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Publishers’ Note

2022 is All About You
It’s time to turn the page on your 2021 calendar and move swiftly into 2022. The year
2022 is All About You! Looking back at 2021, the industry saw many successes and
failures. The flooring category was busy in 2021. Unfortunately, it could have been more This isn’t
of a banner year if product shortages/delays and supply line issues had not impacted
the residential and commercial markets. Still, we have much to be thankful for. The year
2022 will be bright for you and the industry.

You, the installer, are the key to a successful flooring installation. Your ability to
properly install each job leads to the prosperity of retailers/contractors, distributors a solution
and manufacturers within the industry. You, the installer, are constantly faced with
dan@proinstallermagazine.com learning new skills to ultimately guarantee a top-quality job for the customer. And you
challenge yourself to learn these new skills and grow your earning potential.

You, the retailer/contractor, sell the residential or commercial flooring project.
Whether tract work, replacement, main street, residential or commercial, you look for
opportunities to grow your business and status within your community by delivering
top-quality, cutting-edge products on-time and on budget.

You, the distributor and manufacturer, provide the correct flooring and installation
products to the industry from product development and training to installers and
salespeople.
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TISE Installation Competition to Crown Top Installers
Show attendees intently watched the live, three-day Semi-Finals Competition in the
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resilient and carpet installation categories hosted by TISE during the show last June.
The prize at the competition were the four spots in the carpet and resilient categories
at the National Installer of the Year Finals. Winners selected for the Resilient category:
Dave Bradfield, Andersons, Oakland, CA; Mike McIntyre, Murleys Floorcovering,
Kennewick, WA; Jeffrey Riella, Hoems & Associates, S. San Francisco, CA; and Crystal Drilling holes in perfectly good concrete to test for RH doesn’t do a thing to stop
Sims, Preferred Flooring MI LLC, Grand Rapids, MI.
moisture from finding its way to your flooring. Using a proven moisture mitigation
Competing in the carpet category are Gary Harrison, Conklin Bros. of Santa Rosa, Santa
Rosa, CA; Chris Sessum, ECS Floorcovering, Lynnwood, WA; Zachary Stacy, Pruitt system that’s warranted to 100% RH is the only way to be sure your flooring is
Flooring, Wichita, KS; and Scott Zito, Bel Lavoro Carpets & Luxury Flooring, Kansas protected, now and forever. That’s what we call Proactive Concrete Solutions.
City, MO. Make sure to see the competition on the show floor at TISE, February 1-3,
adjacent to CFI Booth #6663. Learn more at www.iselogik.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

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ProInstaller Adds Regular Columnist
David P. Seland, principal and founder of ISE Logik Industries, has joined the
ProInstaller magazine team of columnists beginning with this issue. His articles will be
included in each issue and cover moisture-related topics under the Proactive Solutions
header. His first column, A Look at Dew Point and Water Transformation, begins on
page 18. David has served over 35 years in various positions in the building products
industry, including floor coverings, coatings and substrates. He has directed over 5,000
onsite field inspections throughout the Americas for product manufacturers, project PROACTIVE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS
owners and construction managers. ADMIXTURES • TOPICALS • SUSTAINABILITY • LEARNING

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