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WFB Briefs: NAFCT Concludes Virtual Event; Horizon’s New Purchasing Team Member

WFB Editors
Apr 21, 2021

The National Association of Floor Covering Technicians concluded a virtual education event April 6–7 that featured live presentations and product demonstrations. Recordings of the live event, a total of eight hours of technical education, are available for $35.

 

Horizon Forest Products (Raleigh, N.C.) hired Marlynn White as a purchasing team member at its Raleigh corporate branch.

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