WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — NALFA is pleased to announce the expansion of its membership categories to include a new Vendor/Supplier Membership. This new category of membership includes any company, organized and operating in North America, that is regularly selling goods or services to businesses that are eligible to be Regular or Associate Manufacturing Members of …
WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Industry is proud to announce a stunning rebound in category sales for 2020. For the full year, NALFA members, who represent most of the Laminate flooring sold in North America, saw sales rise by 14%, this in a year where many other flooring categories were down due …
WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association met last week for its annual spring meeting. Traditionally held at NC State University, the Association met virtually this time amidst the pandemic. Representatives from regular manufacturing members such as Classen, Kaindl Flooring, Kronospan USA, Swiss Krono USA, Mannington Mills, Mohawk Industries, Shaw Industries, and …
WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — KAINDL Flooring, GmbH has joined the North American Laminate Flooring Association as its newest Regular Manufacturing Member. KAINDL, founded in 1897 and based in Austria, is proud to join the members of NALFA and looks forward to making positive contributions to the organization’s goals. NALFA has been a strong proponent for …
WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association’s 2021 welcomes new officer and committee chairs as of January! Tom Wright of Mohawk Industries joins NALFA as Vice President and will serve with returning officers Dan Natkin from Mannington (President) and Barbara June from Swiss Krono USA (CFO). Ms. June will also take on duties …
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WASHINGTON D.C., 2021 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association is proud to announce that Classen International’s new Landmark and Inspirations collections are now NALFA Certified. The Classen 8mm Landmark and Inspirations collections are NALFA certified to Level 3 – Commercial Use as well as Surface Swell, classifying the products as water resistant laminate floors. …
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WASHINGTON D.C., 2020 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association is proud to announce DMX’s 1-Step 2.0 Underlayment is now NALFA Certified to the new underlayment standard. DMX has been a member of NALFA since 2012. DMX’s new and improved underlayment can be used with vinyl, engineered, and laminate flooring. Their 1-Step 2.0 Underlayment exceeds all …
WASHINGTON D.C., 2020 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association is proud to announce they have made all of the laminate flooring and underlayment standards available to the public free of charge, including NALFA’s Laminate Surface Swell Test method for testing water resistance. These standards include the following: • NALFA LF-01: Specifications & Test Methods …
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WASHINGTON D.C., 2020 — The North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) is proud to announce it has approved a new test method to determine if assembled laminate flooring planks can be considered Moisture Resistant. This new test method will be an addition to the existing LF-01 Testing Standard. Laminate flooring manufacturers will have the opportunity …
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