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The Hardwood Flooring Summit is a conference focused on one thing: education for the hardwood flooring industry. The initial conference hosted expert speakers and instructors from every facet of the hardwood flooring industry. Conference attendees included people in manufacturing, retail sales, inspections, and installation. Approximately 200 people were in attendance for this seven day educational event.
The Claims Advisor is a set of two manuals focused on training and reference material for flooring claims. The Claims Advisor Carpet Manual is filled with 250 pages of reference materials and 393 actual claim photographs. The Claims Advisor Hard Surface Manual contains 765 pages of reference information, and 207 actual claim photographs. Combined, the two manuals total 1,015 pages of information valuable to anyone dealing with flooring claims.
Industry Associations
All Flooring Inspections is a proud member of the following industry associations:
The National Wood Flooring Association. About the National Wood Flooring Association: A non-profit organization with over 3,500 members world wide. The organization is focused on the promotion and advancement of the wood flooring industry.
The World Floor Covering Association. About the World Floor Covering Association: The WFCA is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing consumers the information, service and support needed to ensure a successful floor covering purchase experience. The WFCA has over 3,000 members world wide. All Flooring Inspections is a proud member of The World Floor Covering Association.
The Wood Handbook
This website contains hand selected sections from The US Forest Department’s Wood Handbook. Feel free to learn more about the structure of wood, browse descriptions on a variety of wood species, and understand the definitions on many wood flooring industry terms in the wood glossary.
The wood handbook was published by The Forest Products Laboratory of The US Forest Department.