Floor Installation Association of North America 
FIANA News                                                                                January 2013

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Surfaces January 28
Coverings April 29
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Flexco Announcement
Haines Announces Acquisition
Traxx Acquires Seam Master
Futura Honored
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SURFACES
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Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
January 28 - 31, 2013
COVERINGS
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Georgia World Convention Center
Atlanta, GA
April, 29 - May 2, 2013
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The 19th Annual FIANA Cconvention will be in Nashville TN at the Gayloard Opryland Hotel on September 12 -13 -14, 2013.  The Association is returning to a format that features the trade show on Saturday for the benefit of distributor members the opportunity to have additional sales and branch personnel attend.  Networking sessions and educational presentations will be scheduled on Friday.  Be sure to mark your calendar.
Flexco Announces Spartan Surfaces Midwest As Distributor In Illinois, Northern Indiana, and Eastern Iowa.


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January 4, 2012


Contact: Melissa Quick
Marketing Coordinator
FLEXCO
800-633-3151


FLEXCO Announces Spartan Surfaces Midwest as Distributor in Illinois, Northwest Indiana and Eastern Iowa TUSCUMBIA, AL - FLEXCOŽ, a leading manufacturer of rubber, vinyl and ESD control commercial flooring, is pleased to announce its newest full product-line distributor, Spartan Surfaces Midwest.


Spartan Surfaces Midwest in Chicago has been carrying the full product line for Flexco since
December to their distribution network in Illinois, NW Indiana and Eastern Iowa.


"Spartan Surfaces carries a variety of flooring supplies unique to both commercial and
residential segments and has a strong reputation for providing top-notch customer service.
FLEXCO is excited to partner with them to bring the latest FLEXCO products to the marketplace," said Melissa Quick, FLEXCO Marketing Coordinator.


FLEXCO, based in Tuscumbia, Ala., has produced quality resilient flooring for more than 60 years. With distributors servicing all 50 states, as well as Canada, South America, Europe and Asia, FLEXCO's goal is to serve as the leading provider of rubber, vinyl and ESD static control commercial flooring.

 Greetings!
 
Happy New Year!

Welcome to 2013 and we are all hoping it will be a prosperous one.
 
Supposedly we have gone over the cliff, as they say, but it is still unclear as to how far the fall is and where are we falling to.  I am sure we were all hoping for a better view of a direction, so that we might make some strategic decisions regarding our companies and our personal lives.

FIANA annual membership dues invoices are going out this week along with a membership profile update form.  We are asking all member companies, distributor and manufacturer, to complete this form as soon as possible.  We need to update our member listing.

We look forward to seeing many of you at Surfaces.

 

Gary Verhey
Haines Announces The Acquisition Of Allied Products
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Haines
6950 Aviation Blvd,
Glen Bernie, MD 21061

Haines, the nation's largest floor covering distributor, announced today the acquisition Of Allied Products of Baltimore, Maryland, effective January 1, 2013. Allied is a seventy two year old distributor of flooring related supplies and sundries with eleven locations throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina. Allied operates in those four states plus DC and Delaware and areas of New Jersey and West Virginia. Allied employs forty four people and has sales revenue in excess of ten million dollars.

Haines CEO and president, Bruce Zwicker, said, Haines is a 138 year old company with a rich heritage and strong values towards our customers and people. Those values are shared by Allied Products. Together we are a great ...

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Traxx Corporation Acquires Seam Master Industries

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Traxx Corporation Acquires Seam Master Industries
December 27, 2012

Traxx Corporation is pleased to announce it's immediate acquisition of Seam Master Industries, a carpet seaming tape manufacturer located in South Gate, California.

Recent Seam Master product introductions, like The Kool Glide System, an innovative technology where tapes are activated by electromagnetic waves instead of direct heat, and The Signature Series, an advanced line of low smoke, low odor seaming tapes, are natural fits with Traxx Corporations's other Engineered Flooring Installation Products.

All Seam Master operations will be integrated into the Traxx facility in Pomona, California in early 2013.

Contact Traxx Corporation for more information

1201 E. Lexington Ave.<br>
Pomona, CA 81766<br>
Phone: 909 623-8032<br>
Fax:   909 623-8074<br>

www.traxxcorp.com
Wagner Meters Adds New Infrared Thermometer
To Rapid FH Line Up 
Ardex Americas  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARDEX Americas Announces New Leadership Structure

Pittsburgh, Pa., January 3, 2013- ARDEX Group CEO, Mark Eslamlooy announced effective January 1, 2013,  ARDEX Americas Executive Management team of Lori Angelo, Mike Crouch and Jesse David will assume shared accountability for the performance of the ARDEX Americas business headquartered in Aliquippa, PA.

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Futura Industries Honored For 13 Consecutive Years

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CLEARFIELD, Utah (December 14, 2012)  The Governor of Utah's Office of Workforce Services released its 2012 Work/Life Awards, which recognizes Utah's Best Places to Work.

Futura Industries is one of the 2012 recipients. Additionally, Futura Industries is the only company in Utah to receive this award for 13 consecutive years.

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Sincerely,
Gary Verhey



Gary Verhey
President
Floor Installation Association of North America