Kurt VollstedtKurt Vollstedt is owner at Eugene, Ore.-based New Dimension Hardwood Floors.ManagementHow Having a Mentor Transformed My BusinessKurt Vollstedt's business wasn't moving in any real direction when something happened that mapped a path—he found a mentor who changed everything.January 17, 2020ManagementAre You Charging What Our Industry Deserves?I started in the wood flooring business in the mid-’90s as a salesperson at a wood flooring distributor. Business in our industry was good back then, and for awhile it only got better. When the industry was booming I bought the contracting business of one of my customers who was retiring. Things in the industry have changed a lot since I started, but one thing seems to have not changed: the prices. Many contractors are charging the same prices as they were two decades ago. I think this hurts them, their workers, and our industry as a whole. If all of us looked at our jobs as selling ourselves instead of just installing, sanding and finishing wood flooring, we could invest more money in our businesses, take care of our employees better, and earn more respect for our trade.August 13, 2014Page 1 of 1Top StoriesContractingBlending Personality With Practicality: See the Winners of the 2025 WFB Truck and Van ContestGet ready to rev your engines and roll into the world of wood flooring pros’ work vehicles. The WFB Truck & Van Contest celebrates pros' trucks and vans with categories for Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster.DesignAnimator’s Studio is Transformed With a Herringbone Pencil FloorSubfloor PrepSelf-Leveler 101: How We Do It Before Installing Wood FlooringParquetTransformative Flooring Design Illuminates HomeSponsor ContentA Complicated Challenge: Refinishing the Tavern on the Green
