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Bostik inaugurates new R&D Center in France

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This world-class R&D center – alongside its counterparts in Milwaukee in the United States, and Shanghai, China – strengthens our global research and development capacities,” declared Bostik Chairman and CEO Bernard Pinatel at the opening ceremony. Bostik is a company of Total. Visit bostik-us.com for more information.

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NWFA Expo gets back to face-to-face interactions

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in March of 2020, it put the kibosh on many in-person industry conferences, including the annual NWFA Expo, which was scheduled to kick off in Milwaukee in April that year. That sentiment was shared by Chris Thompson, regional sales manager with Quebec-based Boa-Franc, maker of the Mirage brand. Common challenges.

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NWFA Virtual Expo kicks off with COVID-19 panel discussion

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In 2019, when the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) began contemplating potential themes for its 2020 Wood Flooring Expo—originally scheduled to take place in Milwaukee, Wis., Participants in the discussion were: Bruce Zwicker, CEO of Virginia Tile. April 28-30—it decided to go with the slogan, “Make it Happen.”

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Exclusive: Howard Brodsky looks back with no regrets

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He was colorblind, so I would sort the tile because he couldn’t tell the colors. Pat Kerns from Milwaukee, and Sam Yonan from Chicago. We were co-chairmen of the Billion Dollar Sale, which raised the level of sales in the entire industry. It came out of when we did the Billion Dollar Sale. LaVonne Pirner.