National Hardwood Magazine - October 2018

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(Front row, from left) Laura Elk, Atlanta Hardwood Corp., Mableton, GA; Don Harshbarger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Ball Ground, GA; Mark Vollinger, W.M. Cramer Lumber Co., Hickory, NC; Stewart Sexton, AHC Import Lumber, Huntersville, NC; and Mark Young, Atlanta Hardwood Corp.; (back row, from left) Chip Underwood, Thompson Appalachian Hardwoods Inc., Huntland, TN; Marty Payne, Hal Mitchell, Zack Rickman, Kris Long and Dean Miller, Atlanta Hardwood Corp. IWF CELEBRATES THE LARGEST ATTENDANCE IN A DECADE Photos By Gary Miller and Terry Miller Atlanta, GA–The Georgia World Congress Center, located here, recently hosted the 2018 International Woodworking Fair (IWF). This year’s event was billed at presstime as the largest since 2008. This tradeshow historically focuses on suppliers and manufacturers who comprise various segments of the woodworking industry. More than 1,025 exhibitors were scheduled to occupy nearly 1 million square feet of space at the 2018 IWF. More than 80 foreign countries were represented as well as all 50 states in the U.S. IWF also provided attendees opportunities to attend more than 70 educational sessions that focused on a broad spectrum of industry-related topics. Additionally, 10 full-day symposiums were held. Among the industry-related topics covered at the symposiums were: wood flooring, closets, countertops and architectural surfaces, finishings, powder coating woods and engineering surfacing products. The IWF, which is held every two years, is sponsored by the Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers Association and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association. Jerry Leonard, Ann Marie Russell and Beth Earnst, Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., High Point, NC; and Jeff Snyder, Akzo Nobel Wood Coatings Ltd., Toronto, ON Learn more at www.iwfatlanta.com. n Tim Wooley and Tony Butterfield, Pollmeier Inc., Portland, OR; and Christina and Chris Dennis, National Wood Products Inc., Chino, CA 46 OCTOBER 2018 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Jeremy Pitts, Brett Bollinger and Jeff Cowley, BOLDesign Inc., Hudson, NC Bill Baker, Wheeland Lumber Co. Inc., Liberty, PA; Brian Van Ausdall and Tina Putman, Architectural Woods LLC, Tacoma, WA; and Chris Kemp, Wheeland Lumber Co. Inc. Joel Horling, Brett Martin, Tyler Kamps and Rob Kukowski, Kamps Hardwoods Inc., Dutton, MI (Front row, from left) Suzanne Maile and Veronica Wilkins; and (back row, from left) Michael Zdrojewski and Dan Braiman, Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Co., Philadelphia, PA Alvaro Orozco, Jason Goodman, Christine Belus, Tom Johel, Tim Cutler and Chris Fehr, U-C Coatings LLC, Buffalo, NY Additional photos on next page OCTOBER 2018 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 47