December 18, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
North American Laminate Flooring Association (NALFA) congratulates the nominees for the 2012 LAMMY Awards. NALFA awards the LAMMYs annually to companies and individuals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions to the laminate flooring industry.
NALFA’s Board of Directors anonymously nominates individuals and organizations for each category. NALFA members, as well as the editors of Floor Covering Installer, Floor Covering News, Floor Covering Weekly, Floor Focus and
National Floor Trends, then vote for the winners. The first LAMMY Awards were presented in 2007.
“We wanted a way to officially recognize excellence in this field, so we developed the LAMMY Awards,” says Bill Dearing, president of NALFA. “Recipients feel The LAMMY Awards are a great honor, and we continue the tradition as a great way for NALFA to formally recognize companies and individuals for their efforts within our industry.”
THE 2012 LAMMY AWARD NOMINEES
Winners will be announced at Surfaces in Las Vegas, Nev., in January 2013.
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Jeff Madsen, Unilin
Jane Winters, Unilin
Sam Dryden, Mannington
Karen Shoemaker, Mohawk
David Hartman, Pergo
Dan Natkin, Mannington
ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Friedrich Meyknecht, Selit
Marco Seitner, Selit
Kees Schellingerhoudt, Selit
Caroline Letendre, Sealed Air
Tony LaPasha, NC State
DISTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Boone Distribution, Bob Boone
CMH, Space
Butler, Johnson
Swiff Trane
Herregan
The Cronin Company
Erickson’s Flooring and Supply
FLOORING RETAILER OF THE YEAR
Ritchie’s Discount Center, St. John, NB
EC Barton
Ollies
Empire Today
The Home Depot
Speers Flooring, Oakville, CA
ASSOCIATE COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Selit
Pregis
Sealed Air
MEMBER COMPANY OF THE YEAR
Pergo
TORLYS