{"id":941965,"date":"2026-05-06T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/941965\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:14:24","slug":"brian-preuss-named-president-of-ahsg-commercial-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/941965\/","title":{"rendered":"Brian Preuss named president of AHSG, Commercial USA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"165\" data-end=\"290\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-77763 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brian-Preuss-Headshot-e1778084110425-253x300.jpg&#038;nocache=1.jpeg\" alt=\"Brian Preuss\" width=\"253\" height=\"300\"  \/>Roswell, Ga.\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcnews.net\/2026\/02\/ahsg-commercial-usa-launch-new-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">American Home Surfaces Group (AHSG)<\/a> and Commercial USA named Brian Preuss president, succeeding Tony Wright.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"764\" data-end=\"1247\">\u201cTony has done a great job in helping advance AHSG and Commercial USA, with a clear focus on relationships, member value and supplier partnerships,\u201d said Joe Weber, CEO of AHSG and Commercial USA. \u201cBrian understands the foundation, as he has worked closely with our alliance from the supplier side. He brings proven experience in flooring distribution, contractor-focused growth and program development and he is the right leader to carry that work forward into our next chapter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2602\">In his new role, Preuss will focus on strategy development, member relations and supplier engagement. He also will focus on networking opportunities and programs that help members compete more effectively.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2604\" data-end=\"2816\">\u201cMy focus is simple\u2014get entrenched with our suppliers, close to our members and shoulder to shoulder with the team behind this alliance,\u201d Preuss said. \u201cThe deeper those relationships, the stronger we become.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"1254\" data-end=\"1277\">Industry experience spanning deccades<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"293\" data-end=\"437\">Preuss joins AHSG and Commercial USA after nearly two decades with UZIN Utz North America. He most recently served as vice president of sales.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"762\">During his tenure, he helped scale the company\u2019s North American sales organization. He also helped expand its distribution footprint across the United States and into Canada. His work supported growth tied to two U.S. production facilities. He also helped integrate the Wolff Tools brand into the UZIN sales organization.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1279\" data-end=\"1443\">Prior to that Preuss began his flooring career in 2005 with Atlantic West Flooring Distributors. He later moved into manufacturing roles with UFLOOR Systems, Pallmann and UZIN.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1445\" data-end=\"1689\">Throughout his career, he has held leadership roles in business development, sales management and executive management. His experience spans dealer, contractor, installer, wholesale distribution, OEM, alliance group and direct sales channels.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"2393\">\u201cLeading AHSG and Commercial USA is the kind of leadership role that I have spent my career preparing for,\u201d Preuss said.\u201dA network that serves contractors across residential, commercial and builder segments simultaneously\u2014that diversified model is a genuine value proposition. At my core, I am a people person. I believe the best results come when people feel truly supported and this role allows me to do exactly that\u2014for our members, our suppliers and the regional vice presidents who show up every day deeply embedded in their markets. My focus is to honor the established foundation, deepen the value we bring to both members and suppliers and move this organization forward alongside Joe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2818\" data-end=\"2984\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Preuss recently served as a board member for the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors. He also is a Certified Installation Manager through FCICA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Roswell, Ga.\u2014American Home Surfaces Group (AHSG) and Commercial USA named Brian Preuss president, succeeding Tony Wright. \u201cTony has&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":941966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5311],"tags":[263066,263067,263068,263069,86529,4046,263070,25925,3181,263071,49,978,659],"class_list":["post-941965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-ahsg","tag-brian-preuss","tag-commercial-flooring","tag-commercial-usa","tag-contractors","tag-distribution","tag-fcica","tag-installation","tag-leadership","tag-nafcd","tag-united-states","tag-us","tag-usa"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116528760854218169","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=941965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/941965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/941966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=941965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=941965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=941965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}