Westchase resident and veteran plants roots in Tampa area for family with new Floor Coverings International business.

Mark McMurray, 49, is no stranger to hard work and challenges. After serving in our country’s military for

many years he decided to go the corporate route. He was a consultant to many large public corporations and

small private businesses, both in house and as a management consultant. It was during those years spent

consulting with small, branch based businesses that he decided to open his own business. Last month Floor

Coverings International of North Tampa opened and serves mostly Hillsborough County-Westchase, Citrus

Park, Carrollwood, Cheval, Town & Country, Egypt Lake Leto, Lake Magdalene and Lutz.

He chose Floor Coverings International after much due diligence. The 150 plus unit

franchise based in Norcross Georgia, offered many of the key elements McMurray was looking

for.

“I liked the thought of providing a great product and bringing the mobile unit filled with

samples of 3000 types of flooring to people’s homes. That’s great customer service and

convenience. And I get to build a dedicated work team at the same time. That’s something that

appealed to me from my military background,” said McMurray.

Having advised many business owners Mark offers his own advice to others looking for

the same opportunity Mark found via a franchise model.

“The potential franchise you end up with should be something that you are naturally

interested in; they should have the kind of model that fits your management/leadership style, be

in the right territory, be affordable, and have a trustworthy and supportive franchisor and

network, and the ability for you to build on its value. It’s not easy to find a suitable candidate

with all those criteria! I had heard of Floor Coverings International during my previous career

and had heard great things about the culture of the company.”

After years of moving around McMurray says he’s thrilled to have embraced Tampa for

the past eight years as his home and this mobile business has plenty of room for growth giving

him the opportunity to work with his family too.

“I am thrilled that I get to work with my wife, an accountant, and my father in law who is a

general contractor. We can build something together along with my kids. That is very special to

me. And this industry excites all of us. The rate of beautiful new products coming on to the

market is exciting, and the colors and trends change over time. Patterned carpets are coming in

vogue again, so there this broad palette of options and colors for customers to choose from, and

that’s also very exciting. Scraped hardwoods and reused woods are popular and gorgeous, so

there’s really a lot happening in the industry.”

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Floor Coverings International is the #1 Mobile Flooring Franchise in North America.

For franchise information, please visit www.flooring-franchise.com and to find your closest

location, www.floorcoveringsinternational.com.