Category: Columns

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Lorna D. Christie

Thank You For Your Service

The world-renowned business guru Peter Drucker once said that “Effective leaders are not about making speeches or being liked; real leaders are defined by results

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Lorna D. Christie

Happy New Year from NHLA!

2021 is finally here and the NHLA Management team and staff are already hard at work executing the Operational Plans we developed last fall. So,

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Brett Miller

Milling Engineered Wood Flooring

Engineered wood floors look similar to solid wood floors when in-use. Their construction, however, differs because they are manufactured using multiple layers instead of one.

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Lorna D. Christie

Time for A Change

In 1948, NHLA “borrowed” a one room garage area from Nicky Brothers Lumber Company to house the first class of the NHLA Inspector Training School.

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Linda Jovanovich

“What’s Next?”

Happy New Year! (I hope!) You’re reading this in January of 2021. However, to meet publication deadlines, this column was submitted in November 2020, as

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Miller Wood Trade Publications

The Elephant in the Zoom

Whether you’re happy with the outcome of last month’s election or not you’ve still got a choice to make. Write off 2020 as the train

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Miller Wood Trade Publications

Made Together Apart

Ahec Launches “Connected” At the London Design Museum Nine imaginative and original tables and seating designs, created by nine leading international designers and beautifully crafted

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Miller Wood Trade Publications

NWFA/NOFMA Manufacturing Standards

For more than 100 years, NOFMA certification has provided a mark of distinction for wood flooring. NWFA’s NOFMA certification program provides assurance that wood flooring

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