Hardwood Flooring February March 2018

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MANUFACTURER MEANDERINGS

• Bona announced that it has achieved zero waste at its manufacturing facility in Monroe, North Carolina. Additionally, the company opened a new distribution facility in Limburg, Germany with a host of sustainable and environmentally focused features. • Mullican Flooring partnered with the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) to build homes for more than 120 families affected by the 2016 West Virginia flood and Great Smoky Mountains wildfires. • For the second time in a row, Boa- Franc, manufacturer of the Mirage brand of prefinished hardwood floors, has received the Grand Prix Québécois de la Qualité Award. • Waterlox Coatings Corporation, a Cleveland-based manufacturer of wood finishes, has promoted Kellie Hawkins Schaffner to President & Chief Executive Officer and Conor Hawkins to Vice President. • ProKnee Corp. recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 16,400-square- foot manufacturing facility and warehouse inWhitefield, Maine. • Warren, Arkansas-based Ouachita Flooring Inc. in Monticello, Arkansas, announced an investment in a new state-of-the-art LICO Ripping System. • Cali Bamboo has named Doug Jackson its new president, replacing founder and CEO, Jeff Goldberg. Hardwood Flooring Inc., a sister company to Maxwell Hardwood

Soft Touch Designs is well-known for refinishing and refreshing existing wood floors, but that’s not all they offer. “Customers can design their own floors from raw wood and customize them through stains, textures, and unique mixed materials,” says Dennis.

Soft Touch Designs also works with their local school district to maintain gymnasiums, they restore flooring in historic homes, and they partake in commercial business projects. Since opening the doors to their new showroom a fewmonths ago, Peggy and Dennis have received great feedback from their customers who come in.

Photos courtesy of Soft Touch Designs.

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