Jacksonville, Fla.—Throughout 2014, flooring distributor Cain & Bultman has been celebrating 90 years in business with a series of town hall meetings spanning from north Georgia to all of Florida. To date, it has held nine such events that have attracted more than 1,200 flooring dealers.
“We have had wonderful turnouts,” said Buddy Faircloth, president, adding that the events help strengthen existing relationships. Meetings were held in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm, Fort Myers, Tampa, Orlando, Ocala, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Savannah.
With the motto “Partners in Business,” Cain & Bultman has strived to build a business based on the key fundamentals: honesty, integrity and best business practices. Faircloth said the company has seen the highest highs and the lowest lows of the flooring industry and has been able to react to the changing landscape in order to grow and maintain its business.
“I think our people are proud of what we have accomplished as a company all of these years,” he said. “Since 2006, it has not been easy, especially in Florida. It was a really tough time, but in many ways we emerged even stronger and well positioned for growth. Our goal is to be the best floor covering distributor in Florida and Georgia; have the best flooring lines, give a fair return to our stockholders, pay fair wages to our associates and deliver the market for our manufacturers.”