Author: cfl

Norwalk, CT, August 24, 2018-The American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition (ACWJC) took its fight against proposed tariffs on Chinese LVT imports to Washington, D.C. this week by testifying before the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) 301 Tariff hearings in the International Trade Commission hearing rooms. The Coalition was represented by Harlan Stone, one of the founders of the ACWJC and president of the Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA). Barron Frith of Creative Flooring Solutions (CLF), also a member of the MFA board and the Coalition, was also present to support the removal of LVT from the list of products that would be subject to additional tariffs of up to 25%.

Barron Frith :“We were here as the voice for the Coalition, which consist of over 120 companies representing manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and contractors that believe the tariffs will have a negative impact on our industry. Hopefully Washington is listening.”

Read more on Floor Daily

CFL Flooring’s patent application for waterproof laminate technology has recently been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

The company says this represents a significant development in the protection of CFL’s technologies and helps secure its position as a leader in bringing innovative solutions to the waterproof categories in the North American market.

“We’re extremely excited about this news. Our R&D teams together with our production units worked very hard in making our Firmfit products truly unique. Even in today’s highly competitive flooring markets we’re happy to continue to be recognized for bringing innovative products. While most competitors have been focusing on WPC (wood plastic composite) versions, Firmfit has quickly become a leader in its category because of the quality and performance of the product and this patent approval recognizes just that” offered Thomas Baert, president of CFL Flooring.

Read more on Floor Daily

Read more on Floor Trends

The factory expansion of 500,000 sq Ft is fully in progress and is due to be completed February 2018. Progressing well, CFL is going through a growth sprint.  Reaction of customers to all our new products are tremendous ! We can not be grateful enough to our worldwide partners !!
Read story on floor covering weekly

We held the ceremony on December 1^st in its headquarters in the presence of over 300 people, including top international and local government officials.
It was a great opportunity to have our partners come visit our facilities and experience first hand our ambitious expansion plans for 2017.

The expansion will consist of a $20 million investment in new buildings at our headquarters. The facilities will add half a million square feet of new production space, and a new R&D center with focus on continuing to lead the development of waterproof flooring and take the category to a new level.

Thomas Baert – Co-founder : “Our new buildings will allow us to have the most professional Research and Development center in the country, and will include an independent accredited laboratory  to be able to guarantee the highest quality standards.   CFL has applied and received over 20 patents in the last several years. We strongly believe that innovation is the heart of the success of our company, and it will continue to be our focus thanks to these significant investments”

Read about it on Floor Covering Weekly

Read about it on Floordaily.net

We are excited to announce that CFL Flooring is a proud co-founder of the newly established Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA) with Mr. Barron Frith (CEO CFL North America) appointed Executive Vice President. Other MFA members include six leading flooring companies: Armstrong, USFloors, Metroflor, Mannington, Novalis and Torlys.

Multilayer hybrid floors is a new category of floor coverings introduced in 2013. In just a few years it has seen a massive growth in popularity.
The MFA has been formed to serve the North American floor covering industry with the goal to establish necessary product standards and ensure a stable sector growth.

Read the news on Floor Covering Weekly

Read the news on FloorDaily.net

The next official MFA meeting will be held in January at Surfaces 2017 in Las Vegas.
Come and see our newest innovations at the show, booth 1109.

For more information email us at marketing@CFLflooring.com

MFA BOD (from left to right): Barron Frith (Vice President, CFL Flooring), Harlan Stone (President, Halstead Corporation/Metroflor), Jamey Block (Secretary, Armstrong Flooring, Inc.), Philippe Erramuzpe (Membership Chairperson, USFloors).

CFL group of companies has gone through a name change to better reflect the existing situation of the company : CFL (Creative Flooring Solutions). CFL for years has been on the forefront of flooring innovation and is widely known for being a Creative innovator, providing solutions for its customers to achieve better margins in a competitive industry. CFL has grown into a 200 million dollar sales company with international management teams in different countries.

The company is planning for a major international expansion also exploring opportunities to manufacture closer to its customer base. The name change is preparing for this.

The innovation center of CFL filed 4 additional worldwide patents in 2015 related to new flooring technology, thus confirming our drive to further innovation.