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Mullican Flooring requests contributions to NWFA scholarship

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a beloved hardwood flooring industry legend who passed away in October 2022, Mullican Flooring is encouraging individuals to contribute to a National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Education and Research Foundation (ERF) Named Scholarship Fund in his name. Johnson City—In memory of James Donald “Don” Conner, Jr.,

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Pat Oakley named president of Mullican Flooring

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—Pat Oakley has become the president of Mullican Flooring, a leading U.S. manufacturer of hardwood flooring , effective Jan. Oakley succeeds Neil Poland, who will serve as executive chairman of the company. He was promoted to national sales manager in 2005.

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Tile Excellence-Ask the Experts: ask chris blog stats this month

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Real Wood Coalition to launch in FCNews

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Eight major hardwood flooring manufacturers are charter members of the Real Wood Coalition, a pro­motional campaign that is launching this month in part­nership with Floor Covering News. The issue for them is that there can be twice as many profit dollars in a hardwood sale than other categories. That’s not all. Renovating.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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NWFA Expo: Strong turnout reflects optimism amid challenges

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—Proof that the North American hardwood flooring industry is not only surviving but thriving in the face of immense change was readily evident at the 36th National Wood Flooring Association ( NWFA Expo 2022 ) convention held here last month. Ditto for Dan Natkin, CEO of Bauwerk/Boen Floor. Now we’re back better than ever.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.