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 INSTALL stands for International Standards & Training
Alliance - the floorcoving industry's most comprehensive professional installer training
program in the United States and Canada.
INSTALL Local #1823 brings together the best of both worlds: local floorcovering
professionals who understand the Philadelphia construction market, supported by North
America's most comprehensive floorcovering training program derived from major manufacturers
specifications.
The biggest names in the floorcovering industry support INSTALL. Twenty-six leading
floorcovering manufacturers- including Armstrong, Johnsonite, Orcon, Pergo, and Shaw
endorse INSTALL. In fact, the INSTALL Local #1823 training center is the only facility
outside of Armstrong and Forbo's own training centers to provide Armstrong certified
training.
The floorcovering arm of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, INSTALL-the International
Standards and Training Alliance-has quickly become the industry standard for training
skilled, qualified floorcoverers.
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Strength
INSTALL apprentices complete a four-year training program before joining the existing
13,000+ professional floorcovers of the UBC. |
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Experience
An international labor-management committee steers curriculum based on current industry
trends and labor needs - identified by working closely with top industry manufacturers. |
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Consistency
Quality work produces fewer complaints and customer callbacks, and less material
waste -- work that is the product of standardized testing for all INSTALL professionals.
You can rely on any INSTALL-trained craftsman to produce the same excellent work,
anywhere, anytime.
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Access
Twentyfive training sites are available to train INSTALL professionals. INSTALL instructors
remain on the cutting edge of emerging technology through the UBC's International
Training Center in Las Vegas. |
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Extensive
INSTALL Local #1823 has the highly skilled professionals to meet the staffing needs
of every floorcovering job from the Lehigh Valley all the way down to Ocean City,
Maryland. No job is too big or too small-INSTALL Local #1823 works on everything
from basic residential installations to extensive commercial projects, and we can
cover any warranties. |
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Educated
Before they can become a certified INSTALL floorcoverer, all INSTALL Local #1823
apprentices must complete four years of in-depth training. The comprehensive curriculum
covers the theory and practice of proper installation procedures for:
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Hardwood |
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Linoleum, vinyl, and other resilients |
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Laminates |
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Vinyl composition tile |
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Artificial turf and sports surfaces |
During the past eight years, hundreds of men and women have logged more than 200,000
hours of training with INSTALL Local #1823. |
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Experienced
The senior training staff of INSTALL Local #1823 has a collective 200 years of experience
in floorcovering. INSTALL Local #1823's experience means that the job will be done
right
the first time, every time. |
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INSTALL Local #1823 has the highly skilled professionals to meet the staffing needs
of every floorcovering job from the Lehigh Valley all the way down to Ocean City,
Maryland. |
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