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NWFA Revises 2011 School Schedule
The NWFA has revised its 2011 technical school schedule. The association will hold two schools in New York-Factory Finish Installation on July 13-15; and Installation, Sand and Finish on Aug. 3-5-that were previously scheduled to be held in St. Louis. Here is the complete updated schedule:
Feb. 2-4: Advanced Installation (Las Vegas)
Feb. 16-18: Installation, Sand & Finish (St. Louis)
March 2-4: Factory Finish Installation (St. Louis)
March 15-18: Wood Flooring Basics (Las Vegas)
March 23-25: Advanced Installation (St. Louis)
April 6-8: Subfloor Preparation and Solid Glue Down (Las Vegas)
May 11-13: Subfloor Preparation and Solid Glue Down (St. Louis)
May 25-27: Factory Finish Installation (Las Vegas)
June 7-10: Jigs, Treads and Risers (St. Louis)
June 22-24: Installation, Sand & Finish (Las Vegas)
July 13-15: Factory Finish Installation (New York)
July 27-29: Subfloor Preparation and Solid Glue Down (Las Vegas)
Aug. 2-4: Factory Finish Installation (Las Vegas)
Aug. 3-5: Installation, Sand & Finish (New York)
Aug. 23-26: Jigs, Treads and Risers (Las Vegas)
Sept. 13-16: Wood Flooring Basics School (St. Louis)
Sept. 20-24: Expert Installation (Las Vegas)
Sept. 26-28: Expert Sand & Finish (Las Vegas)
Oct. 4-8: Expert Installation (St. Louis)
Oct. 10-12: Expert Sand & Finish (St. Louis)
Oct. 26-28: Subfloor Preparation and Solid Glue Down (Las Vegas)
Nov. 2-4: Factory Finish Installation (Las Vegas)
Nov. 9-11: Subfloor Preparation and Solid Glue Down (St. Louis)
EU, Cameroon Reach Agreement on Timber
Wood products exported from Cameroon to any nation in the European Union (EU) must now be accompanied by a license confirming the product's legal origin, according to United Press International. The voluntary agreement is meant to discourage the export of illegal timber products from Cameroon, a main timber exporter in Africa's Congo Basin. The EU and Cameroon began working on the agreement in 2007. "This agreement is a major step forward in our fight against illegal logging and will contribute to economic development and poverty alleviation in Cameroon," said Andris Piebalgs, EU commissioner for development.
Distributor News
Installers Warehouse (Rochester, N.Y.) hosted a contractor open house Sept. 30. About 75 wood flooring contractors attended the event, enjoying food, giveaways and educational opportunities. Vendors included Dura Seal, Lenmar Inc., Glitsa American, Norton Abrasives, Green River - American Hardwood, Johnson Premium Flooring, Beno J. Gundlach Co. and Fortifiber Building Systems Group.
Mark Your Calendar
The National Association of Wholesalers-Distributors' (NAW) 2011 Executive Summit, titled "Getting Back to Growth," will take place Jan. 25-27 at The Fairmont Washington in Washington, D.C. The event will include presentations, panel discussions and distributor case studies; trends in economics, business and government will be addressed. For more information, visit www.naw.org/es11 or e-mail Ruth Stadius at [email protected].
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NWFA Member Services
NWFA members can improve their company's cash flow with NCSPlus Incorporated, a collections and credit reporting account management service. With NCSPlus, NWFA members can reduce their number of delinquent accounts, improve their collections rate and significantly decrease the occurrence of account write-offs. For more information, contact Gary Winston at 800/363-7215 or [email protected].
