Issue Date:5/14/2007
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Issue Date:5/14/2007
In other Armstrong news, the board of directors of Armstrong Holdings Inc. (previously the parent holding company of AWI), have approved a plan to dissolve Armstrong Holdings and distribute its assets of approximately $27 million in cash to shareholders. The AWI Plan of Reorganization following AWI’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy cancelled Armstrong Holdings’ ownership in AWI, and Armstrong Holdings has no operations and no employees.
The NWFA held an Intermediate Installation and Sand & Finish School April 25-27 in Anaheim, Calif. Steve Marley of Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring and the WFCA’s Jon Namba led the instruction of 28 students at the WFCA headquarters. Volunteer instructors included Jennifer Hansen, 3M; Rob Johnson, Basic Coatings LLC; Pat Cooney and Ken Hintz, BonaKemi USA; Wayne Lee, Clarke American Sanders; Roger Barker, Fortifiber Building Systems Group; Tom Peotter, Oshkosh Designs; Marla Fields, Pasadena Wood Floors Inc.; Gary Arnold, Powernail Company Inc.; Larry Subervi, UFloor Systems Inc.; Nathaniel Prior, VerMeister USA; Dave Stark, Virginia Abrasives Corporation; Dave Posey, Wood Pro Floors; and Marijan Vukcevich, WFCA.
There was also an Intermediate Installation and Sand & Finish School May 9-11 in Greenville, S.C. NWFA Technical Advisor Frank Kroupa led the instruction of 31 students. Volunteer instructors included Jim Schumacher, 3M; Scott Lynch, Absolute Coatings Inc.; Brian Pruitt, Kevin Reilly and Rob Johnson, Basic Coatings LLC; Bob Burton and Mark Mukosiej, BonaKemi USA; Wayne Lee, Clarke American Sanders; David Harrison, Custom Wholesale Floors; Tom Heese, Dura Seal; Daniel Boone, Everwood Floors; Cameron DeMar, Glitsa American; Janet Sullivan, Lenmar Inc.; Reed Maddray, Maddray Flooring LLC; Richard Wheeler, Porta-Nails Inc.; Craig Anderson, Stahl USA; Charles Garvey, Timbermate USA Inc.; Bob Goldstein, Wood Flooring International Inc.; Dave Posey, Wood Pro Floors; Ricardo Pairazaman, Woods of the World LLC; and Robert Lee, World Floor Covering Association. The sponsoring distributor was American Products of SC (Greenville, S.C.).
Schools were also going on at the NWFA headquarters in St. Louis. On May 8-10, NWFA’s Director of Technical Training Steve Seabaugh, assisted by NWFA’s Rusty Swindoll and Glen Miller led the Subfloor Solutions School. Volunteer instructors included Dayle Moore, Steve Lima and Sam Elliott, Bostik Inc.; Robert Moffett and Ken Razor, Ceno Group; Mark Long, Chemque Inc.; Alan Blake, ElkCorp.; Roger Barker, Fortifiber Building Systems Group; Mark Lamanno, Franklin International; Brent Stoller, Interstate Supply Company; and Jeferson Verardi, Verardi & Company Custom Wood Floors.
On May 11, Seabaugh, Swindoll and Miller led an Engineered Installation School at the NWFA headquarters. Assisting them as volunteer instructors were Long, Barker and Lamanno.
Shaw Industries Inc. (Dalton, Ga.) will be featured in an episode of A&E’s "Flip This House" on June 9 at 9 p.m. EST. The New Haven, Conn., project will showcase Shaw’s eco-friendly products.
VerMeister USA (Seattle) has added Wood Floor Solutions (Southampton, N.Y) and Mountain West Finishes (Murray, Utah) as regional suppliers for the full line of VerMeister finishes.
TRB Flooring (Holly Ridge, N.C.) has added Jim Gallie, formerly of JNS Flooring Agents, as sales representative for the Northeast. Gallie is in charge of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. He can be contacted at 401/487-4932. TRB has also added Kay Watkins for sales in Mississippi and Louisiana. She can be reached at 228/223-7509. Additionally, the company has hired Patty Pedata-Welch as an office assistant.
Festool (Goleta, Calif.) has named Gregory Stewart sales manager of Florida. Stewart previously worked for 13 years at Senco.
NOFMA: The Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association will hold its next NOFMA-Certified Wood Flooring Inspector School August 18-22 at the Holiday Inn Select in Memphis. The five-day course is limited to 15 participants. For more information, call 901/526-5016 or e-mail [email protected].