Keith Papulski has been involved with the flooring industry for almost 40 years, primarily in the areas of product development and manufacturing.

He began working for ORCON Corp. in 1969 where he was instrumental in the development of hot-melt carpet seaming tape and related products. Later, as owner of Y&K Manufacturing, Keith supplied ORCON and other companies with a variety of flooring installation tools.

In 1991, Keith was named general manager of Taylor Tools in Denver, Colorado, where he continues to oversee product research & development as well as Manufacturing, Sales and Marketing.

Keith has been a member of the ASTM F-06 committee since 2000.

Keith Papulski will be one of forty expert speakers and instructors at The Hardwood Flooring Summit, which is taking place in Atlanta on August 12-17, 2008. For a full list of conference speakers, please visit The Hardwood Flooring Summit’s Speaker Page.