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Our industry has come a long way!
The Laminate Flooring Industry
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Laminate Flooring Milestones• Early 1980s
Laminate flooring is developed in in Sweden and quickly spreads to the rest of Scandinavia and other European countries.
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• 1993
First sale of laminate flooring in the United States.
• 1995
Laminate flooring is distributed across the nation.
Laminate Flooring Milestones
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Laminate Flooring Milestones
• 1997 Exactly 10 years ago, the North American
Laminate Flooring Association held its first ever meeting at Surfaces to address the need for product performance and industry standards.
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• 1997-Present
The laminate flooring industry experiences growth that no other flooring product has ever seen!
Laminate Flooring Milestones
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Laminate Flooring Milestones• 2001 Residential standards developed and approved by ANSI.• 2004
NALFA LF-01-2003, Commercial standards were added and approved by ANSI.
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Laminate Flooring Milestones
2005Measured at first
purchase(Estimated)
2006Measured at first
purchase(Estimated)
Square Feet 964 million
Square Feet 1,053 million
(9.2%)
Dollars
$1.205
Dollars
$1.301 (8%)
Average Price
$1.25 S/F
Average Price
$1.235 S/F
•2006 The laminate industry continues to grow!!
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Laminate Flooring Milestones
• 2007
NALFA celebrates its 10th year as the voice of the North American laminate flooring industry.
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• 2007 NALFA presents the first ever LAMMY Awards at
Surfaces to recognize the companies and individuals who have made substantial contributions to the industry.
• Awards: Regular Member Company of the Year Associate Member Company of the Year Person of the Year Member of the Year Associate Member of the Year Distributor/Retailer of the Year
Laminate Flooring Milestones
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Today’s Laminate Flooring in North America
• Laminate flooring continues to be used everywhere! It belongs in any area of the home.
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Today’s Laminate Flooring in North America
• Choices, choices and more choices! Design continues to be a main driver in the growth of laminate flooring while the technical capabilities continue to grow! The design possibilities seem endless!
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Today’s Laminate Flooring in North America
• Security! Consumers have the satisfaction of knowing the flooring they purchased is a high quality product- just look for the NALFA Certification Seal.
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Looking Ahead
• Laminate flooring will continue to experience significant growth as long as the industry keeps producing quality products with all the features and benefits that accompany laminate flooring.
• The NALFA Certification Seal that represents high-quality flooring will become more even more recognized.
• New and innovative technical features will continue to surface.
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• We are an organization of North American manufacturers and importers of laminate flooring products.
• We were formed 10 years ago in 1997!• We are North America's voice and vote in developing
worldwide standards within ISO’s (219 TC-WG-3).
• Primary Mission:
– To encourage the establishment and maintenance of high standards in laminate flooring in North America and to recognize those that meet these standards.
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Regular Members
• Fausfloor • Kronotex USA, Inc.• Mannington Mills• Pergo, Inc.• Shaw Industries, Inc.• Tarkett
• TORLYS, Inc.• Uniboard • Unilin/Mohawk• Wilsonart Flooring• Witex Flooring, Inc.
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Associate Members
• M.P. Global Products, LLC
• Pak-Lite (PLI) • Pregis• Sealed Air Corporation• Sekisui Voltek, LLC• TABER Industries• Technocell Dekor• Toray Plastics, (America)
Inc.• Zamma Corporation
• Coveright Surfaces Canada, Inc.
• Diversified Foam Products
• DSM Melamine
• Foam Products Corp.
• FN Neuhofer Holz GmbH
• IDT Laminates, Inc.
• KESCON Engineering
• Mead Westvaco
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• Regular Member– Manufacturer, marketer or importer of laminate
flooring for sale in North America Does not include retailers, buying groups, retail cooperatives, retail
marketing groups or wholesale distributors
• Associate Member– Corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other entity
regularly engaged in the business of selling goods or services to those that are eligible to be regular members
Membership Requirements
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Benefits of Membership
• Members participate in NALFA's standards writing activity and help develop and shape the future of the laminate flooring industry in North America and internationally.
• Members participate fully in the marketing initiative of laminate flooring.
• Your voice shapes the industry!
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Member Activity in 2006• NALFA members were the impartial voice in
constructively building the laminate flooring industry by spearheading the establishment of voluntary performance standards for North America.
• NALFA continues its interaction with ISO and the EPLF assuring that our North American opinion is heard.
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NALFA Standards
• NALFA LF-01-2003 approved by ANSI
• Increasingly sophisticated products and growing commercial uses demanded more stringent requirements
• 3-tiered standard makes it easier for end-users to match product to application
• All our test methods are incorporated in document
• A significant step in harmonizing with ISO standards
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LF-01-2003
• Residential Standards– Developed in 2001 form basic requirements for
residential products
• Light Commercial Standards– Increased performance minimums for small offices and
low-traffic commercial installations
• Commercial Standards– Top static load, thickness/swell, ball impact, wear
resistance criteria for high-traffic installations
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Buyers’ GuidesNEW THIS YEAR!!!
Specific for both Consumer/Residential
andCommercial Applications
Available at www.nalfa.com
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NALFA Certification Seal– A consumer visual symbol
that assures our various users/specifiers that products have passed the required tests to conform to NALFA/ANSI-LF01-2003 standards
– For marketing use on product packaging, collateral materials, advertising, etc
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NALFA Certification Process• All sample products follow established
ANSI protocol
• Company submits its product to a testing facility
• Procedures are strictly specified for consistent testing
• Test labs are listed on the NALFA Web site
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Benefits of Displaying the NALFA Certification Seal on Product Packaging
• The NALFA Certification Seal on the cartons and in marketing materials produces instant advantages: – Dealers will sell with confidence
– Consumers will buy with confidence
– Dealers and consumers will know that your laminate flooring is a quality product that has been tested.
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NALFA Certified as of Today
…and Many More to Come!
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Want more?Visit the NALFA Booth #124
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Another NALFA First!
1-202-785-9500 or www.nalfa.com
ON WITH THEON WITH THE
LAMMYS!!!LAMMYS!!!
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