Making good on the theme of “Think Big,” the 2013 National Wood Flooring Association Wood Flooring Expo, held last month in Dallas, boasted 20 percent growth in floor space as well as increased attendance. As Michael Martin, NWFA president and CEO put it during his opening remarks, “Welcome to our largest trade show in five years.”
If the main theme was size, the secondary theme was a focus on collaboration. This was borne out in several ways, not least of which was a special presentation on hardwood flooring industry trends and forecasts presented by a panel comprising several competing trade publications, including Floor Covering Installer.