NWFA Holds Baltimore School
The NWFA held an Intermediate Installation, Sand and Finish School August 22-24 in Baltimore. NWFA Technical Director
Steve Seabaugh led the class of 41 students. Volunteer instructors included:
Jim Schumacher, 3M;
Kathleen Freeman, Absolute Coatings Inc.;
Rob Johnson, Basic Coatings;
David Darche,
Martin Ceballos and
Gregg Bethune, BonaKemi USA Inc.;
Robert A. Kilchenstein, Chesapeake Hardwood Flooring;
A.J. Winstead, Clarke American Sanders;
Bill Costello, Dura Seal;
Roger H. Barker, Fortifiber Building Systems Group;
Chris Pryjomski, Glitsa American Inc.;
Janet Sullivan, Lenmar Inc.;
Robert Humphreys, Majestic Wood Floors Inc.;
John Dupra, Norton Abrasives;
Bill Pruner, Powernail Company Inc.;
Daniel Riter, Signature Hardwood Floors;
Craig Anderson, Stahl USA;
Wesley Croskrey, Start N Finish Hardwood Floor Products;
Charles Garvey, Timbermate USA;
Shawn Gorman, Universal Floors Inc.;
Jeferson Verardi, Verardi Custom Wood, Stone & Decorative Flooring;
Dave Posey, Wagner Electronic Products;
Tony Robison, Washington Wood Floors Inc.;
Bob Goldstein, Wood Flooring International Inc.; and
Stephen Harris, Wood U Woodworking. The lead distributor was
Derr Flooring (York, Pa.).
Manufacturer News
Aascent Stair & Rail Inc. (Westminster, Md.) is seeking flooring dealers for its stair parts. For more information, visit
www.stepsabove.com or call
Steve Mott at 410/346-7747, ext. 204.
MacDonald & Owen Lumber Company (Sparta, Wis.) has been named on the “Inc. 5,000 Index,” which recognizes the fastest growing privately held companies in the U.S.
Stauf USA (Memphis, Tenn.) has unveiled a new logo as the first step in rebranding its line of wood flooring adhesives. For more information, visit www.staufusa.com.
Mohawk Industries (Dalton, Ga.) Mohawk Industries has grouped all its environmental initiatives, such as manufacturing efficiencies, recycling, and communications for educating customers and shareholders about the company’s green efforts, into an umbrella program called “Greenworks.” For more information, visit www.mohawkind.com.
Distributor News
Schafer Hardwood Flooring Company (Tecumseh, Mich.) held a grand opening July 26 for its Kalamazoo, Mich., showroom and distribution center. Product seminars were run by
Gene Jarka of
BonaKemi Inc.;
Don Chamberlain of
Chamberlain Exotics;
Rick Klaasen of
RK Hardwoods;
Bob Sweezey of
Stauf USA; and
Johannes Boonstra of
Synteko Floor Finishes.
UFloor Systems Inc. (Greensboro, N.C.) has chosen Cronin Co. (Portland, Ore.) as its distributor for the Northwest.
Harco Floor Finishes (Northern Brunswick, N.J.) has added new distributors: Cal-Wood Distributors (San Francisco); Avalon Distributors (Santa Ana, Calif.); National Hardwood Flooring Supply (Van Nuys, Calif.); and the Moulding & Hardwood Flooring Supply Center (North Hollywood, Calif.).
Supexbond Inc. (Montreal, Quebec) has selected Hoboken Floors (Wayne, N.J.) as a distributor for the East Coast. For more information, visit www.supexbond.com.
People News
Woodland Distributors Inc. (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) has hired
Jim Duffek as general manager. Duffek has more than 25 years in the flooring industry and previously worked for Powernail Co.
Award Hardwood Floors (Wausau, Wis.) has hired Mike Sweeney as director of sales for the East Coast. He most recently worked for Alloc.
Richard Marshall Fine Flooring Inc. (Los Angeles) has appointed Terri Rucker marketing strategy advisor. Rucker most recently worked for American Hardwood.
By the Numbers
New residential sales of single-family houses in July 2007 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 870,000 units, according to the
U.S. Commerce Department. This is 2.8 percent above the revised June rate of 846,000 units but is 10.2 percent below the July 2006 estimate of 969,000 units.
Mark Your Calendar
The NWFA will hold an Intermediate Installation, Sand and Finish School in Charlotte, N.C., November 7-9. For more information, e-mail
[email protected] or visit
www.nwfa.org.
NWFA Member Services
The NWFA has hired
Glen Miller, formerly director of inspection services with NOFMA, as an assistant technical training director. Miller will handle technical calls into the NWFA’s technical hotline, which averages 200 calls a week. He also will be responsible for assisting with instruction at all NWFA technical training schools, both in St. Louis at NWFA headquarters and at the NWFA’s regional and member-sponsored schools. For more information, contact the NWFA by phone at 800/422-4556 (U.S.), 800/848-8824 (Canada) or 636/519-9663 (local and international), by e-mail at
[email protected] or visit
www.nwfa.org.
