NWFA 2010 - May 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the annual hardwood flooring show, held this year in Washington, D.C., with the latest introductions from the leading hardwood players.
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Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the annual hardwood flooring show, held this year in Washington, D.C., with the latest introductions from the leading hardwood players.
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on Greenbuild 2010, held in Chicago at McCormick Place West, including highlights from manufacturers of carpet, cork, vinyl, hardwood, bamboo and backings.
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors' annual Distributor Marketplace, held in Colorado Springs at the Broadmoror resort in mid November.
Publisher Kemp Harr closes out the year with a quick look at the residential and commercial markets, as well as some commentary on websites and social media, and also weighs in on the significance of the mid-term election results.
Tami Bopp, leader of Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford's interior design practice, discusses how her firm approached the design of its new Texas offices and how it used flooring to achieve its design goals.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Randy Weis, head of RD Weis, an East Coast contract dealer, covering everything from the state of the market to highlights from the fall meeting of Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring Partnership.
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Wesboro Flooring, a floorcovering retailer based in Ottawa, Ontario that has gained a competitive edge by creating a post-consumer carpet recycling program.
Ed Korczak, executive director of the National Wood Flooring Association, writes about how the demand for beauty and variety in hardwood flooring has helped fuel global trade.
Contributing editor Scott Humphrey examines the role of leadership in organizations and offers up his idea of essential qualities that define a good leader in today's market.
Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the state of the residential market, covering the top 100 retailers and residential contractors, along with industry statistics and analysis and a report on buying groups.