NWFA Expo Grew in Exhibit Space, Flat in Attendance
St. Louis, MO, May 8, 2015—The show floor at the National Wood Flooring Association’s (NWFA) Wood Flooring Expo, held from April 28 to May 1 in St. Louis, Missouri, was sold out, with 29 additional companies compared to the 2014 expo. In addition, attendance for the show was in line with 2014's historic level of over 3,000 attendees.
The NWFA announced that 43 recipients of NWFA degrees during the expo. Honorary vanguard is Kevin Mullany, Benchmark Wood Floors, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Ambassadors are Avi Hadad, Avi's Hardwood Floors; El Sobrante, California; Dan Harrington, Galleher Hardwood Company, Santa Fe Springs, California; Steve Lima, MAPEI Corporation, Saugus, Massachusetts; Tim Moore, Moore & Neville Flooring Inspections, St. Charles, Missouri; Chris Zizza, C&R Flooring, Westwood, Massachusetts.
Vanguard are Elizabeth Baldwin, Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Kent, Washington; Dennis Bradley, Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Matt Casey, Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Zack Clavin Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Bobby Mohr, Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Claudia Lezzell, Floor Technology Institute, Friendswood, Texas; Kevin Murphy, Trinity Hardwood Distributors, Austin, Texas; Kjell Nymark, Precision Hardwood Floor Services, Coquitlam, British Columbia; Jenny Riddle, The Plank Factory, West Palm Beach, Florida; Jon Smith, Smith Flooring, Mountain View, Missouri; Scott Taylor, Scott Taylor, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Barbara Titus, Sheoga Hardwood Flooring & Paneling, Middlefield, Ohio; Rob Zehnder, Basic Coatings, Toledo, Ohio.
Advanced master craftsman are Wayne Highlander, Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Joe Rocco, Artistic Floors by Design, Parker, Colorado.
Master craftsman are Marla Jakovljevic, Pasadena Wood Floors, Sierra Madre, California; Keith Long, Thunderheart Flooring, Greeley, Colorado; Dinu Luca, ADL Floors, Sammamish, Washington; Victor Mulbauer, Michigan Hardwood Floors Services, Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Craftsman are Artur Alayen, Artex Flooring , San Francisco, California; Steve Brattin, SVB Wood Floor Service, Grandview, Missouri; Levon Karapetyan, Artex Flooring, San Francisco, California; Charles Lee, Lumber Mart Sdn Bhd, Malaysia; Doug McGrew, Clarke American Sanders, Ripley, West Virginia; Toby Merrill, Walk on Wood, McHenry, Illinois; Darin Nesline, Bona US, Aurora, Colorado; Eric Nolin, SVB Wood Floor Service, Grandview, Missouri; Tom Owen, Superior Coverings and Construction, La Mesa, California; Bryan Rathbun, On The Level Floor Inspections, Parker, Colorado; Lavinia Rathbun, On The Level Floor Inspections, Parker, Colorado; John Rudolph, SVB Wood Floor Service, Grandview, Missouri; Tom Skowron, Atlas Floors, Gaithersburg, Maryland; Matt Thrane, Gehl Flooring Company, Butler, Wisconsin; Ben Totta, Totta Hardwood Flooring, Kansas City, Missouri; Mike Totta, Totta Hardwood Flooring, Kansas City, Missouri; Allen Townsell, ECMD Distribution, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; David Watson, David Watson Company, Liverpool, England.