Are you looking to get more involved in the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA)? Would you like to brush up your skills via an online class or in-person training? Below is a snapshot of some of the opportunities available from the NWFA in April 2025.
- April 3: Product Theater Thursday with Bostik: Moisture Mitigation and Sound Abatement for Hardwood Flooring Installations. This webinar will show how to enhance moisture mitigation and sound abatement within a hardwood flooring system. Join Jake Stadler and James Sharp of Bostik to learn about the innovative products that are now available to meet today’s more stringent, multi-faceted code requirements. Register now.
- April 8: Tech Talk Tuesday with ThermoSoft International: Radiant Heating 101. This webinar, presented by ThermoSoft, is an educational session that equips flooring professionals with the knowledge to install radiant underfloor heating, addresses the rising customer demand for heating alternatives, and debunks outdated misconceptions about radiant heat. By staying informed on best practices, flooring professionals can confidently recommend and install radiant underfloor heating systems. Register Now.
- April 15-17: NWFA Wood Flooring Expo. The 2025 Expo will take place April 15-17 in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the largest trade show and conference worldwide dedicated exclusively to real wood flooring. Register today.
- April 29-May 2: Intermediate Sand and Finish + CP Testing | King of Prussia, PA. A three-day in-person intermediate level course for those with wood flooring experience. Includes in-depth training on general equipment maintenance, sanding multiple flooring types/species, unfinished/factory-finished, engineered/multidirectional/parquet flooring. Also includes floor flattening methods, minimizing the scratch patterns and efficient use of the professional sanding equipment. On the finishing side, the attendee will learn about and practice with stain application, sealers, natural oils, waxes, colorants, reactive conditioners, finish application, scraping, recoats and final coat application, repairs, and board replacement. Read more.
- April 30: Deadline for NWFA 40th Anniversary Submissions. This year, the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Hardwood Floors will recognize this milestone in an upcoming special edition of the magazine. Tell us how NWFA has made a difference in your career, send us a photo to go along with it, and you could see your submission in the magazine. Submit here.
Not an NWFA member? Join today to connect with other wood flooring professionals from around the world, and receive access to technical standards, education, and networking opportunities.