NWFA Announces 2006 Wood Floor of the Year Call fo

St. Louis, MO, July 18--The National Wood Flooring Association is accepting entries for its 2006 Wood Floor of the Year Contest. NWFA Wood Floor of the Year awards were developed to encourage and recognize innovative design and craftsmanship in wood flooring installations. Winning entries are selected by NWFA members. This year’s contest will feature 10 categories: Best Kitchen/Dining Room, Best Living Room/Family Room, Best Library/Office, Best Bedroom, Best Entry/Foyer, Best Commercial/Showroom, Best Restoration, Best Factory Finished, Best Limited Species, and Best Reclaimed. Entries will be limited to a total of three per entrant, with individual floors eligible for one category only. Brochures including specific criteria for each category will be mailed to NWFA members in August, and will be available from distributor members as well. The 2005 contest attracted 134 entries from seven countries, including Canada, Italy, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Awards were presented in seven categories during the NWFA’s 2005 Convention in Honolulu, Hawaii. This contest has been in place since 1990. As in recent years, judging will occur on-line in March, and on-site during the NWFA’s 2006 convention in Baltimore, Maryland, April 26 – 29. The deadline for this year’s contest is February 1, 2006. For more information, contact the NWFA. The National Wood Flooring Association is a non-profit trade organization of more than 3,500 wood flooring professionals in more than 50 countries, and all 50 of the United States, working worldwide to educate consumers, architects, designers, and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring. The NWFA can be contacted at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Blvd., Chesterfield, MO 63005, or at 800-422-4556 (USA), 800-848-8824 (Canada), or 636-519-9663 (international).