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Installer Shortage Discussion Scheduled During Surfaces

WFB Editors
Jan 16, 2017

Six months since industry representatives met in Dallas to discuss the installer shortage, the World Floor Covering Association announced it will reconvene the Installation Summit at Surfaces on Jan. 19.

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