NWFA 40th Anniversary Special Edition

“Since 2016, Bostik has been hosting Bostik/NWFA hardwood flooring intermediate installation seminars in Mexico. Over the years, we have educated more than 1,500 attendees. The biggest event ever hosted was a single seminar that had more than 200 attendees. It was the first time a formal educational seminar on hardwood flooring was held in Mexico. The response was so big that we made the strategic decision to bring in two well-known hardwood flooring experts in North America to be the top presenters, Jon Namba and Lenny Hall. That seminar set the standard for this industry in Mexico, and over the years, it has only gotten better and better. The Bostik Mexico team wants to congratulate the NWFA for their 40th anniversary and express our sincere appreciation for helping grow and support the professionalization of the hardwood flooring industry in Mexico.”

“I am looking forward to the next 40 years of making friends, making great connections in the industry, and learning from the industry’s best. It’s important to look at the benefits we get through NWFA. An opportunity to link up with like-minded people in the industry, great vendors, and to make new friends. One of the tools we use for our team is the NWFA University. You can learn about species, installation, and even about sales. That’s a great tool and benefit we’ve gotten from this organization. It guarantees you are going to have a staff with formal training to navigate different scenarios.”

OLIVER BARAJAS, BRIDGEBAY FLOORING INC.

“I got involved in NWFA because when I started in the industry, there was a lack of standards and knowledge. It was kind of a hand-me down type of deal where there were no guidelines or anything to fall back on for the customer or contractor. The biggest thing about NWFA is education. I can’t say it enough. It’s probably the most important thing the association does.”

JAIME JIMENEZ, BOSTIK INC.

“Throughout the years, it just keeps teaching me more about how to evolve my company, and I see people do things that I can emulate. Every time I come to an event with NWFA, I learn something new.”

JOE AUDINO, RODE BROS. WOOD FLOORS

JOE AVILA, HUGGINS WOOD FLOORS

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