Very rigorous standards and certifications

As we are committed to going beyond regulatory requirements, we have obtained ambitious certifications and product labels.

Durability of floor coverings, reduction of pollutant emissions, sustainable development: our certifications reward our efforts over the medium and long term. Our products also contribute to obtaining certifications

Sustainability

Certified durable floor coverings

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.

That's the average lifespan of our floor coverings!

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REACH Compliance and Product Safety

REACH is an European regulation managed by the European Chemicals Agency. REACH acronym stands for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of CHemicals. It lists the chemicals having or suspected of having an impact on human health, as well as the ways they can be used.

We guarantee that our building products contain no substances from the candidate list (SVHC), nor those subject to restriction (Annex XVII) or authorisation (Annex XIV).

Meeting ambitious indoor air quality standards

Limiting VOC emissions from our floor coverings is a priority for Gerflor and is verified through several certifications. As such, we have obtained:

The highest grade (A+), for our PVC and linoleum floor coverings corresponding to total VOC emissions of < 1,000 μg/m3, measured 28 days after product installation, for our PVC and linoleum floor coverings.
Blue Angel certification for DLW Linoleum - It is a German protocol measuring VOC emissions after 3 and 28 days, which is more rigorous than AgBB (this certification excludes PVC products).
the M1 Finnish certification measuring the rates of VOC, formaldehyde, ammonia, carcinogens, and odors after 28 days for some of our products.
The American Floorscore certification, the world's most widely recognized system for VOC emissions from products, for all our flooring, based on an on-site inspection (ISO9001 certification) and measurement of VOC emissions by an external laboratory.

Contributing to the environmental certification of buildings

Our products contribute to building certifications :

LEED : several credits can be obtained with Gerflor flooring, in the materials, resources and indoor environmental quality section.
BREEAM : Gerflor solutions can support credits through EPDs, recycled content, low VOC, acoustic and recycling.
HQE : 7 out of 14 criteria completed with Gerflor products.
The detail of these contributions can be found in the TFi Product Passport Sustainability, an independent certification body based in Germany. Click here to know more.