Students at two advanced-level schools installed, sanded and finished wood floors inside a number of offices at the National Wood Flooring Association’s headquarters near St. Louis, Oct. 12-23.
Students said the school instructors’ expertise and encouragement made the experience well worth it.
“The support and knowledge that the instructors shared with me is invaluable,” said Jarrod Amburgey of Bailey Floor Co. (Ashland, Ky.).
The instructors for the schools were Bryan Rathburn, Bona US; Johannes Boonstra, Rubio Monocoat USA LLC; John Thavelin, WOCA Denmark; Kellie and Conner Hawkins, Waterlox Coatings Corp.; Mark Mukosiej, Arboritec USA Inc.; Mark Schilly and Kevin Vogt, Rust-Oleum Corporation; Steve Brattin and Toby Merrill, SVB Wood Floor Service; and Wayne Lee, Middle Tennessee Lumber Company.
The students at the Advanced Installation School were Jared Carter, Carters Hardwood Floors; Jeremy Farmer, Brunswick Custom Hardwood; Kyle Neuroh, Neuroh Contracting; Joshua Raphael, Raphael Hardwood Flooring; Jesse Sample, Wichita Wood Floor Specialists; and Mathew Young, Craftsman Flooring.
The students at the Advanced Sand & Finish School were Amburgey; Jared Carter, Carters Hardwood Floors; Jeremy Farmer, Brunswick Custom Hardwood; Chris Guidera, TFC Floors LLC; Nilton Mendonca, Global Hardwood Floor; Paul Turner, Turner Floors; and Mathew Young, Craftsman Flooring.
The Premium Partners in Education were 3M, Bona US, Bostik Inc., MAPEI Corp., Somerset Wood Products and Weyerhaeuser.
The Participating Partners in Education were 3M, Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring, Ambassador Floor Company, Arboritec USA Inc., Beno J. Gundlach, Bona US, Bostik Inc., CDC Larue Industries, Clarke American Sanders, Colorado Dustless Inc., Delmhorst Instrument Co., DuraSeal, DuraTool, Easy Groove Tooling LLC, Easy Lab USA, Festool, Flooring Pro Fastening, Fortifiber Building Systems Group, Franklin International, Hardwood Industry Products, Konig North America, Lagler USA, Lignomat USA Ltd., Lockwood Flooring, MAPEI Corp., Middle Tennessee Lumber Company, Mohawk Finishing Products, Norton Abrasvies, Padco Inc., Powernail Company Inc., Primatech Inc., Quarter-Sawn Flooring LLC, Rare Earth Hardwood, Rubio Monocoat USA LLC, Rust-Oleum Corporation, Shamrock Plank Flooring, Somerset Wood Products, Stanley-Bostitch/Black & Decker, Starcke Abrasives USA Inc., SVB Wood Floor Service, Tramex Ltd., Wagner Meters, Waterlox Coatings Corp., Weyerhaeuser and WOCA Denmark.
