—ABOUT OUR COMPANY—

Von L. Payne
President

Von started East Valley Floors back in 1984 when Gilbert was a small farming community. As Gilbert and the rest of the Valley have grown so has East Valley Floors.

Prior to starting the company he was a Carpet Mill regional sales representative for Arizona and New Mexico. He is a member of the Ceramic Tile & Stone Association of Arizona, the Better Business Bureau , holds 2 current licences with the AZ Registrar of Contractors and won the Certified Flooring Executive Award from the World Floor Covering Association in 2002. Von is one of the less then ten people to have received this award in Arizona

Von earned the Certified Flooring Executive designation in 2002 (less than 25 of these in Arizona!) .
Von is active in the community, he recently served on an Ad Hoc committees for the Town of Gilbert to recommend funding for Non-profit groups serving the valley, as well as recommending building the newest multi use sports park in Gilbert, “Big League Dreams”, a $41 million District Park.
Von has recently served as a judge for the Ceramic Tile and Stone Association of AZ. Selecting jobs for the Excellence in Workmanship awards among 40 high end homes.
He is a former Chairman and currently serves on the Gilbert Parks and Recreation Board. He was just reappointed to his fourth term.
Von is active in the Boy Scouts of America, he has been an Adult Boy Scout Leader since 1983 and earned his Eagle Scout award as a teenager.
He received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration in 1984.
Von, a 3rd generation Arizona native, has been married to his best friend for 29 years. He and Julie are the parents of 5 children, ages 17 to 27, and now has two darling grand-daughters!

Scott E. Fredricks
Sales Manager

Scott grew up in the San Francisco Bay area, and installed carpet for nearly 25 years in California, Idaho, and AZ.

Scott jointed East Valley Floors as a Senior Installer in 1986. He "retired" from installation in 1998, and joined our sales team. Scott has mastered the details of selling all types of flooring and tile, including slab granite countertops. He is a great asset to the company.

Both Von and Scott attend continuing education seminars and clinics to keep up to date with current technology, tools, and instillation methods.

Scott's other interests include installing tile in nearly every room in his home (From floors to skylights to a new Master shower!).
Stream fishing, boating and sports.
Being a grandfather to "Olivia", the light of he and his wife Camille's life.
His pleasant demeanor allows Scott to make friends easily, and knows how to motivate our installation teams at East Valley Floors.

Humanitarian Projects

One of Von’s favorite hobbies (outside of the Boy Scouts) has been going to impoverished areas and doing service projects for needy families. In the last two years, Von’s family and a group of family friends have teamed up to provide the materials and build/remodel a home for a handicapped girl in need.

East Valley Floors is currently helping out a Habitat for Humanity home by providing labor and materials for new floors. We are currently completing the floor installation for a two story Habitat for Humanity home in south Phoenix.

In March of 2006, Von's family and friends built a new house from the ground up for a family in Mexico, 80 miles South of Yuma. This took a family of 5 living in a 10 ft. by 10 ft. single room of scrap lumber and scrap metal to a new framed home with a waterproof roof, windows, and electricity inside the home.

If you ever want to contribute to a worthy project, contact Von and he has several projects in the planning stages. Construction materials and other donations are greatly appreciated.

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