b'TRAINING AND EDUCATIONinlocationswhereCosentinohascan keep the set for free, Tetrault facilities.explained.Equipmentincludesa DektonUniversityisscheduledtable,cutter,andcart.Theywill tokickoffthisspring,withdatesalso each take home two modules for the year in development at thiscreatedduringthetrainingsfor writing. The plan is for each trainer,marketing purposes.who will be funded by Cosentino,Thatsnotall.Asmentioned, toholdtwotrainingsregionallyaNTCAFive-StarContractorshave month, explained Tetrault. In addi- hadpreferentialpricingfrom tionLATICRETEandBostikhaveCosentino and will continue to do signed on to provide complete anti- so. But pricing advantages will be microbialsystemsofgrouts,mor- tieredforCTIs,ACT-credentialed tars and setting materials, punchingcontractorsandthosewhotake upthepro-environmentqualitiesthe training. There will be tangible Dekton offers. rewards,benefi tsandadvantages forthosecontractorswhoinvest intraining,educationandexcel-lence. Qualifi ed labor and trade asso-ciationsareattheforefrontof everything: the center of the whole program, Tetrault said Everything revolvesaroundthat.Theentire J&R Tiles Triniti Vigil (center, in hat) talksprogramisgearedtoopenup to sales summit attendees after the pre- anewmarketforDekton,and sentation. provide unprecedented support to the installers and contractors who Trainingisanintensetwo-day,make the commitment to be edu-hands-onprogram,withresourc- cated and trained. eslikeTCNAHandbooks,tools, equipment and resources suppliedTrainersbyCosentino.ThreeattendeesatDektonUniversitywillemploy eachtrainingwillwinacom- ateamofknowledgeabletrain-plete set of tools specially designederstoadministertheprogramat toworkwithDekton,valuedatDektonfacilities.Jamenand between $8,000-$15,000. In addi- ChanelCarizzosa,ofIconTile,a tion, contractors who complete thehusband-wife installation team out programwillhaveaccesstothisofWashington,arejazzedabout tool set for 12 months on a break- this program. When Erin and Eric even basisif a designated amountapproached and told us about this ofDektonissold,thecontractorprogram,wewerereallyexcited, 108 TileLetter | May 2020'