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Floor Installation Association of North America (FIANA) is a non-profit organization whose members are currently from throughout Canada and the United States.
Members must be Manufacturers or Distributors of floor installation products and/or flooring accessories.
Objective: "Professionalism Through Education."
FIANA has introduced the new FIANA Training Center, a web-based learning platform working in conjunction with its new partnership with BlueVolt.
The FIANA Training Center is comprised of training modules created and submitted by FIANA's manufacturing partners. These modules are available to inside counter and sales staffs at the FIANA distributor member locations.
This Association is a primary conduit to the floor covering industry, the goal and purpose of the FIANA membership (manufacturer and distributor) is to focus on the communication, education, and distribution of ideas, methods, and products to properly and professionally install all types of floor coverings.
BENEFITS:
1. The only annual membership convention and trade show dedicated exclusively to the development of a business to business partnership between manufacturer and distributor of floor covering installation products. The trade show is exclusively for exhibiting and selling products and methods for installing all types of floor covering materials.
2. Interact with members of this industry throughout the United States and Canada with the sharing of business issues, opportunities, ideas, and best practices.
3. An annual convention and trade show where top rated speakers share subjects that educate, motivate, and entertain, all designed to improve the members businesses and personal lives
4. A web based training program via the internet for the purpose of manufacturer members to educate distributor member associates 24/7 on their methods, products and solutions for installing flooring materials. Visit http://www.fiana.org and the Fiana Training Center for details of the program.
5. All members with branch locations are listed in the annual Membership Directory and also listed on the FIANA Website, http://www.fiana.org The website keeps up to date on all floor covering industry news
6. A monthly E-Mail newsletter to all members sharing member news, promotions, new products, and trade information.
CORE VALUE: To focus on the members desire to make money, save money, and to be of consistence value to the flooring covering industry. 1/11
10/25/2011
Contact; Gary Verhey
Verhey1521@comcast.net
1-888-883-4262
FIANA 17th ANNUAL CONVENTION/TRADE SHOW A SUCCESS
This year's FLOOR INSTALLATION ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA'S convention held in Kansas City was well attended by the FIANA membership. Overall attendance was up slightly, but more encouragingly, there were ten new manufacturers attending and exhibiting at the trade show and six new distributor companies attending the convention.
Three networking sessions were held Thursday afternoon covering the subjects of sales compensation, vendor requirements by distributors, and a review of the recent association membership survey.
On Friday morning, the General Business session was held with a presentation and update of the FIANA University training program, an internet training program for distributor member employees on product and proper installation methods.
Also announced, was the opportunity for members to offer their interest in being on the Board of Directors of the association. If interested please contact gary.verhey@fiana.org. The association is looking for one manufacturer and one distributor to be considered for board appointment.
A great slate of speakers set the tone on Friday morning, for the current flooring industry trends with Jon Trivers. Following was a presentation on changes in channel distribution during these trying economic times with Mike Marks, and humor in communication with Todd Hunt. Mike Marks power point presentation is available to download at www.fiana.org and click on the link to Marks convention presentation.
60 booths opened at noon on Friday and again on Saturday morning until noon, for distributors to view new products, methods and ideas, along with quality time for relationship networking between the manufacturers and distributors. Being a trade show, special purchasing opportunities were offered to all distributors in attendance.
The 18th annual convention/trade show will be held September 12-13-14, 2012 in Orlando Florida at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress. Hope to see you there.
