Celebrating Tile Contractors in Fort Myers!

Last - but not least - are highlights from celebrating tile contractors in Fort Myers!

We described in Tile Outlets Appreciates Tile Contractors! how we hold a yearly event to celebrate the tile installation professionals, contractors and builders associated with our stores.

(Here's the recap from Celebrating Tampa Tile Contractors, and Celebrating Sarasota Tile Contractors.)

How Tile Outlets Celebrates Tile Contractors in Fort Myers

In Fort Myers, to accommodate over 200 tile installation professionals, we moved the celebration out of the store to an offsite location complete with balloons, fun prizes - including tickets to the Daytona 500 and a big screen TV - terrific food and music.

Tile Outlets of America management and vendors were on hand to interact and answer questions. There's nothing like this type of social event to be able to listen to our contractors and participate with them in conversations to determine how to make doing business with Tile Outlets better for tile professionals.

From left to right: Kendra Price, TOA Cabinets, Michele Hoover, VP of Operations, Lorena DeCicco of Majestic Enterprises, Lisa Crowley of Crowley Construction and Don Aronin.

Warren Lampert receiving a winning entry at the Fort Myers Contractor Event.

Fort Myers Tile Contractors Grand Prize Winners

As at the Tampa and Sarasota stores, there were two grand prizes to be awarded in Fort Myers: tickets to the Daytona 500 and a big screen TV.

Marc Russ, Russ Construction

The winner of the Daytona 500 tickets was Marc Russ from Russ Construction. You see him here with Don Aronin, CEO and President of Tile Outlets of America.

Marc Russ and Don Aronin at the Fort Myers Contractor Appreciation Event

Marc runs Russ Construction which was founded in 1960 by Bert J. and Jeannette Russ, Marc's parents. Marc joined them full time in 1975. Located in Bonita Springs, FL, Russ Construction specializes in custom homes and residential remodeling in Southwest Florida.

Marc found Tile Outlets of America while searching online for new tile and stone resources after so many disappeared during the downturn. He hears glowing reviews about the selection available from the customers he sends to Tile Outlets. Even he and his wife regularly visit for tile installation ideas! Marc appreciates that he can find an extensive selection of first quality tile and stone as well as accessories, matching trim pieces and pencil molding - everything he needs to complete a job.

Sam Barlow, Sam Barlow Home Services Inc.

Sam Barlow, pictured below, won the big screen TV. His son, by the way, is pictured up above with his arms held high next to Don.

Sam Barlow at the Fort Myers Tile Contractor Event

Sam Barlow has been in the kitchen and bath business for over 20 years. He formed Sam Barlow Home Services 8 years ago and does everything and anything for the home except for HVAC work and wall paper!

Sam has been doing business with Tile Outlets for over five years. He likes to send customers over so they can explore the Inspiration Area for installation ideas, as well as select just the right tile and stone products, not to mention kitchen and bath cabinets that Tile Outlets of America offers in Fort Myers. Lately, he has installed a lot of wood look plank in customers' homes. They like to show him ideas they've found on Pinterest, Facebook and even Instagram.

Thanks, Marc and Sam!

If you're a tile contractor or tile professional in the Fort Myers area, we invite you to learn more about the Pro Services Program. For more information about participating in the contractor program at Tile Outlets, visit tile installation professionals services on the website.