Posts by Tracy O'Shaughnessy
What’s the Best Flooring for Restaurants?
By Bill Imhoff When NBC Nightly News anchor Lester Holt made a stop in Austin this fall, Austin’s restaurant scene was among his shoutouts. In what he called “one of America’s biggest boomtowns,” it’s not just tech, or Tesla, or live music that draw people here. Austin’s culinary scene offers something for every foodie. During…
Read MoreIntertech Helping Transform Business in Rio Grande Valley
By Vicente Garza, Vice President of Operations, Intertech Rio Grande Valley If you haven’t visited Texas’ Rio Grande Valley region lately, you might be surprised at the growth underway here. U.S. News & World Report recently named McAllen the third best place in the nation for quality of life. In its Best Places to Live…
Read MoreWhen a Flooring Company is MORE Than a Flooring Company
Unique Wood Flooring Projects are our Specialty In the flooring business, “close enough” often is just not “good enough.” Intertech has helped many clients over the years who wanted to precisely match new flooring to existing flooring. Exact color, exact products, exact designs. Since we are pretty exacting ourselves, unique projects like that demand precision…
Read MorePets in the Office?
Here’s What to Consider in Flooring By Bill Imhoff As workers begin returning to the office workplace, making that transition after months of working from home will be an adjustment for many. After all, we’ve become accustomed to working with our beloved four-legged family members by our side. “Leaving behind your pet who has been…
Read MoreSafety is Our Job One
A commitment to safe commercial flooring projects earned Intertech Excellence in Safety Did you know that injury rates in construction are 71% higher than injury rates across all industries on average, according to the National Institutes of Health? And that the construction industry accounts for 8.5% of all injuries that result in lost days of work, per…
Read MoreIntertech’s Tess Shelton Named Subcontractor of the Year
This month, our own Tess Shelton, product consultant based in Intertech Flooring’s San Antonio office, was honored as Subcontractor of the Year by the Associated Builders and Contractors South Texas Chapter. Congratulations to Tess on this great honor and her many contributions to ABC-South Texas and the commercial construction industry in the San Antonio area.…
Read MoreFlooring Color Trends for 2021
By Tess Shelton – Intertech Product Consultant As a commercial flooring product consultant to Intertech’s customers, I get asked all the time about trends, especially color trends. Here’s some of the most recent trends I am seeing in colors, and products. The Comfort of Home After so many people worked from home so long, there’s a…
Read MoreWater damage from freeze?
How to save your floors Water damage can occur unexpectedly at any time … a winter freeze that burst pipes, a plumbing malfunction that floods offices, roof and window leaks from Austin’s sporadic rainstorms. Water-damaged floors cause costly work disruptions or stoppage and can create long-term repercussions if moisture mitigation isn’t handled promptly and professionally.…
Read MoreIntertech Flooring Promotes Solis To Project Manager
Intertech Commercial Flooring, an award-winning provider of commercial flooring products, installation and maintenance throughout Texas and the Southwest, has promoted Mark Solis to project manager. Solis first joined Intertech in 1997 as a commercial flooring installer. In 2004, he was promoted to project coordinator, a position he held for the next 17 years. During Solis’…
Read MoreThe Start of New Era at Intertech
This month marks the start of an exciting new phase in Intertech Flooring’s 33-year history, with our move into a new headquarters location on Burleson Road. When we moved into our previous space 17 years ago, Austin’s population was just under 700,000 (today, it exceeds 1 million). That was the year that Qualcomm Corp. constructed…
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