Issue Date:2/20/2006
Capella Wood Floors (Vicksburg, Miss.) has named Elias Wilf (Owings Mills, Md.) its 2005 Distributor of the Year for the second consecutive year. Elias Wilf distributes Capella flooring in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, Eastern Pennsylvania and portions of West Virginia and New Jersey. In other company news, Capella has been awarded access to more than 400,000 acres of pecan habitat. According to the company, its pecan flooring sales have tripled in the past year.
Timbermate USA Inc. (Chicago) has selected Merle B. Smith Co. Inc. (Burr Ridge, Ill.) as its distributor for the Chicago area. For more information, contact Merle B. Smith at 630/325-0770.
PoloPlaz (Jacksonville, Ark.) has added the following distributors: Palo Duro Hardwoods (Denver); Select Flooring Distributors Inc. (Overland Park, Kan.); Hardwood Heaven Inc. (Lincoln, Neb.); Schmidt Custom Floors (Milwaukee); American Products (Cincinnati); Mountain View Hardwood Flooring (Johnson City, Tenn.); Tex-wood Hardwood Distributors (Houston); and Parvenu Distributing (Dallas). For more information, contact Bill Jauernig, national sales manager, by phone at 800/643-9696 or by e-mail at [email protected].
T & G Hardwood LLC (Roseville, Minn.) and W.D. Flooring (Laona, Wis.) gave away a 2005 Polaris 800 Touring snowmobile to Scott Larson, owner of Wisconsin Hardwood Flooring (Hudson, Wis.), as a promotion for the companies' new partnership.
Erickson's Flooring & Supply (Ferndale, Mich.) held an educational conference at its Indianapolis branch January 14 that offered classes in Basics and Fundamentals of Exotics, Advanced Skills and Key Business Techniques. With the support of its vendors, Erickson's has trained more than 65 customers this year, a record for the Indianapolis branch.
Columbia Flooring (Danville, Va.) has named Randy Johnson director of manufacturing operations-engineered products. He is responsible for the overall operations of Columbia's engineered hardwood flooring plants in Danville and helps oversee the company's Malaysian operations. Johnson was formerly a plant manager for Mannington Wood Floors. In addition, Troy Lovegrove has assumed the title of director of manufacturing operations-solid products. Lovegrove, who has held manufacturing management positions at Columbia since 2000, is now responsible for the overall management of the company's four solid hardwood flooring plants in West Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas and Georgia.
Nydree (Forest, Va.), the parent company of Gammapar, PermaGrain and Old Virginia Leather, has named Mary Stephens marketing and promotions manager. Stephens has spent more than 17 years in a variety of marketing roles.
Erickson's Flooring & Supply has added Bryan Daily to its sales team. Daily will be based out of Erickson's Ferndale, Mich., office and will cover southeastern Michigan and northern Ohio. He can be reached by phone at 800/225-9663 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Preverco Inc. (St-Augustin-de-desmaures) has named Woody Hilscher Southeast sales representative for the U.S. Hilscher has more than 25 years' experience in the hardwood flooring industry and has been awarded several degrees from the National Wood Flooring Association.
Construction of new homes shot up in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.276 million units, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. This rate is up 14.5 percent when compared with December and 4 percent compared with the same month last year. Single-family housing starts rose 12.8 percent to a new record pace of 1.819 million units for the month, 2.8 percent above the same month a year ago.
Harvest Timber Co./Pioneered Wood (Lakebay, Wash.) has updated its Web site, www.harvest-timber.com, to showcase its latest hand-scraped product line.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International will partner to present "The BOMA Green Pavilion and Energy Star Showcase" at the Office Building Show, which will be held June 25-27 in Dallas. The showcase will match suppliers of environmentally friendly and energy-efficient products with real estate leaders dedicated to green initiatives. For more information, visit www.bomaconvention.org.
Mountain Lumber Company Inc. (Ruckersville, Va.) is seeking a seasoned sales manager. Candidates must have experience establishing compensation plans, defining budgets, tracking forecasts, managing direct sales and achieving quotas. Base salary and incentive are commensurate with experience, and the company also offers a benefits package. Résumés, references and salary history should be sent by mail to: Mountain Lumber Company, Attn: HR Director, 6812 Spring Hill Road, Ruckersville, VA 22968 or by e-mail to [email protected].
Distributor Cal Wood Flooring Supply Inc. (San Francisco) is looking for an experienced and motivated salesperson, preferably someone with a background in hardwood flooring. The open territory for the position covers Northern California. For more information, contact Russ at [email protected].
