Issue Date:12/14/2009
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Issue Date:12/14/2009
Owens Flooring Closes Its Doors Owens Inc. (Shawano, Wis.), parent company of Owens Flooring Company and Owens Door Company, went into court-supervised receivership Dec. 4, according to various local media reports; 150 people in the Shawano area lost their jobs. The company was unable to secure about $1.75 million in loans to continue operations and meet obligations on $10 million to $12 million in debt, according to the reports. Owens' facilities are expected to be auctioned off in February.
Manufacturer News Aged Woods (York, Pa.) has received FSC certification for its reclaimed and re-milled antique flooring.
Cikel America LLC (Miami) has received Chain of Custody certification from the FSC.
US Floors LLC's (Dalton, Ga.) bamboo flooring line is now Greenguard-certified.
Distributor News Horizon Forest Products' (Raleigh, N.C.) Wilmington , N.C., branch has relocated to a new 30,000-square-feet facility at 2422 Castle Hayne Road, Wilmington, NC 28401. The facility includes a showroom and storeroom.
Pravada Floors (Surrey, British Columbia) is seeking distributors in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces. Pravada currently offers Eternity Engineered Hardwood and Soundblocker underlayment. For more information, contact Robert Kim at 888/772-8232 or [email protected].
People News W.F. Taylor Co. Inc. aka Taylor Adhesives (Fontana, Calif.) has named Robert K. Ddamulira vice president of research and development. A 20-year veteran in the adhesive manufacturing industry, Ddamulira joined the Taylor team in 1996 as a senior research chemist.
Greyne Custom Wood Co. (Charlotte, N.C.) has named Jerry Little general manager. Little brings 20 years' industry experience to Greyne.
From the Forest (Weston, Wis.) has named Dean Nixon vice president of sales. Nixon has 25 years' industry experience, having formerly held positions at Robina Wood Inc., Mullican Flooring and Mohawk Industries.
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Association News The NWFA's Environmental Craftsmanship Award will be given to the NWFA Wood Floor of the Year entry that "most exhibits creative and responsible environmental stewardship in its methods of installation, raw material sources and/or contribution to human well being in the indoor building environment." Judging for this award will be conducted by the environmental design community, and will take place at the NWFA 2010 Convention in Washington, D.C., March 22 - 23. Entrants must complete an entry form, which can be found at www.nwfa.org/blasts/Convention/NWFA_Environmental_Craftsmanship.pdf. The submission deadline is Jan. 8, 2010.On the Web Artisan Wood Products (Nashville, Tenn.) has revamped its Web site at www.artisanwoodproducts.com. The site features a company blog, photos of Artisan's products in Nashville homes and green tips.
Mark Your Calendar The NWFA will hold an Intermediate Installation and Sand & Finish School on Jan. 20-22 at its St. Louis headquarters. For more information, visit www.nwfa.org, e-mail [email protected], or call 800/422-4556 (U.S. and Canada) or 636/519-9663 (local and international).
Hardwood Floors ad deadline Jan. 5 is the deadline to reserve ad space in Hardwood Floors' February/March 2010 Design Issue. For more information, contact Publisher Kris Thimmesch at [email protected] or 800/722-8764, ext. 107.
NWFA Member Services The NWFA now offers B2B CFO, a new financial service for members. Through contacting the NWFA, members can be transferred to B2B CFO and ask any finance-related question. Financial analysis of up to three years is available for $325, while an on-site financial assessment service is also available for a fee determined by the project's scope. For more information, contact the NWFA at 800/422-4556 (U.S. and Canada) or 636/519-9663 (local and international).
Visit the Hardwood Floors Online Resource Center at woodfloorbusiness.com/resourcecenter to request information from featured advertisers. Dec. 15 is the last day to be entered in a drawing for an iTunes gift card by requesting information through the Web site.