Issue Date:3/3/2008
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Issue Date:3/3/2008
Ark Floors (Irwindale, Calif.) will be moving into a new 70,000-square-foot facility located at 10775 Lower Azusa Road, El Monte, CA 91731, on March 15. All other contact information remains the same.
Koetter Woodworking (Borden, Ind.) has received chain-of-custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). For more information, contact Mike Taylor, director of sales, at 812/923-8875.
Clarke American Sanders (Springdale, Ark.) held its first 2008 "distributor sales institute" February 19-21. For more information on future events, visit www.americansanders.com.
Armstrong Wood Floors’ (Lancaster, Pa.) Premier Performance Hardwood Flooring was named a winner in the Home Magazine 2008 American Building Product Awards. The winners were selected based on innovation, durability and practicality.
Mohawk Industries (Dalton, Ga.) awarded $50,000 to Todd Wenner of Lima Carpet Corporation (Avon, N.Y.) at its ColorCenter convention in Orlando, Fla. February 14-17. Wenner won when he rolled dice that spelled out "Mohawk." Mohawk also named House of Floors (Albuquerque, N.M.) its 2007 National Dealer of the Year.
Richard Marshall Fine Flooring (Los Angeles) has launched its Plant-a-Tree Program in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. The company now offers clients the opportunity to have a tree planted in their name.
Lon Musolf Distributing Inc. (Vadnais Heights, Minn.) held a Sanding and Wood Products workshop at its location in Vadnais Heights on February 13. More than 150 people attended, including industry veterans Lon Musolf, Jerry Sagstetter, Duane Gullickson, Gene Hughes, Fred Hertenstein, Joe Garcia and Bill Brenner. Vendors included 3M, Basic Coatings, BonaKemi USA, Lägler, North Wood Flooring and Timbermate. Paul Sagstetter of Northland Hardwood Floors (Cottage Grove, Minn.) won the raffle for a 50-inch plasma TV.
US Plank Flooring (Portsmouth, Ohio) has added James Gerlach to its sales team. Gerlach previously worked for Columbus Wood Products. He covers the Columbus, Ohio, area and can be reached at 614/402-0530.
Armstrong Floor Products research scientist Brain Beakler has been elected vice president of the Engineered Hardwood Flooring Division of the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association.
Berger-Seidle America LP (Atlanta) is looking for commission-based sales representatives for several U.S. territories. Résumés should be sent to [email protected] or 678/417-6273.
A dealer/contractor located on the East Coast is seeking a wood flooring manager and salesperson for metro New York City. This position entails project management from specifying and ordering through installation and finishing. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable of all aspects of hardwood flooring, and must be able to read blueprints. Outside sales experience is a plus. Résumés and salary requirements should be sent to [email protected].
Blue Evolution Limited (Shropshire, England) is looking for a U.K. national hardwood flooring sales manager to be based in Midlands or at a satellite office. This position is responsible for supplying solid hardwood flooring into the trade, DIY and Internet markets and pays £30,000-£40,000. Résumés should be sent to [email protected] or to 29a High Street, Bridgnorth, Shropshire WV16 3DG.
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Research Center and the U.S. Forest Service will host one-day seminars to help manufacturers of eastern hardwoods. The dates for the seminars include Mach 6 in Princeton, W.Va.; March 24 in Asheville, N.C.; and April 4 in Williamsport, Pa. For more information, contact Ronda Oglesby at [email protected] or 301/430-6262.
The RadTech UV & EB Technology Conference and Expo will be held May 4-7 in Chicago. This show is directed toward professionals using or supplying UV- or EB-curable materials. For more information, visit www.radtech2008.com.
New residential sales of single-family houses in January 2008 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 588,000 units, the slowest pace since February 1995, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. This is 2.8 percent below the revised December rate of 605,000 units and is 33.9 percent below the January 2007 estimate of 890,000 units.
Also in the previous issue, the incorrect phone number was listed for Installers Warehouse (Rochester, N.Y.). It should have read 585/224-1402.