Hardwood Floors June/July 2018

Wood

DISTRIBUTOR DOINGS

A Tisket, A Tasket, AN ANTIQUE PINE & WALNUT BASKET

• Fishman Flooring Solutions based in Baltimore, Maryland, presented Ardex Americas with its 2017 Vendor Partner Award, recognizing the company for its contributions to Fishman’s sales growth. • City Floor Supply recently celebrated a major milestone. April 5 marked 25 years in business for the Philadelphia-based flooring distributor. • American OEM announced the expansion of the Hearthwood distribution group to Orlando, Florida- based Compass Flooring Distributors. • Horizon Forest Products expanded two of its Raleigh Operations, Raleigh Flooring Division and Raleigh Reload Center, by relocating the Raleigh Reload Center from Commodity Parkway to its new home at 825 Management Way in Garner, North Carolina. • Ron Heske of the BelknapWhite Group (BWG), Mansfield, Massachusetts, was presented with Southern New England Floor Covering Association’s (SNEFCA) Lifetime Achievement Award for 2017. • Classic Wood Flooring based in Rockledge, Florida, recently hosted Governor Rick Scott as he made a stop for a “Let’s Get toWork” rally as part of the kick-off of his U.S. Senate run. • PID Floors, New York, New York, recently installed an engineered prefinished European white oak floor at The Wing, the incredibly successful co-working and community space for women, located in Washington, D.C. RETAILER ROUNDUP

By Megan Lhamon

Ben Suer, owner of Diamond Wood Floors in Augusta, Georgia, started in the wood flooring industry in 2002. As an avid craftsman who loves a challenge, Suer is no stranger to custom jobs, including this one.

All photos courtesy of Ben Suer.

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