Hardwood Floors February/March 2017

Wood Stock

A Puzzling Approach to Wood Waste By Megan Lhamon

Handcrafted puzzles made of leftover engineered flooring.

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Using some of Toby’s leftover engineered flooring, Linda hand-painted pictures on the boards. Toby followed with a scroll saw to turn them into one- of-a-kind jigsaw puzzles. The children weren’t the only ones who benefited from the puzzles though. “These fun projects were a great way for me to practice scroll sawing,” says Toby. “The puzzles survived the use and abuse at school and now my wife would like 18 more!”

Former NWFA Regional Instructor and DuraSeal employee, Toby Merrill, had a slightly different project at hand when his wife Linda asked for his help in creating some puzzles for her kindergarten, first and second grade Physical Education students. “Wood was the only reasonable material for these puzzles because I knew they had to somehow withstand a bunch of 5-8 year olds,” says Linda.

• Sika Corporation announced its new business relationship with The Cronin Company. In December, The Cronin Company began distributing the Sika Interior Finishing product range, including Sika’s commercial and residential solutions for wood flooring adhesives, moisture mitigation, subfloor preparation and self-leveling underlayments, in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. • Eric Butler, NWFA Certified Inspector, joined the Outside Sales Team at Horizon Forest Products, Beltsville Branch. Eric spent the last 22 years as a salesman, manager, and lead mechanic with Beers Flooring. DISTRIBUTOR DOINGS

RETAILER ROUNDUP • R.J. Brunelli & Co., LLC announced that a Floor & Décor superstore will anchor a new retail center, Richmond Plaza, in Woodbridge, New Jersey. • Phillips’ Floors has taken the initiative to invest in their employees’ growth using NWFA University and requiring coursework

• Fishman Flooring Solutions named Bill Mabeus to the newly created position of Executive Vice President. Mabeus will be responsible for managing Fishman’s six operating regions and will be more active in strategic planning, and employee development and training.

• Horizon Forest Products opened its eleventh branch in Houston, Texas. This location offers the same products and services the company has been providing for more than 75 years. Alan Blake will lead this location.

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