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Manufacturer News
BonaKemi USA (Aurora, Colo.) is in the process of changing its name to Bona; the new name will have the tagline "Passion for wood floors." The new brand will be phased in during 2009.

Higuera Hardwoods (Poulsbo, Wash.) was ranked No. 623 by Inc. magazine in its list of the "Inc. 5,000." Higuera was selected based on its overall growth and revenue increases since its formation in 2001.

Distributor News
Clarke American Sanders (Springdale, Ark.) added KO Floor Supply (Riverdale, N.J.) as a distributor for the Northeastern United States.

Pacific Floor Products (Eugene, Ore.) has added Hardwood Industries (Tualatin, Ore.) as a distributor. Pacific's Wearmax products are available at the Tualatin and Bend, Ore., branches. For more information, visit www.trustorcoatings.com or www.wearmax.us.

Samy Santa Flooring Depot (Duluth, Ga.) held BonaKemi finishing seminars August 20 at its Atlanta location, August 21 at its Duluth location and August 28 in Charlotte, N.C.

Utah Wholesale Interiors (Salt Lake City) is looking for U.S. distributors for its solid, unfinished line of 10 species of South American exotics. For more information, call 801/604-5099, e-mail les@utahwholesaleinteriors.com or visit www.utahwholesaleinteriors.com.

People News
Craig Dupra is now territory manager for Installer's Warehouse (Rochester, N.Y.). Dupra, formerly with Lenmar Wood Finishes, services retailers and wood flooring contractors in central and western New York. He can be reached at 585/224-1402 (office), 585/455-8809 (cell) or cdupra@mac.com. Mike French, formerly with Premier Installations, is now pro shop manager at Installers Warehouse. He can be reached at 585/224-1402.

Layo Wood (Shanghai, China) has named David Propp director of sales and marketing. Propp most recently was vice president - international sales at Robina Wood. He can be reached via e-mail at propp.david@gmail.com or by visiting www.layowood.com.

Greyne Custom Wood Co. (Baltimore) has named Jess A. Schaetz operations manager. With more than 25 years of experience in the flooring industry, Schaetz most recently owned a flooring company in Green Bay, Wis.

ProTeam Inc. (Boise, Idaho) has promoted Kyle Mackey to vice president of operations. Mackey has been with the company for 14 years.

Samy Santa Flooring Depot has added Chuck Ross as a territory sales rep. Ross has more than 25 years' experience in the hardwood flooring industry and previously worked at Custom Wholesale and Hoboken Floors. He can be reached at 770/815-9077 or chuck.ross@samysantaflooring.com.

Long Floor (Richmond, Va.) has hired Scott Lynch for a sales position in the Richmond area. Lynch has most recently worked with Absolute Coatings and can be reached at the Richmond branch at 804/353-4419.

Pacific Floor Products has appointed Kelly Beatson as the Wearmax Western region sales manager. Beatson has more than 24 years of floor covering experience, most recently with UFloor Systems.

Mark Your Calendar
The NWFA will hold an Intermediate Installation and Sand & Finish School November 12-14 in Minneapolis. For more information, e-mail installationschools@nwfa.org or visit www.nwfa.org.

Aged Woods (York, Pa.) is sponsoring Green Day, a one-day conference dedicated to green conversation, learning and product information, in South Beach, Fla., September 16. The conference is co-located with the trade show HD (Hospitality Design) Boutique. For more information, call 800/233-9307, or visit www.agedwoods.com or www.hdboutique.com.

Hardwood Industries (Tualatin, Ore.), Beavertooth Oak (Medford, Ore.), and Edensaw Woods (Port Townsend, Wash.), in conjunction with Pacific Floor Products will conduct Wearmax Ceramic training in October and November. For more information, contact Gerard Bottomley at gerard@pacificfloorproducts.com or 800/833-2189.

In Memoriam
Richard DelCastillo, managing director of Bangkok International (Medford, N.J.), passed away on July 19 after a courageous battle with cancer. DelCastillo started his flooring career as owner/president of Bangkok International in the 1960s. He was instrumental in introducing many of the industry standards that are known and used today, such as the introduction of custom - stained prefinished flooring and floating floors into the U.S. market and the use of laser cutting for hardwood floors, to name a few. Highly regarded in the industry for more than 40 years, DelCastillo appreciated and enjoyed uncountable close friendships throughout the industry, says Tony Dovell, president of Bangkok International.

Job Watch
A Northeast hardwood flooring distributor is seeking an experienced territory representative for New Hampshire. This position offers salary plus commission, auto allowance, medical and many other benefits. Resumes should be sent to woodfloorsales123@comcast.net.

Horizon Forest Products (Raleigh, N.C.) and Long Floor (Richmond, Va.) are looking for candidates to fill sales positions and branch manager positions. The company has eight locations in the Southeast. The company offers excellent compensation and benefit packages. Resumes should be sent to resume@horizonforest.com.

Corrections
In the previous issue of Hardwood Floors' E-news, Crown Wood Floors and Supply (Green Island, N.Y.) was incorrectly listed as a retailer. It should have been listed as a distributor; the company services the Capitol District.

Also in the previous issue, Cala Flooring's (Oklahoma City) new distributor should have been listed as Gulfstream Distribution (Tampa, Fla.). For more information on Gulfstream, contact Brian Solenberger 813/628-8393.

Revamp Your Image
Hardwood Floors needs real dealer/contractor marketing pieces to be redesigned by professional design expert for its Sharper Image column. To have a piece considered for a redesign, hardwood flooring contractors and dealers should send in their newspaper ads, magazine ads, Yellow Pages ads, direct-mail pieces or company brochures to Redesign, Hardwood Floors, 4130 Lien Road, Madison, WI 53704; or email high-res PDFs of the item to kim@hardwoodfloorsmag.com.

NWFA Member Services
During the NWFA's 2008 Convention in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., sponsorships were offered to NWFA exhibitors. Several exhibiting companies took advantage of this additional opportunity to promote their company during the show. The NWFA would like to thank the following companies for their continuing support of the NWFA and the wood flooring industry:

Events/Programs
3M — Badge Lanyards
Advanced Adhesive Technologies Inc. — Padfolios
BASF Construction Chemicals — Hotel Room Key Cards
Besse Forest Products Group — Pens
Hardwood Floors Magazine — Expo Card Readers
Sika Corporation — Convention Bags
W . D . Flooring — Speaker Programs, Mike Marks, Indian River Consulting Group

Golf Outing
3M — Longest Drive, Tee/Green
Appalachian Lumber Co. Inc. — Tee/Green
Basic Coatings — Golf Balls
Bostik — Tee/Green
BR-111 Imports & Exports Inc. — Closest to the Pin, Tee/Green
BSL Wood Products — Longest Drive
Chemque Inc. — Par Three Hole
Clarke American Sanders — Hats
Glitsa American — Longest Drive, Tee/Green
Green River Lumber — Tee/Green
Hardwood Floors Magazine — Tee/Green
Heritage Floors — Golf Towels
Industrial Air Solutions — Tee/Green
Lagler USA — Tee/Green
Mercer Abrasives — Tee/Green
NWFA Certified Professionals — Tee/Green
NWFA Industry Research Foundation — Tee/Green
PAUL Saws & Systems — Closest to the Pin
Powernail Company — Contest Hole, Tee/Green
QEP (Roberts/Capital) — Longest Drive
Shamrock Plank Flooring — Contest Hole, Tee/Green
Special Hardwood Products — Hats
Spring Creek by North Pacific — Tee/Green
UFloor Systems — Tee/Green
Verde Floors — Hole-in-One
W.D. Flooring — Hats, Tees & Divots, Tee/Green

For more information about sponsorships for the 2009 Convention in Long Beach, California, April 28-May 1, contact the NWFA at 800/422-4556 (U.S.), 800/848-8824 (Canada) or 636/519-9663 (local and international), by e-mail at info@nwfa.org or by visiting www.nwfa.org.