Wood Floor of Year Winners Announced

St. Louis, MO, April 9, 2008--The National Wood Flooring Association announced the winners of its 2008 Wood Floor of the Year Contest during its Annual Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 25 - 28.

This year’s contest yielded a record 232 entries from five countries, including the United States, Canada, Austria, Ireland, and Malaysia. All entries in the competition featured flooring installations completed between February 2007 and January 2008. Winning entries were judged by NWFA members via on-line voting from February 13 – March 13.

Wood Floor of the Year awards for 2008 are as follows:

Best Bedroom – CNC: Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors - Troy, MI

Best Bedroom – Non-CNC: The Floor Man Co., Inc. - Toledo, OH

Best Commercial/Showroom – CNC: Maximum Hardwood Floors - Coral Springs

Best Commercial/Showroom – Non-CNC: Birger Juell, Ltd. - Chicao, IL

Best Engineered – CNC: Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors - Troy, MI

Best Engineered – Non-CNC: Universal Floors - Washington, DC

Best Entry/Foyer – CNC: Universal Floors - Washington, DC

Best Entry/Foyer – Non-CNC: DM Hardwood Designs - Farmington, NM

Best Factory Finished – Non-CNC: DM Hardwood Designs - Farmington, NM

Best Kitchen/Dining Room – CNC: The Floor Man Co., Inc. - Toledo, OH

Best Kitchen/Dining Room – Non-CNC: Seabaugh Custom Floors - Cape Girardeau

Best Library/Office – CNC: Ralph’s Hardwood Floor Co.- Black Creek

Best Library/Office – Non-CNC: Rode Bros. Floors, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA

Best Limited Species – CNC: Johnson Yarema Hardwood Floors - Troy, MI

Best Limited Species – Non-CNC: Palembas Hardwood Floors, Inc. - Escondido

Best Living Room/Family Room – CNC: Czar Floors - Newtown, PA

Best Living Room/Family Room – Non-CNC: Seabaugh Custom Floors - Cape Girardeau

Best Reclaimed – CNC: Enmar Hardwood Flooring, Inc. - Mesa, AZ

Best Reclaimed – Non-CNC: Goodwin Heart Pine - Micanopy, FL

Best Restoration – CNC: Pasadena Wood Floors, Inc. - Pasadena, CA

Best Restoration – Non-CNC: Universal Floors - Washington, DC

Members’ Choice: Universal Floors - Washington, DC