February 28, 2019, Atlanta, Georgia: During the opening night reception of Domotex USA, Hannover Fairs USA presented a $10,000 donation to the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) to further the 501(c)3 charitable non-profit organization’s outreach to floor covering industry workers when they are battling life-altering and catastrophic medical conditions. Charlie Dilks, FCIF’s board chairman, who accepted the gift at the reception, shared, “We are extremely grateful to DOMOTEX for partnering with FCIF and for their commitment to give back to the backbone of the floor covering industry – our workforce. The Foundation provides direct financial assistance grants to get families back on their feet when fighting obstacles such as late stage cancer, devastating injuries, and severe disabilities.” Learn more at fcif.org.
FCIF Board Members and representatives from DOMOTEX pictured (l-r): Jonathan Cohen - Executive Vice President – Stanton Carpet, Tanja Kern – Editor – Floor Trends, Dr. Andreas Gruchow - Member of the Managing Board – Deutsche Messe, Raymond Bianchi - Vice President Events and Business Development _Hannover Fairs USA, Scott Humphrey – CEO – World Floor Covering Association, Charlie Dilks - Charlie Dilks, Chief Product Officer -CCA global Partners, Tim Baucom - Executive Vice President, Residential Division -Shaw Industries Group, Kennedy Frierson – Chairman & CEO –-The Dixie Group, Emily Finkell – CEO -Emily Morrow Home, Kemp Harr - Publisher/Owner –Floor Focus Magazine, Mark Flinn - General Manager – Floor Covering Weekly, and Peit Dossche – President of USFloors and EVP Hard Surface Design – Shaw Industries.