THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR THE 2024 TISE EVENT
QEP BOOTH 5603
QEP Co., Inc. was founded in 1979. The first QEP branded tiling product was a “Do-It-Yourself” Bathtub Edging Kit. In 1981, this Bathtub Edging Kit was picked up by a small 6 store “home improvement” chain called The Home Depot, quickly opening the doors of opportunity for QEP in the tile tool market. Over 30 years later, QEP has become an established and recognized brand, specializing in installation tools and accessories for tile, porcelain and natural stone. Today, QEP products could be found in all 50 of the States and in over 80 countries worldwide. We continually introduce new and innovative products that address the challenges of today’s market including our 900XT 10” Pro Tile Saw that won the Surfaces 2014 Best New Product Award.
ARDEX Americas
Recognized by installation experts, ARDEX Americas is the leading solution and service provider of innovative building systems. We develop, manufacture and distribute high-performance specialty building products for all aspects of substrate preparation, floor covering, tile and stone installation systems and architectural concrete systems for commercial and residential applications. A family owned company, ARDEX leads through local customer interaction striving for excellence in all that we do. We ensure the job gets done right the first time, to specification and on schedule, minimizing risk and costly callbacks.
DIVERGENT Adhesives
Whether you’re a contractor, expert installer, or supplier in the US, Divergent Adhesives is a partner in your flooring installation enterprise! Our company is led by industry veterans driven to develop and distribute the highest quality products on the market for most applications including resilient, wood, carpet and moisture mitigation. We aim to not only meet but also exceed the discerning expectations of upscale residential and commercial clients.
We are dedicated to making your workflow much more efficient and consistent. Our technical and practical expertise allows you to finish a job with a superior application of your flooring. We are very responsive to customer requests and comments to make sure that we’re your partner of choice in your flooring installation enterprise!
This is how we earned our motto:
Our Experience Ensures Your Success it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Floor Tool Store
We aim to make purchasing the flooring tools and supplies you need an easy and painless process. We try to offer the most complete and detailed product descriptions along with unique, hi-res images so you will know exactly what you are shopping for. Our streamlined page designs avoid all the unnecessary splash and flash you may be familiar with on other online stores. Our dedicated support staff is also available for additional information that may not yet be available on our pages. Our customers can be sure that our staff will provide them with quick and helpful responses.
Our dedication here at Floor Tool Store is giving our customers the highest quality tools and installation supplies at a competitive price. Having a well-stocked warehouse available to us means they are also available to you. You can be sure that your orders will be filled and shipped as quickly as possible.
ROBERTS BOOTH 5603
ROBERTS® is recognized worldwide as the premier brand for flooring installation tools, adhesives and accessories for the professional installer. A pioneer of modern carpet installation tools, ROBERTS has invented, designed and improved many of the most common flooring tools in use today, and continues to introduce innovative products that address the challenges of today’s professionals.
THE SUMMIT
Mark your calendars for February 22nd and 23rd as we converge at the Dalton Convention Center in Dalton, GA. The Summit 2024 promises an unparalleled opportunity for flooring installers, contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers, offering enriching educational sessions, a dynamic trade show, and culminating with an insightful panel discussion: “Bridging the Gap Between Installers and Manufacturers.”
TEC Booth 5461
Flexera 2K PSA Hybrid Adhesive is an ultra-high-performance, two-part, waterbased adhesive designed for installation of homogeneous and heterogeneous sheet flooring, sports flooring, LVT, rubber, and linoleum in demanding interior environments. This user-friendly adhesive combines easy PSA-method flooring installation with the proven durability and robust adhesion of epoxy adhesives.
HENRY
The W.W. Henry Company is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of adhesives for all types of flooring installations. Established in 1933 by Warner W. Henry, Sr., HENRY was initially developed to manufacture roof coatings, roof mastics and driveway sealers. By the 1950’s W.W. Henry was the largest flooring adhesive manufacturer in the U.S. W. W. HENRY pioneered the use of “emulsion” (latex-based) adhesives, expanding from Linoleum paste type products to multi-purpose, cove base adhesive and acoustical ceiling tile adhesives. In 1964, the company introduced HENRY 356, a multi-purpose latex-based flooring adhesive. HENRY 356 became the most popular flooring adhesive in the country and remains the best known multi-purpose flooring adhesive in the industry today.
In 1986, Armstrong World Industries purchased the W.W. Henry Flooring Adhesives Business from Warner Henry. During the 1990’s, WWH was the first adhesive manufacturer to switch from solvent-based adhesives to solvent-free adhesives.
In 2000, the W.W. Henry Company became a part of ARDEX Americas, and today HENRY is one of the pillars of the ARDEX Americas brands. The fit was a natural one, as both companies share a culture of innovation, excellence and customer service.
Go Carrera
If you have ever built a home or a facility for your business you know one of the hardest decisions you have to make is choosing the right general contractor or builder. Most contractors want to build you a great facility but the reality is that their success is greatly dependent on the specialty contractor team they select—be it framers, electricians, or flooring contractors—the quality of the project rests with the specialty company’s ability to hire quality craftspeople.
Add to the mix that generally these specialty contractors hire out the labor portion of the project to specialized 1099 craftspeople. Essentially, the quality and success of the entire project heavily relies on the skill and abilities of the men and women who are actually doing the trade work. But, how can you possibly know the actual skills and capabilities of arguably the most valuable people on your project?
Go Carrera was founded by a specialty contractor with over 25 years of experience in navigating turbulent labor markets in construction. We leverage our patent-pending algorithms to issue the individual tradesperson a skill score (we call it a Hammer Rating). This score is a standardized and un-opinionated measurement of an individual’s actual skills and abilities, providing decision makers the data they need to hire the right people based on a specific project’s requirements.
Create your FREE Installer profile HERE and become part of the future of the industry TODAY!
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The huddle
The Huddle was created by Paul Stuart of Stuart & Associates and Go Carrera, along side Jose and Daniel Gonzalez from Preferred Flooring. Aimed at helping you maintain forward progress in your flooring career, they cover topics from personal and business growth, to installation tips & tricks and everything in-between.
Want to be a guest on The Huddle? Email ashlynn@gocarrera.com today!
Installation Competition
Make sure to stop by the National Installer of the Year Competition and cheer on CRYSTAL SIMS in the LVP category!
Congratulations to this years winners!!!! Hasan Basic is winner of LVP and James Ghanim winner of Carpet! You guys did a fantastic job. Congratulations to all the competitors as this is not an easy task, especially in 2 days and having thousands of eyes on you.
LVP - Crystal Sims, Hasan Basic, Mark Kinzer, Roy Lewis
Carpet - Zach Stacy, James Ghanim, Diego Alviso, Hugo Gutierrez
STUBBI SALE!!!!!!!
Make sure you order your STUBBI rollers and keep your COVE GAME TIGHT! 15% OFF this week with coupon code TISE24
