American Floors Inc.: Performance, Pride, & Prestige
Contractor: American Floors, Inc.
Client: Varied
Project Type: Flooring Case Studies
In their forty plus years in business, American Floors, Inc has long sincevdelivered superior service to the commercial flooring industry and developed a significant footprint in the Philadelphia area. American Floors Inc. is a woman-owned, W-DBE certified business of distinction that has served the commercial Philadelphia flooring market wide assurance and quality.
It is one of the longest-running, largest output flooring contractors in Philadelphia, completing over 700 projects annually; not counting continuous contract work. American Floors’ vast experience in the selection and installation of commercial floor coverings including carpet, VCT and resilient materials has reached deeply into major corporate centers, health care, sports facilities and academic institutions where aesthetics and durability are critical.
It didn’t get to that level by accident. The company has achieved a well-earned reputation for quality over the years, which speaks to its ability to generate repeat business with some of the top educational and commercial enterprises in the tri-state region.”
We pride ourselves on our ability to service the needs of our clients,” said Vice President and Director of Operations Steve Conron. “Our genuine commitment of professionalism has been our top priority; we give very specialized treatment to our clients.”
Since 1966, the company has operated under the ideals of professionalism, innovation, and accountability and achieved much success because of it. The company’s staff is built by enlisting highly skilled office professionals and installers. The majority of American Floors’ office staff has 20 or more years of commercial flooring experience, most of which was spent at American Floors, Inc. Additionally, many of American Floors, Inc’s on site installers have been with the company for over 20 years, as well as being longstanding members of Local 1823 and INSTALL certified.
American Floors, Inc took a proactive approach to investing in the education of their workforce, on site and off. Since the seventies, they have organized and hosted many training sessions in which manufacturers like Tarkett and Armstrong sent expert installation representatives to help refine techniques and help American Floors, Inc installer’s progress in their professional development.
In 1983, Armstrong partnered with American Floors in the installation of the Alfred I. DuPont Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware. This $1.25 million project was the largest installation of Armstrong sheet vinyl to date and was a signature piece of American Floors’ performance.
“We used one-tenth of the manpower the general contractor projected we would need,” said Vice President Steve Conron, “and we did the entire facility with three men and not a slip in the schedule. This performance continues today.”
That being said, American Floors, Inc. fully supports the recent initiatives of the INSTALL program, which have taken the company’s initial educational initiates to a much greater power. The International Standards and Training Alliance (INSTALL) is a career-long training and certification program offered to floor covering installers throughout the United States and Canada, through the United Brotherhood of Carpenters.
Dozens of major mills and manufacturers offer their technical experts to help keep the curriculum current with changing industry trends, which offers a great benefit to today’s flooring industry. American Floors Inc continues to reach new heights of success and have maintained a traditional approach to excellence and customer service, which has subsequently opened doors to innovation and expansion.
Furthermore, the company is continually working to build the next generation of installer by providing sponsorships and actively participating in the flooring community organizations. VP and Director of Operations, Steve Conron, is a member of the Carpenters Joint Apprenticeship Committee, and Steve also plays a key role with the Resilient Flooring Association of Philadelphia, where he served as president until 2007. Steve spearheaded the RFA’s efforts to increase its positive impact on its members by modernizing and streamlining operations; plus arranging to have widely respected executive Mr. Joseph Barilotti to serve as Executive Director.
Together with new officers and board of directors, the RFA is growing to serve the flooring contractors in the Philadelphia region. Steve continues to serve on the board of the RFA, and assists the current executives in the modernization of the RFA.
American Floors’ Project Excellence at a Glance:
For the Wachovia Center Sports Complex, home of the NHL Philadelphia Flyers and NBA Philadelphia 76ers, American Floors, Inc specified and installed 75,000 square feet of Fritz tile fexible quartz resilient flooring.
The Lions Gate retirement facility is a 350,000 square foot retirement community with 155 apartments, an entire nursing wing, dementia care wing, community center and dining facility. Te company’s floor finishing included welded sheet vinyl, wood, custom carpets for hospitality, carpet over pad for residents, and specialty vinyl floors.
At the Thomas Jefferson Dorrence H. Hamilton education facility, the company’s Forbo-trained staff installed 25,000 square feet of patterned Forbo welded linoleum.
An even bigger project was the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia West Tower expansion, where American Floors installed 500,000 square feet of flooring that included VCT, carpet, welded Armstrong sheet vinyl, and more than 50,000 square feet of Nora welded rubber flooring with its Nora certified staff.
Another notable project is the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Advanced Medicine. This state of the art treatment facility of 500,000 square feet combined with theattached Proton Facility combine to form one of less than a handful of such facilities in the world.
American Floors, Inc. is using a wide range of flooring surfaces, including a variety of resilient floors from Toli and Mannington welded sheet, carpet tile, VCT and specialty vinyl flooring.
A final note, for the fourth year in a row, American Floors is laying 250,000 square feet of VCT in just four weeks time at the University of Pennsylvania high rise dorms, a benchmark of true efficiency. American Floors, Inc. continues their excellence in their field by providing dependable and responsible services with the help of their team of professionals in the office and in the field.
American Floors, Inc. has received recent accolades for their performance from the Sayre Health Center, as well as the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania. Keeping with their tight knit groupof flooring professionals, they have demonstrated their immense value to the flooring industry, and continue to innovate and progress towards a sustainable future. Impending endeavors include obtaining LEED Accreditation, and partnering with the USGBC on Green Building projects.
About American Floors
American Floors Inc.
3520 Grays Ferry Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19146
Phone: 215-467-9100
Fax: 215-467-6069
Email: mail@americanfloorsinc.com
Web: www.americanfloorsinc.com
Executive Team:
Cynthia Conron, President
Steve Conron, Vice President, Director of Operations
Estimating Team: Thomas A.Vento, Tom Juliano, and John Carbo
Project Manager and Labor Superintendent: Joe Dean, Jr.
American Floors is a member of the Better Business Bureau, Subcontractors Flooring Association, General Building Contractors Association, and Healthcare Facility Managers Association. The company is Local Business Entity Certified and is a Public Works Contractor in the State of New Jersey.
American Floors, Inc. maintains strong relationships with some of the most noteworthy institutions in Philadelphia, including hospitals like the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Fox Chase Cancer Center. Not to mention the on-going relationships they have built with local universities like Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Temple University to name a few. Other longstanding relationships are maintained with:
• The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
• The University of Pennsylvania Health System
• The Jefferson Health System
• The Main Line Health System
• Frankford Health System
• Temple Hospital
• Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Nova Care
• Merck
• La Salle University