WFB Briefs: INSTALL Celebrates 5-Year Partnership with H2H; WFCA’s Engagement Specialist

The International Standards and Training Alliance, INSTALL, marked its fifth year of partnership with Helmets to Hardhats (H2H), an organization dedicated to helping veterans transition to careers in the construction industry. To sponsor a veteran in a United Brotherhood of Carpenters apprenticeship program, email INSTALL Executive Director John T. McGrath Jr. here. For an H2H success story, read E-5 Staff Sgt. Joshua Derins’ column in WFB. 

The World Floor Covering Association hired Josh Young as an engagement specialist, a newly established position. Young, who has 16 years of experience in the flooring industry, will work to better understand WFCA’s 10,000-plus members’ needs to increase engagement and participation within the organization. He will also work with vendors and suppliers to explore ways to expand WFCA’s offerings.