Gilco Lumber, Inc.... - Miller Publishing Corporation

Flooring Report
NWFA And NOFMA Consolidate
SERVING THE WORLD
FOR OVER 75 YEARS
Specializing in 4/4 Hardwood Lumber
Cummings Lumber Co. Inc.
P.O. Box 6, Troy, Pa 16947
Phone: 570-297-4771
Fax: 570-297-2766
Web: www.clc1.com
Roy Cummings Jr. - President
roy@clc1.com
Larry Cordner - Sales
larry@clc1.com
Chip Cummings - Sales
chip@clc1.com
When Quality Counts...
KITCHENS
BROTHERS MANUFACTURING
990,000’ Dry Kiln Capacity
1,900,000’ Predryer Capacity
PRODUCING LUMBER, DIMENSION, RED & WHITE OAK STRIP FLOORING,
MOULDINGS
AND CUT-TO-SIZE FURNITURE PARTS
SAWMILLS AT: Utica - Hazlehurst, Mississippi
and Monroe, Louisiana
Sales Office:
John Clark - Sales Manager - E-mail: jlc1102@aol.com
Paul Ostlund - Sales Representative - E-mail: paulkbmc@aol.com
P.O. Box 111 Hazlehurst, Miss. 39083
Tel: 601-894-2021 Fax: 601-894-1069
Web sites: www.kitchensbrothers.com or www.cherrybark.net
by ED KORCZAK
Executive Director
National Wood Flooring Association
Chesterfield, Mo.
This past December, something historic happened
in the wood flooring industry. The National
Wood Flooring Association and NOFMA, the
Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association, joined
forces and consolidated their two organizations.
The two organizations now function jointly under the National Wood
Flooring Association name.
This event will have a major impact on the wood flooring industry for
several reasons. First, it combines the two most prominent wood flooring
associations and creates the single largest organization dedicated to
serving the wood flooring industry exclusively.
Second, NOFMA brings more than 100 years of experience to the
NWFA and provides significant expertise in the areas of grading and
mill certification. The NWFA will continue to offer and support the
NOFMA Mill Certification Program, but will do so under the NWFA
name. In addition, the NWFA has established a NOFMA Standards
Committee to develop criteria for expanding the program to increase the
number of companies eligible to participate in the program.
To accomplish this task, the Committee first reviewed the current program
to identify areas that can be improved and expanded. The
Committee also reviewed how the program would address those manufacturers
that already carry NOFMA Mill Certification status.
Those manufacturers that currently are NOFMA certified mills will
continue to carry their NOFMA certification. To maintain their certified
status, these manufacturers must sign a license agreement to comply
with all established certification standards and requirements, and to be
current on their annual license fees. The annual licensing fee is $5,000
and includes two mandatory inspections.
Those manufacturers that currently are not NOFMA certified mills
may qualify to participate in the program based on the following criteria:
1. Manufacturer companies must pass an initial inspection of
solid, unfinished strip wood flooring. The fee for this initial
inspection is $2,000.
2. Manufacturer companies must pass a second inspection of
solid, unfinished wood flooring within 90 days of the completion
of the initial inspection. The fee for this second inspection also is
$2,000.
3. Manufacturer companies that pass both the initial inspection
and the second inspection will be granted NOFMA Certified Mill
status. Once this occurs, the remaining balance toward the licensing
fee will be due. The fees for the initial inspection and the second
inspection are applied to the $5,000 licensing fee, so the
remaining licensing fee balance due will be $1,000.
4. If the manufacturer fails either the initial inspection or the sec-
Please turn to page 56
18 Hardwoods Have Workability