Very rigorous standards and certifications

All of our professional glue-down installation PVC products have QB UPEC certification (or QB UPEC A+ for our acoustic products), in accordance with the Wear, Residual Indentation, Water Resistance and Chemicals rating established by the French Scientific and Technical Center for Building (CSTB)

What is so special about this rating? It groups buildings into 11 categories and, for each category, it defines the technical specifications required for floor coverings to ensure sufficient durability of this flooring for each type of room.

What is the minimum standard? 10 years for normal use with appropriate maintenance.

A particularly stringent international certification that rewards the sustainable product development policy. To achieve Cradle to Cradle SilverTM certification, our DLW linoleum was assessed against five criteria:

• toxicity of the materials used
• reuse of materials in a biological or technical cycle
• use of renewable energy
• water management
• company practices in terms of social responsibility

Other Gerflor products are in the process of being Cradle to Cradle certified.

In the context of ethical construction projects, in terms of environmental protection, our products contribute to the certification of buildings. Two labels prevail in the construction market:

• certification – attesting that the building is capable of "controlling its impacts on the external environment and creating a comfortable and healthy indoor environment", with 7 out of 14 criteria concerning the quality of the floors completed with HQE – High Quality Environmental standard Gerflor products
• the  – Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design – (link) developed by the US Green Building Council, which demonstrates the ecological quality of different types of buildings, with up to 3 points obtained, thanks to Gerflor flooring, in the materials, resources and indoor environmental quality section LEED international certification