QR, NARI Ink Plan to Offer Courses Online
Fort Atkinson, WI Kitchen & Bath Design News’ sister trade
magazine, Qualified Remodeler, has been selected by the National
Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) as the exclusive and
official publication and Web site for administering the
association’s various certification programs.
Announcement of the agreement was made last month by QR
publisher Kevin Ford and officials of the 6,000-member,
Chicago-based NARI. QR, based here, is published by Cygnus
Publishing, a division of K&BDN parent Cygnus Business Media, a
Commerce-Connect Media Company.
Under the agreement, remodelers, lead carpenters, carpenters and
other remodeling professionals including kitchen and bath
specialists will be able to access certification material and
testing in the magazine and on the magazine’s Web site,
QRmagazine.com.
“The ability for remodeling professionals to instantly access
certification courses online or in the magazine allows flexibility
and time savings, which are some of the most critical issues our
subscribers face,” Ford said. “We feel certification is extremely
important in helping to raise the level of professionalism in the
remodeling industry.”