Rockin’teriors Wins ISFA Fabricator of the Year
INGOMAR, Pa. – The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) honored Rockin’teriors of Raleigh, N.C. as its Fabricator of the Year.
The ISFA announced the winners of its annual awards at the association’s recent annual meeting and conference in Cancun, Mexico. The ISFA awards are chosen by association members.
ISFA Innovator Award
The Fabricator of the Year is awarded to an individual of a fabricator member company that, in the past year, best exemplified the ISFA ideals of quality, innovation, character and exemplary service to ISFA and/or the decorative-surfacing industry with overall excellence.
Rockin’teriors earned the award for focusing on quality and ethics, while also making sure to leave every customer happy. Rockin’teriors is also committed to eco-friendly fabrication, installation and materials. The company weathered Hurricane Florence, and they will be a vital part of North Carolina’s rebuilding.
Omar Salazar attended the conference and accepted the award on the company’s behalf.
Park Industries won the group’s 2018 Envision Award, given to the manufacturer member that excels in creating something imaginative and special for the surfacing industry, for its Digital Stoneworking Expo concept. The program to help fabricators take their business to the next level is now 10-years strong.
During these live events, participants learn about new technologies, the digital fabrication process, and metrics for better management, and they are educated through machine demonstrations, fabricator presentations and shop tours. These events help fabricators to meet their production and labor demands.
The Innovator Award is for the member firm/individual going outside the box to create a product or system that enhances the life or elevates the role of the surface fabricator. The 2018 Winner is CREA DIFFUSION of Solgne, France, for its consistent pushing of the boundaries of solid surface.
The company continues to come up with unique ways to use Corian® in thermoforming applications, cladding and decorative patterns, as well as getting it places in very high-profile locations such as the Palace of Versailles and the recent exterior application on an entire building in central Paris.
CREA DIFFUSION is among the top solid-surface innovators in the world, never saying “that’s not possible” but rather saying “let’s make that possible” and succeeding.
ISFA founder Mike Duggan was inducted into the ISFA Hall of Fame, joining a long list of esteemed industry professionals. The Hall of Fame Award is given to the individual who has, in the course of his/her career, made significant contributions to the decorative surfacing industry, and has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the ideals of ISFA.
Duggan’s drive, intelligence, creativity and hard work were the key elements to founding the organization. He was the original catalyst that brought together the founding members of the association more than 20 years ago and pushed them to work together with him to create the original International Solid Surface Fabricators Association, which has done so many good things for the industry and fabricators over the years.
The Associate of the Year Award is given to an associate member company that in the past year has best exemplified the role of servicing the needs of fabricator member companies, and who has best supported ISFA in all activities. This year’s winner is CountertopResource.com.
The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) is a not-for-profit trade association dedicated to helping its members become more profitable through education, fostering professionalism and promoting the countertop industry. For more information contact Executive Director Amy Miller at 567-239-2102 or amym@isfanow.org.
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