The Future of Installation: Recruiting a New Generation to Tackle Tomorrow's Challenges

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EDT

Location: Hall B, Booth 1405

Moderator(s)

Jim Aaron

Executive Director
Floor Covering Education Foundation
O Fallon, Missouri, United States

Panelist(s)

Brad Denny, CTI

Executive Director
Ceramic Tile Education Foundation
Pendleton, South Carolina, United States
Rod Owen, Jr.

President & CEO
CC Owen Tile Co., Inc.
Jonesboro, Georgia, United States
Ed Metcalf

Owner
Metcalf Advisory Services LLC
Don Roberts

Owner
Central Alabama Flooring
Hoover, Alabama, United States
Danielle Lancianese

Product Category Leader, Tile and Stone
Shaw Industries
Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

The consistent decline in available installation labor is a very real issue and can’t be ignored any longer. Without collaborative industry involvement and solutions, this issue poses a great threat to the success and sustainability of our industry. If the labor installation crisis isn’t addressed and resolved, it will negatively impact every corner of the industry. Jim Aaron serves as moderator for a panel of key industry executives to discuss the importance of having the entre industry engaged and supporting the efforts to mitigate the issue.