NWFA Announces Details of Manufacturing Day

St. Louis, MO, August 30, 2017-The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is partnering with Middle Tennessee Lumber (MTL) for Manufacturing Day. The event will be held at MTL’s mill location in Burns, Tennessee on October 6.

Manufacturing Day is an annual celebration of modern manufacturing during which manufacturers invite members of their communities-including students, educators, business people, media, and politicians-to their facilities in an effort to educate them about career opportunities and to improve public perceptions about jobs in manufacturing. Since the event started in 2012, the number of participating manufacturing facilities has increased more than 1,000%, engaging close to 596,000 attendees, of which, nearly 268,000 were students. Currently, 977 individual events are scheduled for 2017 throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Middle Tennessee Lumber’s roots go back to the 1930s when its founder operated a sawmill in downtown Nashville. As business grew, two additional mills were opened on the city’s outskirts. MTL became a family-owned business in 1985, establishing itself as one of the most diversified companies marketing lumber, flooring and mouldings across the US and internationally.

The Manufacturing Day event at MTL will include a factory tour, a presentation, and a hands-on activity designed to help participants gain insight into the careers available in the lumber and wood flooring industries.

To learn more about the event, contact Stephanie Owen at 636.736.5222, or at stephanie.owen@nwfa.org.