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INSTALL Chicago Training Center Open House Showcases INSTALL's Impact at the Regional Level
6/15/2006
INSTALL Floor covering professionals in the Chicago region now have a brand new, state-of-the-art training center to learn their craft. And on June 3, an open house will showcase the various technical assets of the center.
INSTALL Chicago is the region's floor covering program of the International Standards and Training Alliance, the industry's top flooring installation training program.
As the floor covering division of the Chicago Regional Council, INSTALL Chicago apprentices and journeymen will benefit from using expanded hands-on training areas, new equipment and various job site mock-ups at the new training center, located at 1645 Greenleaf Avenue, in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.
"This training center is able to service floor covering training at all levels, from requests that manufactures, mill representatives, and contractors may have, to learning about safety and new products," said INSTALL Chicago Coordinator Keith Jutkins. "We can handle it all."
The new center is more than nine times larger than the former facility: measuring 28,000 square feet compared to the former center's 3,000. The 22 double level work stations allow for multiple training to be done simultaneously. Room is also now available for visiting manufacturers to host classes or certification courses. Details of the training center's assets include:
- 170 feet of storage racks· 22 sets of 5-step floater mock-ups· 22 sets of 6-step concrete pan mock-ups· 22 sets of 6-step box stair mock-ups· 22 sets of 4-step winder stair mock-ups· 22 sets of 12-step baluster stair mock-ups leading to the upper hall in each mock-up· One 10 x 20 foot mock-up tub for Mapei· One 10 x 20 foot mock-up tub for Ardex· 14 4 x 8 foot mock-ups for manufacturer certifications and seminars
- One 20 x 20 foot classroom
The open house on June 3 begins at 10 a.m. and is open to the public. Jutkins said a variety of displays and presentations are designed to be of interest to people of all ages. The grand opening of the flooring training center is in conjunction with the annual open house festivities of the overall Chicago Regional Council's Training Center.
For more information, contact Jutkins at 708-878-5973 or visit. www.installfloorschicago.com.