company - CFL Flooring

4500

Team Members

70,000,000

Output (m2)

Offices & Distribution Centers

Manufacturing Facilities

CFL – CREATIVE FLOORING SOLUTIONS

Founded by Europeans in 2004 in Shanghai, CFL has grown into a real global leader of flooring innovation.
By developing, manufacturing, and marketing sustainable, value-added flooring products at attractive prices we are able to offer unique solutions to customers worldwide. Our customers acknowledge that we respect the highest international quality standards, that we have a clear distribution strategy and a commitment to the environment and society.

CFL has now grown into a big family headed by staff from dozens of different countries across our different locations, combining years of technical flooring expertise.

Vision

Be the most innovative flooring company by

Investing in research & development.
Offering meaningful marketing support through the development of in-house brands online and offline
Offering outstanding service to our partners
Investing long term in environmental initiatives and social initiatives for our associates.

Facilities

Georgia
USA

Zhejiang
CN

Hunan
CN

HoChiMinh Vinyl
VN

HoChiMinh Non-PVC
VN

HaiPhong Non-WH
VN

R&D

At CFL we believe that ultimate success can be measured by the creation of value for our customers. CFL continues to invest in R&D with the vision of leading flooring innovation. We can do this thanks an R&D team made of highly skilled individuals, from dozens of different countries and backgrounds throughout our different locations each bringing their piece to the puzzle. This value is protected by an extensive patent portfolio made up of hundreds of patents, granted and filed.

Speed to market

CFL has a long history of bringing first to market innovations.
The combination of innovation and speed to market is the core of CFL’s value.

CFL employs thousands of associates around the world across several manufacturing and distribution facilities including in the USA, China, Europe, and Vietnam, with years of technical flooring expertise. As a global manufacturer, this gives CFL the flexibility and leverage to navigate an every changing environment faster, and offer unique solutions that bring true value to customers.

Patented
Technologies

Compliance &
Transparency

Each flooring plank coming out of the
factory has a number allowing us to
trace back the full production cycle,
certification and supply chain.

Our specialized internal lab allows to double check
specific standards that are required by customers.
Raw material coming into the production has to
pass specific meticulous testing.

External lab results and updated certificates are
confirming that all quality standards are
respected.

The Team

CFL has developed into a truly global organization with 4500 associates across different continents. We are now a big family headed by staff from dozens of different countries across our different locations, combining years of technical flooring expertise.

Our Values

PERMANENT STRIVE FOR INNOVATION

COST AWARENESS

SAFETY

INTEGRITY

TEAM WORK

POSITIVE COMMUNICATION

Birth of CFL

JANUARY 2004 MARKS THE BIRTH OF CFL

Birth of CFL

7000m2 facility in Shanghai.

20 Employees.

Own wood operations in Heilongjiang province.

Wood production capacity of 120.000 m2.

Laminate production capacity of 1.500.00 m2

Phase 2

January 2005: Phase 2

Expansion of Laminate Capacity
& New Wood Production Facilities

Phase 2

5 buildings.

Facilities grow to 25.000 m2 ( 269.000 ft2).

400 Employees.

JUNE 2005: Phase 3

New wood Floorign factory of 30.000 m2.

800 Employees.

European offices.

Vertical integration with own saw mill.

Wood production capacity of 500.000m2.

Laminate production capacity of 3.000.000 m2

Phase 3

January 2006: Phase 3

Doubled Capacity

Phase 3

Double laminated capacity to 6.000.000 m2.

Add 4 laminate presses.

1 200 Employees.

FSC & PEFC certified through own importing of European logs.

50 Kiln dry rooms.

Saw mil capacity: 4.000 m3 / month.

Wood production capacity of 1.200.000 m2.

Laminate production capacity of 6.000.000m2

Phase 4

January 2008: Phase 4

The Move to Southern Shanghai

Phase 4

Move to JiaShan (Zhejiang).200.000m2 / 2.000.000 ft2 surface, 4-fold increase of production space.

Innovative wood and licensed laminate flooring strategy with fully integrated production.

Current production of over 6.000.000m2 laminate.

1.200.000 m2 wood per year.

Strong expansion underway.

Phase 5

January 2010: Phase 5

Expansion Locally & Abroad

Phase 5

Worldwide:

Continue strategic expansion with key partners.

Distribution setup in Europe completed.

Entry on the Chinese Market

First exclusive retail store opennings in mainland China & Taiwan

Phase 6

JANUARY 2011: Phase 6

Start of Luxury Vinyl Manufacturing

Phase 6

60,000 m2 production facility

Vertically integrated production from PVC powder to packing of the finished floor planks

State of the art quality lab

400 staff

8million m2 per year capacity

Phase 7

SEPTEMBER 2014: Phase 7

Start of Rigid Core Vinyl Products Manufacturing (WPC)

Phase 7

$5 million investment in new top notch production facilities

First manufacturer in the category to sign licensing agreements, offering full legal security

Vertically integrated production from PVC powder to packing of the final product

5 million m2 capacity per year

Phase 8

JULY 2016 : Phase 8

Start of Rigid Core Vinyl Products Manufacturing (SPC)

Phase 8

First to launch SPC manufacturing (with patents filed and granted).

Expansion of our extrusion capacity

Phase 8

DECEMBER 2016: Phase 8

Breaking ground on new facility expansion

Phase 8

$20 million investment in new buildings at our headquarters

The facilities will add half a million square feet of new production space

Will also include a new & improved R&D center with focus on continuing to lead the development of waterproof flooring and take the category to a new level

Phase 9

January 2019 : Phase 9

Shipments from CFL Taiwan and CFL Vietnam begin

Phase 9

Construction of the plants were finished in a record 6 months

Shipments of water resistant laminate and Rigid Core flooring begin

CFL continues its global expansion

Phase 10

JULY 2021 : Phase 10

Start of Rigid Core Vinyl Products Manufacturing in the USA

Phase 10

Investing over $100 million in a new state of the art plant in Calhoun, GA

Onboarding 300 new colleagues

Facilities built to scale – 700 thousand ft2, with plans to increase to 1.4 million sqft

Phase 11

Phase 11 – Completion of Building 3 in CFL Adairsville

CFL – CREATIVE FLOORING SOLUTIONS

Vision

Be the most innovative flooring company by

Facilities

R&D

Speed to market

Patented Technologies

Compliance & Transparency

The Team

Our Values

Birth of CFL

Birth of CFL

Phase 2

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 4

Phase 5

Phase 5

Phase 6

Phase 6

Phase 7

Phase 7

Phase 8

Phase 8

Phase 8

Phase 8

Phase 9

Phase 9

Phase 10

Phase 10

Phase 11

Patented
Technologies

Compliance &
Transparency