Calhoun, Ga.—The Faus Group has put together a Design Advisory Board to help in product development concepts in its quest to offer customers products that meet the hottest consumer trends. The board is made up of industry professionals, including distributor partners, key retailers, corporate research and development teams, and sales representatives from across the country.

“Product development is critical to bringing innovations to the marketplace, but it has never been easy,” said Steve Ehrlich, director of product development for Faus. “We created this council in an effort to increase the effectiveness of our product development processes. By doing this, we are strengthening partnerships and continuing to maintain our position as the leader in design innovations.”

Juan Flores, president, said the formation of this group is just one aspect of the company’s strategy in the past year “to expand our efforts and be a leader in the U.S.”

The inaugural meeting of the board featured representatives from Faus, including Flores, and members Greg Reece of SPI, Keith McConnachie of Melmart, Jason Wright of T&A Supply, John Ryan of Butler Johnson, Lori Romeo of Hoboken Floors, and Keith Spano of Abbey Carpet.