A lovely article in Floor Covering News on the tribute to the wonderful life and work of industry stalwart Sonna Calandrino: “…hailed as a pioneer, a teacher, a visionary, and praised for her courage, determination and caring nature, but most of all she was called a friend to everyone throughout the supply chain… …That was [...]

On September 25, from 8:00 a.m.  to 2:00 p.m., meet up for Mr. David’s 2nd Annual Bike Challenge at Randall and North Avenue, Saint Charles, IL. The 2nd Annual Mr. David’s Bike Challenge is a 50k bike race/ride benefitting Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation. The schedule for this very worthy event is: 8:00am Registration at Pavilion [...]

Last May, our friends at Heritage Contract Flooring planted 30 trees at Buffalo Public Schools. Heritage has partnered with LPCiminelli, Lees Carpets, and Starnet Worldwide. All 30 trees were donated by Re-Tree of WNY. Each tree was planted by Heritage staff members, with help from students at the following six schools: PS 82 Early Childhood Center, [...]

Our own VP of Operations Fred Williamson on YouTube! Here Fred discusses Starnet in general; here he talks about our relationships with vendor partners; and here he explains our best practices committee’s work. Fred, you are a star!

Hot Topic #1: New Ardex K55 Rapid and Microtec Self Leveling Underlayment with a general overview of self leveling underlayments Date: Tuesday, June 29th Time: 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern; Noon – 1:00pm Central; 11:00 – Noon Mountain; 10:00 – 11:00am Pacific Focus: Sales/Technical Presenters: John Felker, Seth Pervarnick, and an Ardex Architectural Specialist to be [...]

In our 2010 Category: Public Space, Starnet Member Floors and More won for their strong, natural floors, which designate space and help to guide shoppers at Harps Food in Benton AR. Universal Flooring worked with J Price Architecture and manufacturers Armstrong, Ardex, and Daltile. A serene, clean interior!

Here’s a fun, interesting PR from our friends at Mannington — a mobile app for designers! Mannington Commercial announces the launch of Choices that Work, the floorcovering industry’s first mobile application designed to serve designers’ process. Using a smart phone’s integrated camera and scanning technology, the app integrates with Mannington sample books to show coordinating [...]