The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has had a busy year filled with continuous training and education sessions, the St. Louis Regional Installation Competition and flooring installation donations through the Gary Sinise R.I.S.E. program. 

The National Wood Flooring Association has provided flooring for its 66th home in support of the Gary Sinise Foundation R.I.S.E. program. The home dedication for United States Army Sergeant (Ret.) Bryan Anderson took place on November 9, in Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee.

Roland Thompson, owner, Thompson Flooring and Installation, hosted an International Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) course on hardwood, laminate and luxury vinyl plank (LVP) at his facility in Frederick, Maryland. The two-day course took place December 3-4, 2022.

The Black+Decker Matrix is Sonny’s go-to floor-cutting hand tool. 

Floorcloud, a technology platform developed to improve jobsite quality control, has partnered with the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) to add hardwood acclimation monitoring to its software.

The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) has released its 2023 Training Calendar. These events are held at various NWFA regional training centers across the United States and Canada.

William Hensley, installer and trainer for Totta Hardwoods in Kansas City, Missouri, recently took home the win in the wood category in the St. Louis Regional Installation Competition.

Floor Covering Installer (FCI) announced the winners of the 2022 FCI Installation Awards.

Matt Garcia, owner, Craftsman Hardwood Flooring, worked on a project where the interior designer surprised him with a unique challenge at the start of the job.

The third regional installation competition in San Leandro, California was held at the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) training facility where ten flooring installers competed in either the wood or carpet category for a chance at the National Installer of the Year title which will take place during The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas.