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FCICA Regional Meeting Baltimore, MD - Friday, October 27

FCICA is hosting a regional event offering education and networking for commercial flooring contractors in Baltimore, MD at Fishman Flooring Solutions.

Registration is open - and FREE to attend! 

Commercial flooring contractors are invited to meet in-person at Fishman Flooring Solution location on Friday, October 27 for a one-day event, 8:45 am - 2:30 pm ET.

The event will provide an opportunity for commercial flooring contractors to network, discuss industry topics, learn from one another and hear how they can leverage FCICA member benefits to advance training, certification and business development.

Thank you to our event host and sponsor, Fishman Flooring Solutions. 

Event Schedule 

Product Demo - Large and Heavy Format Tile Installation
Presented by Gary Waldron, Allen Janofsky and Vince Linton, Sales Representatives, MAPEI Corporation

The Large and Heavy Format Tile Installation session is an overview of the best practices and recommendations for installing large and heavy tile on floors and walls; it will also include a review of industry standards and manufacture requirements. The MAPEI team will also demonstrate proper troweling techniques to achieve mortar coverage under large tiles.

Allen Janofsky is a 40 year veteran in the flooring business. He spent 27 years as a Distributor Representative for Bayard Sales, a full line floor covering distributor. For the last 13 years, he has worked for MAPEI in the Maryland/Northern Virginia market.

Vince Linton started in the tile and stone business in 1992. He has worked in distribution, installation, retail and manufacturing. Vince has worked for several tile distributors including James Hardie Building Products. He has been with MAPEI for the 7 years in the Maryland/No. Virginia market.

Gary Waldron was in the paint and coatings industry for 12 years and then transitioned to floor covering, working as a commercial flooring specialist with a Colorado based flooring distributor for 10 years.  He joined MAPEI in 2005 in Colorado and has been in the Maryland and North Virginia market since late 2006. 

Product Presentation - Kovara Moisture Control System
Presented by Carlo Martino, Director of Sales for Key National Accounts and Curtis Colegrove, CIM, Field Tech, TRAXX Corporation

A properly installed moisture barrier keeps excessive moisture from damaging the floor covering but this is often an afterthought. Without one, the floor covering is susceptible to alkaline staining, curling, cracking and discoloration. KOVARA® / VAPORSHIELD™ takes half the time to install compared to epoxy-based solutions and requires no shot blasting. Liquid epoxies are a slow and messy process with hours of floor preparation and curing time. KOVARA® / VAPORSHIELD™ also eliminates the noise and fumes associated with those liquid methods.

Carlo Martino joined TRAXX Corporation through the acquisition of Halex Commercial Flooring Division from GCP Applied Technology in February 2023. Carlo has over 25 years of experience in the industry with a background in tile and stone masonry. He is currently the Director of Sales / National Key Accounts.

Curtis Colegrove spent 20 years on the installation side, primarily with soft goods and another nine years in sales, project management and performing take-offs. He has worked in technical support for seven years, first with GCP and now TRAXX Corporation. In this role as TRAXX Technical Representative, he educates the flooring professional in subfloor substrate inspection, resilient flooring inspection and ICRI Moisture Testing Technician Grade 1.

LVP / LVT Recipes for Success

Presented by Peter Kane, Technical Manager, Commercial Accounts, Novalis Innovative Flooring

In this session, Peter Kane, Technical Manager, Commercial Accounts, will discuss the standards and requirements for vinyl/resilient flooring with a focus on time saving efficiencies. Peter will also share how building a relationship with a manufacturers’ technical support representative is beneficial and how it creates proactive action that greatly minimize reactive situations. 

Peter Kane has been a flooring professional for almost 30 year starting in 1984 as an installer’s helper; then, in 1990, he became a full-time installation contractor. In 2007, he moved to the manufacturer side as a technical specialist, several years of which he served as technical manager in transportation sales. Peter has been in his current position, the North American Commercial Flooring Technical Manager, since 2022.

Product Presentation - Proper Subfloor Preparation for Substrates to Receive Patching/Leveling Compounds and Adhesives
Presented by Joe Vansickle, Sales Representative and Ryan Manear, Sales Representative, ARDEX Americas

In this session, the ARDEX team will cover topics related to concrete contaminates and the proper removal of those contaminates, as well as other types of preparation needed for existing Floorcoverings prior to installation.

Ryan Manear has been a sales Representative with ARDEX covering the DC/Baltimore for 12 years. He specializes in in concrete, concrete repair, commercial structures, self leveling underlayment and toppings.

Joe Vansickle – Joe has been a residential and commercial floorcovering installer for over 20 years, the last four years, he specialized in subfloor leveling and repair. In  2015, Joe became a Sales Representative with Ardex in the Metro/DC market.

The Regional Meeting Baltimore, MD is the 5th such meeting FCICA has held. Previous regional meetings were held in Wayland, MI (November 2022), Baltimore, MD (May 2022), Atlanta, GA (April 2021) Suwanee, GA (August 2023). The meetings are part of FCICA’s regional outreach efforts to engage current members and introduce the association to nonmembers.

Registration - If you are a commercial flooring contractor and you would like to attend, registration is free and open to both members and nonmembers of FCICA. Please register by 5 pm Wednesday, October 25.

The event will be hosted at Fishman Flooring Solutions.

Location:

Fishman Flooring Solutions

Division of L. Fishman & Son, Inc.

6301 E. Lombard Street

Baltimore, MD 21224

FCICA is grateful to Fishman Flooring Solutions for their support and for hosting the Regional Meeting Baltimore.

Are you at Certified Installation Manager (CIM)? Earn continuing education credit (CEU) toward your CIM renewal requirements by attending FCICA events. Visit www.fcica.com/CIM for more information.