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FCIA Gala Ball – Our industry night of nights
On Saturday, the 2nd of March 2024, the FCIA hosted its second Gala Ball building upon the success of the Inaugural Gala held in 2023. With a guest list of over 448 attendees, the Plaza Ballroom was nearly at capacity and alive with anticipation. The opening comments from the FCIA’s [...]
Introducing innovative hard flooring options to Beaumonts
With Australia’s love for natural timbers remaining as strong as ever and its availability becoming restricted across the country, homeowners are increasingly turning to timber-look flooring products for their renovation. And with new innovations in product manufacturing and design, the options for stunning timber-look floors are aplenty, with high-quality engineered [...]
Floorworld, focus on Community
With decades of experience and 43 current locations across Australia, Floorworld members are naturally bound to their local communities. In addition to offering many of Australia’s leading flooring products, Floorworld commits to a generous School Sponsorship Program, and Pancare; a foundation devoted to supporting families, and funding cancer research. All [...]
FCIA Gala 2023
On Saturday 4 March 2023 the Chair of the Floor Covering Institute of Australia (FCIA), Brett Sturgess, had the pleasure of hosting the first ever national flooring industry Gala at the historic Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne. In welcoming more than 300 industry leaders from across Australia Brett invited all to [...]
FCIA – 2023
As we reflect on the year that was, it is fair to say that 2022 was a busy year for everyone in the flooring industry. For most in this industry, the two biggest issues raised were: the lack of installers the lack of new people coming into this industry. In [...]
Bringing Dreams to Life
Over six decades, Beaumont Tiles has grown to a network of over 110 showrooms, studios, clearance and trade centres across Australia. Focused on honesty and transparency, Beaumont Tiles is committed to their quality suppliers here in Australia and around the world, their highly motivated team members, and their customers. Beaumont [...]
Dream it, Style it, Live it with Carpet Court
Carpet Court Australia is the largest and one of the most experienced specialist floor covering and window furnishing store networks in Australia. With over 200 outlets nation-wide, Carpet Court has the size and reach to provide quality products and services to almost every household and business in the country. Carpet [...]
FCIA Apprentice Charity Workshops
The Floor Covering Institute of Australia Ltd (FCIA) was established to address critical skills shortages within the industry and is create a high-quality sustainable workforce for the flooring industry. To lift the profile and reputation of the flooring industry and to drive relevant, up to date flooring installation skills, FCIA [...]