Issue Date:1/20/2003
Hardwood Floors E-News Monday, January 20, 2003 Issue 203 Next issue published February 3, 2003 Deadline for items: January 30, 2003 Send news to [email protected]
Mohawk Teams With BonaKemi For Refinishing Program Mohawk Industries (Dalton, Ga.) has introduced a turnkey hardwood floor refinishing business to its floor covering retail partners. This program, Mohawk FloorCare Essentials: Dust-Free Wood Refinishing, will incorporate BonaKemi USA (Aurora, Colo.) products exclusively. The program will feature a truck-mounted dust collection system. The truck also will contain a complete line of Bona's sanding equipment, abrasives, filler, stain, sealers and finishes.
Mohawk "Floorscapes and Color Center" retailers were offered the opportunity to commit to a protected market for the dust-free wood floor refinishing program. The initial offering, for 35 markets with 35 fully equipped trucks, sold out immediately. Mohawk expects to have 200 hardwood refinishing trucks in the market by the end of 2003. The company's three- to five-year goal is to have 1,000 units refinishing hardwood floors in North America. The first 35 trucks will be in place as of Feb. 1, 2003.
"Dust Free Wood Refinishing" dealers will be required to use only Bona products. Bona currently is compiling a list for Mohawk of Bona distributors that inventory the complete line of Bona machines, abrasives, fillers, stains, sealers and finishes. If some markets don't have the entire Bona product assortment, alternative supply sources may be required, according to Ron Peden, CEO, BonaKemi USA. To participate, Bona distributors must meet certain qualifications. For more information, contact Mark Weglowski or Ron Peden at 800/872-5515, or contact a Bona distributor business manager.
NWFA Members to Exhibit at Surfaces 2003 Surfaces 2003 will be held next week in Las Vegas. This show, the largest in the floor covering industry, features all types of floor coverings and a conference program. More than 900 exhibiting companies from more than 20 countries attended Surfaces 2002, with total attendance numbering more than 35,000. Every year, more NWFA members exhibit at the show. Following is a list (current as of Jan. 3, 2003) of the 153 NWFA members exhibiting at Surfaces 2003. Booth numbers follow each company name.
3M Construction & Home Improvement-G1422; Abrasive Enterprises Inc.-G4620; Absolute Coatings-G2020; ACCRA Wood Products-G3947; Acousti-Tech Membrane-G1905; Advanced Adhesive Technology Inc.-8149; Advanced Flooring Specialists-G4757; All American Wood Register-G2258; Allwood Import-G2404; American Floor Watch-G1902; Amorim Industrial Solutions-G1423; Anderson Hardwood Floors-7538; Appalachian Flooring Ltd.-G1815; Ardex Engineered Cements/The W.W. Henry Company-G1232; Armstrong World Industries Inc.-3533; Authentic Pine Floors Inc.-G2156; Award Hardwood Floors-3082; BamStar/Ellis International-G2941; Basic Coatings-G4523; Berry Wood Products-G2704; Best Value Flooring Inc.-G2251; Boen Hardwood Flooring Inc.-8155; Birch Creek Millwork-G3951; BonaKemi USA Inc.-9152; Bostik Findley Inc.-8534; BR-111 Imports & Exports Inc.-G3825; Buell Flooring Group-3058; Cal-Flor Accessory Systems/Unika Australia-G3356; Capella Hardwood Flooring-8754; Capitol USA LLC-3970; Casanova Flooring By CBT-6477;Century Flooring Co.-G3631; Chemcraft International Inc.-G4047; ChemRex Inc.-G2560; Clarke, Division of Alto U.S. Inc.-G3625; Color Rite Inc.-G2550; Columbia Flooring-1931; Country Wood Flooring Inc.-G3431; Crain Cutter Company Inc.-8552; D & M Bamboo Flooring Co.-G1923; DBM Import/Export Inc.-G4634; Delmhorst Instrument Co.-G1705; Delta Hardwood Floors-G1404; and DriTac Adhesive Group-G2938.
Also exhibiting are: Dura Seal/Fabulon-G2253; Equinox Products-G1201; Evergreen Wood Products Inc.-G1515; Felix Huard Inc.-G4520; Festool-G1429, G1629; Floor Style Products Inc.-G3647; Foam Products-G3233; Foresbec Inc.-G3756; Fortifiber Building Products Systems-G2161; Fortune America Inc.-G1712; Franklin International-6923; Franmar Chemical Inc.-G4040; GE Protimeter-G3342; Glitsa American Inc.-G2344; Global Market Partners Inc.-3470; Grill Works Inc.-G2522; Groleau Inc.-G2226; Harco Chemical Coatings-G4342; Hardwood Floors Magazine-113; Harris-Tarkett-3038; Hawa Bamboo Flooring Trading-G1617; HighPro Tools-G4140; HomerWood Corp.-G3640; Janus Flooring Corporation-3031; Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring-3575; Junckers Hardwood Inc.-3464; Karelia Hardwood Flooring-G2111; Kentucky Wood Floors-G2861; Klumpp Coatings-G2816; L & L Hardwoods-G1713; Lauzon Distinctive Hardwood Flooring-G1033; Mannington-4046; Mapei Corp.-7926; Margaritelli-G2017; Medallion Hardwood Flooring-5258; Mercier Wood Flooring-G1229; Mest American/Qingdao Big Artha Wood Working-G2443; Midwest Padding LLC-G2022; Mintec Corp.-G4538; Mirage/Boa-Franc Inc.-7163; Model Hardwood Inc.-G1606; Mohawk Industries-4714; and Mullican Flooring-7358.
Other exhibitors include: NWFA-112; Natural Cork Co. Ltd.-G1817; Nikzad Import Inc.-G1223; Noblehouse Floors-7526; No-Muv Corp. Inc.-G2817; Nordstar Hardwood Flooring-8934; Nova Distinctive Floors-G3740; Nudo Products-G4653; Old Master Products Inc./The Garrison Collection-G2151; Oreck Commercial Sales-G4222; Oshkosh Floor Designs-G2329; Owens Flooring Co.-G2504; Padco Inc.-G2202; Panda Products Inc.-G2260; Para-Chem Inc.-4676; Patina Old World Flooring-G3340; Penn Wood Products Inc.-G3943; Pinnacle Interior Elements Inc.-1249; Plancher Mistral Inc.-G1220; Pollmeier USA-G2124; Powernail Company-G3849; Precision Technology-3472; Premiere Finishing & Coating LLC-G3921; Preverco-G2029; ProTeam Vacuum Company-G2940; Rare Earth Hardwoods-G2150; Saroyan Lumber Company-G4226; Seneca Millwork Inc.-G2351; Shaw Industries Inc.-1270; Shelman Swiss Hellenic-G3720l; SMI Global-G4647; Somerset Hardwood Flooring-G1432; Spotnails-G2549; Stauf USA Adhesives LLC-3573; Sun Paratech Hardwood Flooring-G2441; and Sunshine Wood Flooring Inc.-G2012.
Finally, Taylor Adhesives-5270; Taylor Lumber Inc.-G2242; TDR Enterprises-G1724; Tembec Inc.-G3139; TimberGrass LLC-G2312; Tramex Ltd. c/o Black Hawk Sales Inc.-G2738; Trout River Lumber LLC-G3852; TSH Products Inc.-3078; UA Wood Floors Inc.-G3818; United Gilsonite Labs-G4120; United Wood Flooring-G4023; Universal Hardwood Flooring-7158; Universal Wood Products-G1731; Venteak Corporation-G2462; Vermeister SRL-G3718; Vintage Hardwood Flooring-G3742; Vintage Lumber Co. Inc.-G3940; Wagner Electronics-G3842; WD Flooring-G4458; WE Cork Inc.-G3238; Wellmade USA-G4456; Weyerhaeuser Co.-8931; Wicanders Cork-5275; Wickham Hardwood Flooring-G3722; Witex USA Inc.-1920; Wood Flooring Intl. Inc.-G2420; Yihua International Group-G3242; Zickgraf Hardwood Flooring-G4731; Zimair-G2359; and Zipwall-G2513.
People News NWFA (St. Louis) has appointed Rusty Swindoll as its assistant technical training director. In addition, the association has hired Tricia Swindoll as the assistant to the technical training director. Both come to NWFA from NOFMA-The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association.
Hasko (Chattanooga, Tenn.) has promoted Stephen Pugh to vice president of sales and sales engineering. Pugh will focus on the company's design and layout of complete flooring and rough mill machinery systems, and will continue to coordinate custom rebuilds and field service.
Wood Flooring International (Delran, N.J.) has appointed Jesse Rives as its mid-South regional sales manager. Formerly with Buchanan Lumber, Rives brings considerable experience to WFI in support of its distribution.
NOFMA-The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association (Memphis, Tenn.) has elected Jim Duke of Memphis Hardwood Flooring Co. (Memphis, Tenn.) president for 2003. Duke was the association's vice president in 2001 and 2002. Elected to serve as vice president for 2003 is Sam Sharp, Partee Flooring Mill (Magnolia, Ark.). Board members elected to a three-year term beginning in 2003 are: John Clark, Cherrybark Flooring (Hazlehurst, Miss.); Joe Thompson, Armstrong Wood Products (Addison, Texas); and Duke, who was named to a three-year term as director, along with his role as president. These three join board members Tommy Maxwell, Maxwell Hardwood Flooring (Monticello, Ark.); Jon Smith, Smith Flooring Inc. (Mountain View, Mo.); and Paul Stringer, Somerset Wood Products (Somerset, Ky.), serving two-year terms, and Ray Spivey Jr., Cumberland Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (McMinnville, Tenn.); Bill Buchanan, Buchanan Hardwood Floors (Aliceville, Ala.); and Sharp, serving one-year terms.
Manufacturer News As of Jan. 1, 2003, R.K. Haskew and Co. Inc.'s (Chattanooga, Tenn.) name has been changed to Hasko. The change was made to affirm the company's dedication to its new Hasko "Heavy-Built" machinery manufacturing and to standardize the alphabetizing of the company's name in directories and journals. The company maintains the same staff, address, phone and fax numbers.
Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products (Redmond, Wash.) has changed its e-mail addresses. The company no longer can retrieve e-mail from its old e-mail address ([email protected]). General inquiries should be sent to [email protected]; orders should be e-mailed to Gary Martin, vice president, at [email protected]; accounting related questions and information, as well as orders, should be sent to James Sorlien, office manager, at [email protected]; and graphics and marketing questions should be sent to Monica Stell, graphics/marketing specialist, at monica@ woodwise.com. E-mails for the company's president, John Goss should be sent to [email protected]. Those with questions for Jim Goss, plant manager, should send e-mails to [email protected]; however, this e-mail address will not be available for another month. In the meantime, e-mails for Jim Goss should be sent to [email protected].
Wellmade USA (Wilsonville, Ore.) has established a new warehouse in Portland, Ore., and has expanded the inventory of its Red Arowana brand prefinished and unfinished bamboo flooring.
Pinnacle Interior Elements Inc. (Carrollton, Texas) has announced its relocation to a new warehouse facility. The new contact information for the company is: 2525 Tarpley Road, Carrollton, TX 75006; phone: 866/634-7837, 972/418-9400; fax: 972/418-9545. The company's e-mail addresses remain the same.
Hawa Bamboo Flooring (Sayreville, N.J.) has opened a branch office in California. The location is: 4540 Worth St., Los Angeles, CA 90063. The company also is looking for distributors for its bamboo flooring. For more information, call 323/269-5568 or 732/390-1818.
TimberGrass (Bainbridge Island, Wash.) has announced its Prefinished Strip Flat Grain Caramelized bamboo flooring has been specified for Timberland's 350 retail stores nationwide due to the renewable and durable aspect of bamboo. The Freehold, N.J., prototype store recently opened and was featured in the latest issue of "Display & Design Ideas" magazine.
Junckers Hardwood Inc. (Anaheim, Calif.) has announced the top award winners in its 2002 $40,000 "Ride the Wave" Summer Give-Away for its retail dealers. The top winner in the Western region was Mohammad Hedayati from U.S. Floor Covering (Santa Ana, Calif.). Under the leadership of Deborah Miltier, territory sales representative, Hedayati sold the most total square footage in the entire state of California. Second and third place awards went to retail personnel from Handlogger's Inc. (Richmond, Calif.) and Hardwood Floors International (Santa Cruz, Calif.). In the Mid-Atlantic region, the first place award went to Samuel Creef of Costen Floors, (Richmond, Va.) for selling the most total square footage in the Mid-Atlantic area. Carpet Value Center (Woodbridge, Va.) and Fisher's Carpet One (Westchester, Pa.) also are among the retail dealers whose sales team members are second and third place winners in the give-away.
Distributor News Boa-Franc Inc. (Saint-Georges, Quebec) has announced the addition of William M. Bird & Co. (Lawrenceville, Ga.) as an exclusive Mirage distributor for its Mirage Classic and Mirage Engineered collections of prefinished hardwood flooring. This association will allow Mirage prefinished hardwood flooring distribution across the southeastern United States (Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina).
Kelly-Goodwin (Tukwila, Wash.) has announced that the SmartWood Program of the Rainforest Alliance has certified Kelly-Goodwin Company as a SmartWood chain-of-custody company. With this Forest Stewardship Council accreditation, the company joins a growing list of responsible companies with a serious commitment to sound forest stewardship, it says. Kelly-Goodwin distributes both certified and non-certified wood products.
On the Web Renaissance Floor In-Lays (San Francisco, Calif.) has introduced an installation manual for borders and medallions at www.hardwoodfloorandinlays.com. The manual is available on the site as a PDF file.
Wood Flooring International (Delran, N.J.) now is offering "Bolt On" links to the technical information pages on its Web site, www.wflooring.com. When browsing a dealer's or distributor's Web site, the set-up enables prospective flooring buyers to educate themselves on various species and flooring without leaving the dealer/distributor site. Go to www.wflooring.com and click on "For Dealers/Installers."
The Hardwood Council's (Oakmont, Pa.) new Web site at www.hardwoodcouncil.com features three new tools designed to make the process of working with hardwood easier for building and design professionals: a Species and Stain Guide, lumber-grade photos and the basics of hardwood finishing. The Species and Stain Guide allows visitors to virtually apply light, medium and dark stains to images of 21 North American species; the lumber-grade photos illustrate the differences between hardwood lumber grades; and the basics of hardwood finishing section gives information on wood prep, sanding methods, stains, sealers and more. Visitors also can order the council's free Finishing Touch CD on the site and obtain specific information on detailed topics such as gluing solid parquet over a concrete slab.
Fini UV International (Quebec, Canada) has launched its new Web site at www.finium.ca. The site features the company's complete line of moldings and accessories. The site includes sections on Finium products, estimation and installation, installation tips, warranties, maintenance and more.
Mark Your Calendar NWFA will hold a variety of training courses throughout 2003. Following are the descriptions, locations and dates for schools to be held in the near future:
The NWFA Factory-Finished Wood Flooring Installation School will be held Jan. 27-28 in Las Vegas. Curriculum will cover the basics of factory-finished installation methods, including mixed media installations and working with factory-finished medallions, borders and inlays.
The NWFA Advanced Installation School will be held Feb. 6-8 in St. Louis. This school provides experienced wood flooring professionals with expert instruction and hands-on training utilizing a variety of specialized tools, techniques and skills. Because these classes involve intense hands-on activities, attendees must have a minimum of three years' installation experience in the wood flooring industry, and must have successfully completed an NWFA Professional Installation School to attend.
The NWFA Introduction to Wood Flooring Installation School will be held Feb. 25-28 in Las Vegas. This school features a comprehensive overview of the wood flooring industry, including installation, sanding and finishing, for both new and preexisting floors.
The NWFA Dynamics of Wood Flooring Sales School will be held Feb. 26 in Las Vegas. All aspects of the sales process will be presented, from identifying customers' needs, to recommending products and services, to closing the deal.
The 2003 International Builders' Show will be held Jan. 21-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. A total of 1,300 manufacturers and suppliers will be on hand to display building products spanning 300 categories. The show also will offer nearly 200 educational seminars organized into 16 subject tracks. As part of the event, several new-home tours are being offered. The 2003 New American Home tour features four tour options. For more information, visit www.buildersshow.com.
The Restoration & Renovation Exhibition and Conference is an event for professionals who restore or renovate historic buildings, houses, interiors, landscapes and streetscapes, or who create new buildings in a traditional style. Upcoming dates for the event include: March 19-22 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore; Sept. 18-20 at the Navy Pier in Chicago; April 21-24, 2004, at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston; and Sept. 9-11 (tentative) in San Francisco (location to be announced). For more information, contact Restore Media LLC at 800/982-6247, e-mail [email protected], or visit www.restorationandrenovation.com.
For Sale A diversified international manufacturer is selling the formula and North American manufacturing rights for one of the industry's most-recognized "brand name" full trowel wood floor fillers. For more information, contact Steve at 416/999-4585.
NWFA Member Services Members can take advantage of free evaluations for current medical and business risk insurance packages. Del Fishman of the Fishman Agency provides a free evaluation of your current Risk Insurance Package to determine areas where your company can save money. Call Del at 800/882-1362 for more information. Ed Sterczek of Mass Marketing Insurance Consultants provides a free evaluation of your current medical insurance package for you, your employees and their families and provides a free quote. Call Ed at 800/349-1039.
