b'NTCA FIVE-STAR MEMBER SPOTLIGHTAllstate Commercial Flooring: The team approach is simply better.AccordingtoGarySharpe,co-founderandVPofSales,theres aguidingprincipleatworkat AllstateCommercialFlooringin Spring,Texas:TheworldrecordOklahoma and New Mexico.400-meter dash set by an individu- Thecompanywasbornwhen al is 43 seconds. The world recordSharpe was an estimator for another 400-meter relay set by four peoplecompany and was thinking Tommy is 37 seconds. The team approachVu would be the perfect comple-is simply better.menttohisskillset.Turnsout Theteamapproachinformsallhe was thinking the same thing! Allstate(www.allstatefloor.com)Sharpesaid.Heactuallyasked does,Sharpesays.Infact,oneme to partner with him in this new ofthecompanyscornerstoneventure back in 2008. approaches is to diversify its staff.Vu himself had a long and lumi-Estimatorsfocusonestimating.noushistoryasatileinstaller, Projectmanagersfocusonbring- datingbackto1986withwell-ingprojectsinunderbudgetandknown firms before he started his on time.own,andhasbeenkeyinstaller Thisstrategyhashelpedfuelonhighprofileprojectssuchas the companys success with largetheHoustonAstrosMinuteMaid commercialprojectswithanBallpark,HoustonRockets Toyota emphasisonnewconstruction.CenterandHouston TexansNRG K-12 education is an anchor mar- Stadium. Sharpe added, His atten-ketforthecompany,buthighertion to detail, ability to coordinate education,hospitals,high-endwith other trades and improve on hotels, assisted living, and high- theoverallscheduleofaproject rise commercial development arehas won him favor with many cus-amongthecompanysfavorites.tomersovertheyears.Inspiteof Allstateembracessmallerproj- his experience he believes there is ectstoo.Forexample,Allstatealwayssomethingnewtolearn. doesmostoftheRudysBBQIn 2013, Charlie Adams purchased stores in Texas and the surround- thecompany,andisnowCEO; ing market ranging into Louisiana,RustyDennisoncameonboard 62TileLetter | September 2019'