Associations

“The Laminating Materials Association (LMA) is a non-profit trade group representing all decorative overlays and edgebanding in North America. These overlays and edgefinishing materials are applied to a wood substrate and used in the production of furniture (household and office), store fixtures, kitchen cabinets, etc”.

Associations

Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association

Mail: mfma@maplefloor.org

This manufacturers association has information for architects and specifiers, and also provides flooring solutions for residential commercial and industrial facilities and for academic institutions and athletic facilities.

Value-Added Products (LAM-NAT)

National Bark and Soil Producers Association

Contact: info@nbspa.org

“The mission of the NBSPA is to define quality products and promote an open marketplace for producers of horticultural mulches, consumer soils and commercial growing media”. “The NBPA serves as the only information forum for bark producers on issues like equipment, production, laws and regulations, personnel management, marketing, and supplier services”.

National BioEnergy Industries Association

“The National BioEnergy Industries Association (NBIA) is the trade association for the U.S. biomass energy industry. Members include landowners, foresters, harvesters, fuel transporters, processors, and wood fuel users, as well as developers of biomass feedstock, equipment manufactures, construction contractors, consultants, biomass energy project developers, and owners/operators of biomass direct-combustion facilities”.

National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association

Contact: Online email

Since 1909, the principal role of the National Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association has been to create and administer industry standards on hardwood flooring. Establishing grading rules for flooring is a major part of these standards. NOFMA is the Governing body for hardwood flooring manufacturing and Grading Rules.

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