The NWFA held an Expert Installation school Oct. 9-13 in St. Louis; the association's Director of Technical Training Frank Kroupa led the instruction, along with these instructors:
- Blair Davies (Magna Hardwood Floors International Inc.)
- Trevor Hayden (Metropolitan Hardwood Floors Inc.)
- Jared Mohler (Mohler's Custom Wood Floors)
- Jimmy Nguyen (Dan's Custom Hardwood Floor Inc.)
- Charles Peterson (CP Wood Floors)
- Mark Scheller (Scheller Hardwood).
These students completed the school, earning credits toward an NWFA degree:
- Nicholas Bogatz (Heartland Wood Floors Co.)
- Eric Brotherton and Paul Brotherton (PGB Flooring LLC)
- Eric Desbiens (PIQ Woodworking)
- Rob Duncan (Edge Projects Inc.)
- Nathan Kobley (Jims Hardwood)
- Keith Long (Thunderheart Flooring LLC)
- Dinu Luca (ADL Floors Inc.)
- Gilmar Marcelino (Avalon Carpet and Tile)
- Joshua Mohler (Mohler Flooring Inc.)
- Victor Mulbauer (Michigan Hardwood Floors Services LLC)
- Terry Olin (Jeffco Flooring & Supply, Inc.)
- Justin Risor (Heartland Wood Floors Co.)
- Shelby Smith and George Vickery (Heartwood Construction Inc.)
- David Watson (Hydro Dry Services).
Last, these companies served as Partners in Education for the school:
- Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring (Emlenton, Pa.)
- Basic Coatings (Toledo, Ohio)
- Bona US (Aurora, Colo.)
- CP Wood Floors (Gales Ferry, Conn.)
- Dan's Custom Hardwood Floor Inc. (Braintree, Mass.)
- Delmhorst Instrument Co. (Towaco, N.J.)
- Easy Groove Tooling LLC (Edmonds, Wash.)
- Goodwin Company (Micanopy, Fla.)
- Lebanon Oak Flooring Co. LLC (Lebanon, Ky.)
- Lignomat USA Ltd. (Portland, Ore.)
- Metropolitan Hardwood Floors Inc. (Kent, Wash.)
- Middle Tennessee Lumber (Burns, Tenn.)
- Mohler's Custom Wood Floors (Sautee, Ga.)
- Powernail Company Inc. (Lake Zurich, Ill.)
- Quarter-Sawn Flooring LLC (Martinsville, Ind.)
- Scheller Hardwood (Lemoyne, Pa.)
- Somerset Wood Products Inc. (Somerset, Ky.)
- Starcke Abrasives USA Inc. (Rock Hill, S.C.)
- Wagner Meters (Rogue River, Ore.).
The image at top and the first four images below were shot by instructor Charles Peterson. The rest of the photos below were snapped by photographer Richard Newton.
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