Best CNC/Laser Cut: Yantarnaya Pryad-Parquet

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (April 15, 2013) – The National Wood Flooring Association announced the winners of its 2013 Wood Floor of the Year contest during its Wood Flooring Expo held in Dallas, TX. The winning entries were announced during an Awards Luncheon held on Thursday, April 4. This year’s awards were presented by John Colaneri and Anthony Carrino of HGTV’s Cousins on Call.

The Wood Floor of the Year awards were developed to encourage and recognize innovative craftsmanship and design in wood flooring installations. Since the program began in 1990, more than 200 awards have been presented to NWFA member companies throughout the United States and Canada, as well as in Russia and Finland.

This year’s Wood Floor of the Year Contest yielded 74 entries from three countries, including the United States, Canada, and Russia. All entries in the competition featured flooring installations completed between January 2012 and January 2013. Recipients of the 2013 Wood Floor of the Year awards are as follows:

Best CNC/Laser Yantarnaya Pryad-Parquet – Khimki, Russian Federation
Best Commercial Gaetano Hardwood Floors – Huntington Beach, CA
Best Extreme Makeover DM Hardwood Designs – Farmington, NM
Best Limited Species Czar Floors – Huntingdon Valley, PA
Best Manufacturer Factory Finished W•D Flooring – Laona, WI
Best Reclaimed Schenck & Company – Houston, TX
Best Residential Denver Dustless – Denver, CO
Best Restoration Yantarnaya Pryad-Parquet – Khimki, Russian Federation
Designers’ Choice Natural Wood Floors & Design – Miami, FL
Members’ Choice Denver Dustless – Denver, CO

Photos and descriptions of the winning entries are available on the NWFA’s web site at www.nwfa.org.

The National Wood Flooring Association is a not-for-profit trade organization, with more than 2,500 members world-wide, dedicated to educating consumers, architects, designers, specifiers and builders in the uses and benefits of wood flooring. NWFA members receive the best in educational training, benefits, technical resources and networking, to advance their professionalism and success. The NWFA is located at 111 Chesterfield Industrial Boulevard, Chesterfield, MO 63005, and can be contacted at 800.422.4556 (USA & Canada), 636.519.9663 (local and international), or on-line at www.nwfa.org.