The NWFA held a Wood Flooring Basics school March 13-16 at its Las Vegas training facility.
The association's Director of Technical Training Frank Kroupa led the instruction, along with these volunteers:
- Galen Fitzel (3M)
- Avi Hadad (Avi's Hardwood Floors)
- Brett Miller (Basic Coatings)
- Mike Croes (Sika Corporation)
- Adam Martin (Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products Inc.)
These students completed the school and earned credits toward an NWFA degree:
- Fin Sutjiadi (Amexcana Ent Inc., dba Fin Wood Stone Tile Care)
- Rob Dodson (Basic Coatings)
- James Allred (Bostik Inc.)
- Travis Whittenburg (Carpet Center Inc., dba Floorhaus Flooring America)
- Neil Kelava (Creative At Home Inc.)
- Alex Barton and Solon Betts (Early's Carpet Inc.)
- Ryan Bonner, Mason Clark and Quinton Hathaway (Intermountain Wood Flooring)
- Jo Holland (Renick Millworks LLC)
- William Sagastume (Sagastume Wood Floors)
- Jeff Schatz (Zvara Custom Wood Floors)
Also, these companies served as Partners in Education for this school:
- 3M (St. Paul)
- Avi's Hardwood Floors (El Sobrante, Calif.)
- Basic Coatings (Toledo, Ohio)
- Bona US (Aurora, Colo.)
- Cherrybark Flooring Inc. (Hazelhurst, Miss.)
- Clarke American Sanders (Plymouth, Minn.)
- Delmhorst Instrument Co. (Towaco, N.J.)
- Lignomat USA Ltd. (Portland, Ore.)
- Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association (Deerfield, Ill.)
- Padco Inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.)
- Peace Flooring Co. Inc. (Magnolia, Ark.)
- Powernail Company Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.)
- Sika Corporation (Lyndhurst, N.J.)
- W•D Flooring (Laona, Wis.)
- Wagner Meters (Rogue River, Ore.)
- Woodwise/Design Hardwood Products (Redmond, Wash.)
Here are some more photos from the school (all photos courtesy of Avi Hadad):
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