About Us


   What makes the Floor Covering Institute Unique?

    The Floor Covering Institute is dedicated exclusively to the floor covering
    industry.  Its expertise and resources come largely from a network of floor
    covering executives around the globe, who have lead and contributed to this
    industry for decades. Gould's network and the networks of his contacts create
    an ever widening circle of companies, people and associations who make up
    an expansive global resource accessible to assist the Institute's clients. Some
    of those people have been chosen to become Faculty Members.

    Who and What are the Faculty Members?

    Faculty Member are executives with years of specialized experience in the
    floor covering industry who have joined together to create a circle of shared
    resources. They are not employees but executives currently working in the
    industry.  The breadth of experience covered by its Faculty Members spans
    across luxury markets, installations, channel management, marketing,
    international acquisitions and large plant manufacturing.

    Founder and President Jim Gould has 38 years of experience in the industry
    including regional and national distribution, retail, global sourcing and
    importing, buying groups and all of the business disciplines they encompass.  
    Like all of the faculty he has owned and operated companies within the
    industry for decades building a global, professional network that is now
    available to his clients.