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FCIA Gala Ball – Our industry night of nights
Georgia Gilmore2024-05-14T12:51:06+10:00FCIA, Flooring Magazine|
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 [...]
FCIA Gala 2023
Georgia Gilmore2023-05-16T12:22:52+10:00FCIA, Flooring Magazine|
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
Georgia Gilmore2023-01-12T14:47:27+11:00FCIA, Flooring Magazine|
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 [...]
Fifty shades of Greenwash
StephUC2022-11-08T13:28:16+11:00Global GreenTag, Supplier Magazine|
Image a planet where the making and labelling of products all communicated, they were ‘Nature Positive’ rather than just ‘sustainable’ or ‘eco-friendly’ and they each had QR Code linked to a scorecard that presented scientifically evidence that showed how the product achieved its ‘nature positive’ status, all verified by an [...]
Dream it, Style it, Live it with Carpet Court
StephUC2022-11-08T13:32:08+11:00Carpet Court, FCIA, Flooring Magazine|
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
StephUC2022-11-08T13:34:43+11:00FCIA, Flooring Magazine|
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 [...]