For those who are wondering if you can undermount a sink in a laminate countertop, the answer is yes! Being able to achieve the undermount sink look traditionally used only for stone or solid surface products is easy to attain making a huge impact by complimenting your new laminate countertop.
There are more options than ever before and specifically Karran sinks provide a the Edge Seamless Series "with their resin matrix rims, these sinks can be bonded seamlessly into your new countertop". This option from Karran adds a new dimension and feeling to the evolving look of laminate countertops.
2011 was not a typical year for FLOFORM Countertops as we celebrated our 50th Anniversary milestone and one year later named to the list of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for the year of 2011. Announced by the Financial Post on February 21st, it was made official!
"For almost a year, privately held companies throughout Canada have been vying for the prestige and honour of being selected as one of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies. To achieve this goal, they have gone through extensive consultation, enacted numerous changes to their operations and demonstrated prowess in the most important facets of business for today’s enterprises." -The Financial Post
Accompanied by coworkers and Family who were able to make the trip, the prestigious award was accepted by CEO and Chairman Ted Sherrit in Toronto Tuesday night at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
Britt Karlson, Jeff Blanco, Brian McIntyre, Ted Sherritt
The conference was a full day of entrepeneurial symposiums including presentations on engaging employees, mergers & acquisitions, family business's, and creativity. The day was completed with the evening gala event hosted by Ben Mulroney and an appearance by Canada's own Great Big Sea.
Congratulations to the complete list of companies who were presented with the award. Click here to see the full list of #BestManaged Companies.
This past weekend we had the pleasure of concluding our first ever company-wide contest with the FLOFORM and Cambria Kitchen Party in Calgary. The winner of the contest Emma Bauer was awarded the $25,000 Grand Prize; $10,000 of it going toward a Cambria Quartz Countertop and $15,000 towards the kitchen party of her dreams.
To enter the contest you had to visit our Facebook page and submit your story about who you'd invite to the kitchen party of your dreams. Wheather it be fictional or realistic, the question was hypothetical and made for some interesting reads. With nearly 300 submissions we were able to break it down to twenty finalists who were then entered into the final two week voting stage. The voting stage was intense from the start and competition started to heat up quickly. With our Facebook page lighting up with streams of friendly banter, our contestants were extremely good natured which made for irresistible fun.
After the two week voting stage Emma Bauer from Calgary Alberta was announced as the Grand Prize winner. Here's how she found out and how we announce it to our online community.
Fast forward 100 days later to the Kitchen Party of Emma's dreams and not to mention a brand new Cambria Quartz Countertop. Surrounded by friends and family, the contest was the perfect reason for Emma and Tom Bauer to host their long awaited house warming party. As the Lincoln Navigators arrived at her home to drop of the guests, the party didn't take long to gain momentum.
The night was catered by the impressive Red Tree Catering featuring delightfulhors d'oeuvres including Spanish paella, a sushi bar, and of course a fantastic offering at the wet bar. Emma's good friend Karen Thirlwall supplied the guests with Emma's favourite wines as well as played a brilliant set of live music that had the parties attention for over an hour.
Congratulations again to Emma and Tom Bauer for their winnings and for being such gracious hosts to an event we've all been looking forward to. We'd also like to thank all the guests for their attendance and tremendous company. Here's to the newest members of the FLOFORM and Cambria family.
For more pictures of the party please visit our facebook page.
We're hopeful that our blog can introduce you to the culture that has inspired us to become passionate about design, renovations and especially countertops. It's important to us that we share our culture as we are proud of our committed employees and proud to be part of such an outstanding group.
We've been asked many times, who are the personalities behind your marketing efforts that get to highlight all the new products, projects, and the infamous FLOFORM events? We have the privilege to be able to bounce ideas around between a group of four who host a variety of key skillsets that allow us to take a unique angle at the industry.
From Left to right, Gavin van den Berg (@bofo50) , Ashley Hell, Katie Bobzien, and Chris Morrissette (@jklivng) Specializing in corporate events, branding, graphic design and social media respectively.
We are passionate about everything design related and naturally add some excitement to countertops by tying in everything design, kitchen and bath related. We enjoy building relationships with our viewers and try to give everyone an unforgettable online experience similar to our mission statement. We try and take a unique perspective on the countertop industry by creating an environment that you won't be able to find anywhere else.
In the spirit of being creative, we'd like to invite you to leave your comments and let us know if there's a topic we should pursue more in our blog. Thanks goes out to our loyal customers and online fans who support us everyday with their interaction and business, they are our true motivation.
In partnership with our dealers, we're proud to say that our frist annual Cut the Cold Coat Drive was a huge success. For the months of January and February we were able to generate over 200 coat donations going toward the less fortunate.
Participating charities included Portland, Spokane and Seattles' Union Gospel Mission, Edmonton and Calgarys' The Mustard Seed, Kelownas' Metro Community, and Winnipegs' Siloam Mission. These charities have been great reminders that there's always something to give and donations are always accepted year round.
We would also like to say thanks to our participating dealers such as Chermak Construction, Marvel Marbel, William and Wayne and Showcase Cabinets who helped us reach such a successful number of donations, it's truly amazing to see their generousity and how much pride they take in helping out in the community.
There is quite a buzz happening in FloForm Victoria these days. Our working kitchen in the showroom is being used as a set for filming an new TV series called Yum! Produced by Savoury Coast Productions.
It is a 13 episode half-hour culinary series commissioned by CHEK TV. It will feature Vancouver Island chef Dwane McIsaac and a variety of guest chefs presenting Westcoast dishes utilizing local foods and drink. It will be broadcast throughout BC. In addition, 10 independent stations have picked it up so there will be exposure in the rest of Canada.
The show required some minor modification to our showroom. We temporarily relocated our kitchen island and replaced it with a movable island with a beautiful Volga Blue Granite Top. We plan on using the movable island for trade shows.
Filming began on Friday the 13th. The daily schedule for Mondays through Saturdays was such that prep work by the Chef and his assistant started at noon. The crew arrived @ 4:30 p.m. and started filming @ 5:00 p.m. On Sunday they started at 9:00 a.m. and were done at 6:00 p.m. The final day of filming will be Sunday January 22nd.
There will be no interruption to our walk-in retail sales process. Quite the opposite! It has generated some excitement with potential clients.
We love posting before and after pictures! It shows how much potential every home has when you expand your thoughts outside your comfort zone or hire a good designer ;). Thanks to Carolyn London from Norelco Cabinets and Pam Hilsenteger from our Kelowna Branch for sending us these pictures.
This space is no longer comparable and it's hard to imagine that the two pictures below used to be the same kitchen. This job was completed in partnership with Norelco Cabinets in Kelowna and the countertops used were Windermere from Cambria Quartz .
Share the warmth this winter by donating your lightly used winter coat to FLOFORM Countertops or any participating dealer. All donations will help those in need stay warm over the winter in partnership with a local charity. Visit our facebook page and watch the donations grow!
If you are an Interior Designer, affiliated with ASID, NWSID or the NKBA in Oregon, we'd love for you to attend the IDC Town Hall II event at our new showroom in Beaverton! There will be a short presentation on the proposed commercial interior design licensing bill as well as Cambria Quartz raffles and door prizes. Please visit the link to register and join us December 1st at 5:30 for food, drink and networking.
Starting the first day of every November men around the world start with a clean shave and grow their moustaches for the entire month to support and raise awareness for men's health, specifically men's cancer. The Movember Foundation Charity has men growing out their moustaches in over ten countries around the world and is increasing in popularity.
For the first time FLOFORM has started an official Movember team for Mo Bro's and Mo Sista's who would like to join and donate.
We're hoping our first year of Mo growing and supporting will be a huge success and something we will continue to participate in for years to come. Happy growing and donating, stay tuned for Mo updates!
