Our Story

certified family

Our team has extensive experience in the flooring industry and is dedicated to providing our customers with a seamless experience.

About Us

For almost two decades, we’ve had the opportunity to work closely with owners, developers, general contractors, manufacturers and our employees to ensure that every project we finish is built on relationships and certified by our clients’ satisfaction. Certified Finishes has grown into the Southeast’s premier flooring contractor headquartered in Atlanta, GA with regional locations in Orlando, FL and Charleston, SC.

Completing the flooring circle, Certified Finishes specializes in sales and installation services of all commercial flooring products in every market segment. Our goal is to provide the highest quality service throughout the entire process ensuring your project is completed on time and within budget. We have built a solid foundation as a trusted subcontractor, vendor and industry partner throughout the Southeast and beyond with an exceptional staff from project management to field supervision all the way to our quality installation crews. Knowing that communication is critical when working on commercial projects, Certified Finishes is committed to exceptional customer service throughout the entire process and because we have unmatched bonding capacity we can be your partners on any job – whether you are renovating a small office or building a $10 M commercial space

Certified Leadership

David Dendy

President

Mark Hutto

CEO

Fuse Alliance

Certified Finishes is a member of the FUSE Commercial Flooring Alliance bringing you exclusive purchasing power from flooring suppliers and connection to more than 130 companies in over 215 locations across the United States and Canada. FUSE is a unique network of flooring experts that allows us to expand our reach nationally. As members, we are connected to:
  • More than 120 of the best commercial flooring solutions providers in the nation.
  • National Reach with Single-Source Accountability
  • Relationships with the most recognized suppliers and manufacturers in the flooring industry.
  • Environmental responsibility through Ecollect, our national material collection, and recycling program.

About David Dendy

Growing up in LaFayette, GA around the carpet industry, David was destined to be part of the floor covering business beginning his career with Dixie Dye and chemicals selling raw materials to the textile industry. As an economics graduate from the University of Georgia, Dendy saw the opportunity to start something great with Certified Finishes and hasn’t looked back. After spending most of his life in Buckhead, David now resides at the Georgia Club near Athens, GA with his wife Lindsay and three children; Hanna, a sophomore at UGA; Davis, a sophomore in High School and Ella in middle school.

About Mark Hutto

Diving into the flooring industry after graduating from Georgia Institute of Technology, Hutto began his career at Shaw Industries as a sales representative in Tennessee and Florida and then served as the RVP in the Florida market for Shaw Contract. He later transitioned to Blue Ridge Carpet Mills as their National Sales Manager before moving downstream in the flooring industry partnering with the start-up team to create Certified Finishes. His time working for flooring manufacturers allowed him to gain great insight into many successful flooring contractor businesses and observe best practices from around the United States.

Mark has served as CEO for Certified Finishes since 2009 and also represents the Fuse Alliance as their Board of Directors President. This alliance is a national group of commercial flooring contractors dedicated to best practices and partnering with the top commercial flooring manufacturers in the industry. Mark currently lives in Sandy Springs with his two sons Sam and Joe.