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Bob and Barbara Tiffany started Manasota Flooring over 50 years ago in 1973, just 6 years after they were married. They always intended it to be a family business. However, they didn't realize the impact their small family business would have on its employees and the community. The company grew from one location in Manatee County to three, expanding to Sarasota and Venice. This makes Manasota Flooring one of the largest flooring companies in our area, servicing Palmetto to Venice, Longboat Key to Lakewood Ranch. Today, Manasota Flooring provides a career and steady income for over 100 employees.
AT MANASOTA FLOORING, INTEGRITY STARTS AT THE TOP
Manasota Flooring's Mission Statement includes words like ‘honesty’, ‘loyalty’, and ‘integrity’, which starts at the top with Bob and Barbara Tiffany. Chris Quattlebaum, Bob’s son-in-law and General Manager of Manasota Flooring, adds, “They are the founders and the foundation of Manasota Flooring, and now [my wife] Valerie and I, our boys, and other family members are continuing the legacy.”
FOR OVER 50 YEARS, THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF MANY NONPROFITS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES
The legacy doesn’t stop with the Tiffany family. Bob and Barbara's passion for the community is epic, and for over 50 years, they have been a part of many nonprofits and local businesses. Their philanthropic support includes an annual turkey giveaway, producing hundreds of holiday meals for local first responders and their families. It also includes Flight to the North Pole — a nonprofit organization that helps over 400 terminally ill children have an incredible Christmas Wonderland filled with snow, elves, lunch, choir singers, and of course Mr. & Mrs. Santa Claus. This yearly event gives the children and families a stress-free holiday to take some time away from their illness or disease, and to surround them with love and joy.
“That's just the kind of people Bob and Barbara are — they want to help as much as they can,” says Chris. “That’s just what we do.”
Chris was a part of the Boys and Girls Club Palmetto when he was a young kid. It was a nostalgic moment when the Sarasota Boys and Girls Club contacted Manasota Flooring to help install new flooring in one of their newly renovated buildings. He took that opportunity to teach the kids, and to give them a hands-on experience. The kids learned how to measure, mix, and lay flooring. This was an impactful moment because it gave the kids a chance to learn part of a trade skill, and also to one day look back and be able to tell their friends, family, or children that they helped build a part of that branch of the Boys and Girls Club. This was such a successful learning experience for the girls and boys that they are looking to bring an even more curtailed educational lesson plan to the Palmetto Boys and Girls Club this summer.
THE COMPANY HAS BEEN AN INTEGRAL PART OF MANATEE COUNTY
Manasota Flooring’s community impact doesn't stop there. They have supported Girls Inc., and installed a new flooring as part of a non-profit community give-back contest. The company has been an integral part of the Manatee County 4H Club, where Chris and his wife Valerie have spent 16 years hosting and teaching young students. Manasota Flooring has also been a major contributor in helping the Manatee County Fair continue to bring the community together with a week of fun-filled entertainment of rides, games, and food.
MANASOTA FLOORING TRULY BELIEVES IN BUILDING A STRONG COMMUNITY
When you do business with Manasota Flooring, you aren’t just buying flooring, cabinetry, or pavers. You are contributing to the legacy that Manasota Flooring has built.
As Chris Quattlebaum says, it all starts with Bob. “He is where the integrity of the company started, and we follow in his footsteps.”