Herrington of DĂ©cor Carpet One Floor & Home won the iPad sponsored by USG Durock.
