HF Briefs: Utah Flooring School; Leitz & PoloPlaz Make New Hires

Greg Mihaich (Norton Abrasives), Brett Miller (Basic Coatings) and Chris Viscel (Norton Abrasives) are sponsoring and will instruct an advanced-level Sand and Finish School at Sunwood Distributors in Midvale, Utah, on Sept. 15. The school's tagline is, "Masters Training to Achieve Perfection in Wood Floor Finishing." Students will earn credits required by the state of Utah, along with NWFA credits. To sign up, contact Sunwood Distributors at (801) 567-9663.

Leitz Tooling Systems (Grand Rapids, Mich.) has appointed Jon Woodruff vice president of manufacturing and engineering. Woodruff was most recently with Curtiss Wright Controls and brings more than 12 years of manufacturing experience to Leitz.

PoloPlaz (Jacksonville, Ark.) has named Mike Hoy regional manager for its Great Lakes and Northwestern U.S. regions. Hoy, who previously worked as a salesman at Floor Style Products in Columbus, Ohio, started with the company Sept. 1. Hoy has extensive knowledge of flooring installation, sanding, and finish products and application techniques. Hoy can be reached at (501) 218-3510 or [email protected].

Mirage (Saint-Georges, Quebec) will hold its fall 2011 sales event Sept. 26 to Nov. 15 at participating Mirage dealers. During the event, consumers can take advantage of a $10 mail-in rebate per carton on Mirage Classic, Mirage Engineered and Mirage Lock lines, regardless of species, color or board width. For rules and a list of participating dealers, visit www.miragefloors.com.

Cikel Brazil Madeira Verde Ltd. (Araucaria, Brazil) has released its 2010 Sustainability Report. The 53-page report focuses on the economic, social, corporate and environmental wellbeing of the company, its partners and the forests of Brazil. The report and a link to download are available below.

Ireland-based Intelligence-Market has released a report detailing abrasive products and their applications. The 327-page report, written by Dr. Stuart Nailer, presents a technical review of the current and potential new developments within the field of abrasives, according to a release. The report costs $793. For more information, contact John Caldwell at [email protected]. To order, visit www.intelligence-market.com.

Online registration for the 2012 NAHB International Builders' Show, to be held in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 8-11, is open. This is the largest annual light construction trade show in the world. To register, visit www.buildersshow.com.