The NWFA held a Strand Bamboo Workshop at its Las Vegas training facility on Jan. 27, one day after the closing of Surfaces 2012. The intent of the workshop was to present ideas in anticipation of the NWFA's creating bamboo flooring installation guidelines in the future. The association's Director of Technical Training Frank Kroupa led the instruction, along with these volunteer instructors:
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The NWFA held a Strand Bamboo Workshop at its Las Vegas training facility on Jan. 27, one day after the closing of Surfaces 2012. The intent of the workshop was to present ideas in anticipation of the NWFA's creating bamboo flooring installation guidelines in the future. The association's Director of Technical Training Frank Kroupa led the instruction, along with these volunteer instructors:
Brett Miller (Basic Coatings)
Dan Harrington (Golden State Flooring)
Steve Marley (Johnson Premium Hardwood Flooring)
Steve Lima (MAPEI Corp.)
Jon Namba (Namba Services Inc.)
Tom Anstett (Powernail Company Inc.)
Joe Audino (Rode Bros. Floors)
Ron Smith (Wagner Meters)
These students completed the school and earned a credit toward an NWFA degree:
Anthony Palandro (Anthony Palandro Flooring Inc.)
Mark Elwell (Bamboo Flooring Hawaii LLC)
Ron Lun Yao (Bausen Hardwood Flooring)
Kevin Mullany (Benchmark Wood Floors Inc.)
Carmino Petracca (CA Petracca Jr. Inc.)
John Chapman (Carpetman Inc.)
William Griffin (Certified Inspection Service)
Marty Sures and Penny Sures (Desert Floor Inspections)
Larry Scott (DriTac Flooring Products LLC)
Gregory Farris (Farris Floor Inspections)
Vincent Ferranti (Floor Covering Inspections)
Roland Vierra (Flooring Forensics)
David Blake and Greg Blake (Hardwood Flooring Institute Inc.)
Steven Heller (HY Hardwood Floors)
Patricia Chin-Sweeney (I-Dev International)
Joseph Szenyeri (Joseph Szenyeri)
Richard King (Kings Floor Coverings)
Bruno Boulanger, Charlie Nielsen and Marc Papillon (MAPEI Corp.)
Michael Boulger (Nadurra Wood Corp.)
Roy Reichow (National Wood Floor Consultants)
David Paal (Premier Flooring Services LLC)
Ray Darrah (QuestInspect)
Chad Vander Weide (Rivershores Building Products Inc.)
Steve Nutter (Steve Nutter Cabinetry and Specialty Flooring)
Tom Owen (Superior Coverings Inc.)
Tom Goodham (Teragren Fine Bamboo Flooring, Panels & Worktops)
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