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HMTX Supports FCEF

HMTX Industries Steps Up to Support FCEF and Tomorrow’s Flooring Craftsmen

Dalton, GA (January 24, 2023) – The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) recently welcomed HMTX Industries as a new supporter to their growing list of flooring industry companies willing to step up and support the recruitment, scholarship, and placement initiatives developed by the FCEF.  HMTX offers a wide range of resilient flooring products for residential and commercial applications with its Metroflor, Teknoflor, and Aspecta brands.

“Metroflor, along with HMTX and its Teknoflor and Aspecta brands, is excited to be a part of the progress FCEF is making. We are eager to support FCEF in its mission to bring new, young talent into our industry, ensuring our products are installed with quality craftsmanship,” shared Russel Rogg, President of Metroflor. “HMTX and its brands take pride in putting people before profits, and their support of FCEF shows they’re eager to step up to make the industry better for everyone.”

“The shortage of installers isn’t going to go away on its own,” says Jim Aaron, Executive Director of FCEF. “We need everyone in the industry to make recruitment of a new generation of flooring craftsmen a priority now before it’s too late.”

In 2022, the FCEF celebrated the launch of its first technical college flooring installation program and has since rolled out the program at several other colleges. It has made great strides in connecting with advisors and school administrators to spread awareness of the flooring craftsman career path.

“We’ve made some substantial progress in 2022, but we still have a long way to go,” shared Aaron.  “In order to keep up our momentum, we need more partners like HMTX to step up.”

Financial support is essential to keeping FCEF operations and core programs running, but tool and product donations are also helpful. These donated materials are used to support technical college programs, making it easier to get them launched along with start-up funding needed for each program.

To learn more about how to support FCEF, please visit FCEF.org. For those interested in FCEF’s scholarships and programs, visit flooryourfuture.com to get started.


About the Floor Covering Education Foundation
The FCEF was established to support the floor covering industry in several ways depending on the current needs of the industry. The mission of the FCEF is to bring awareness to the opportunities in the flooring industry, recruit new talent, aid in the funding of the student’s education, and facilitate job placement for these individuals into flooring industry careers.

ABOUT HMTX INDUSTRIES:
Headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, HMTX Industries is a $900 million global new materials flooring company serving a diverse cross section of the construction and renovation marketplaces. The HMTX family of companies includes: Halstead, the leading supplier of resilient flooring to the home center market; Metroflor, its signature residential brand in North America; HMTX Commercial with the Teknoflor™, and Aspecta™, brands; and HMTX Global, which serves end users worldwide with diverse channel partners focused on Aspecta™ and Allure™, and OEM-private label brands.

As a global leader in sustainable practices, HMTX sets industry standards for quality and performance as well as superior product design. Its manufacturing processes, workplaces and product ingredients all reflect a significant dedication to sustainability, transparency, and societal impact. HMTX has received numerous accolades for innovation, supply chain performance, online excellence, and customer partnership.

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