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Mon, August 12, 2024

CFL Flooring Announces Expansion with New Factory in North Vietnam

ADAIRSVILLE, GA, August 12th, 2024 — CFL Flooring (Creative Flooring Solutions), the world’s leading manufacturer of SPC and hybrid flooring […]

Tue, January 16, 2024

CFL’s Eco-Composite floor wins Domotex Green Collection Award 2024

Eco-Composite Flooring sets a new standard in both sustainability and performance. Composed of up to 80% organic materials, with half […]

Thu, November 2, 2023

RFCI Fall Meeting Highlights Industry Resilience and Innovation

Adairsville, Ga. 2nd November 2023 – The Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI) recently concluded its annual Fall Board of Directors […]

Wed, June 28, 2023

CFL Flooring Sets New Industry Standard with US Patent for Ceramic with Locking System

Adairsville, 22nd June 2023 – CFL Flooring, a global leader in flooring solutions, proudly announces the recent grant of a new […]

Mon, June 12, 2023

CFL Flooring Advances Flooring Innovation with New U.S. Patent for Mineral Core Floor & Wall Boards

CFL Flooring, a renowned leader in innovative flooring solutions, proudly announces the recent grant of a new patent in the […]

Wed, April 19, 2023

CFL Flooring Expands Manufacturing Operations in Vietnam and the USA

CFL Flooring is making significant strides in increasing its production capacity worldwide by expanding its facilities in the United […]

Fri, December 9, 2022

CFL Flooring issues EPDs for Rigid Core Products

Adairsville, GA 9th December 2022 – In order to continuously improve the sustainability of our products, CFL Flooring has undergone […]

Tue, November 15, 2022

CFL Flooring completes materiality assessment in preparation of first publicly available sustainability report

Shanghai, 15th November 2022 – CFL Flooring has completed the Materiality Assessment in a preparation for its first, publicly available Sustainability […]

Thu, October 27, 2022

Barron Frith joins RFCI board of Directors

Barron Frith, President of CFL Flooring North America, was elected as Secretary/Treasurer for the Resilient Floor Covering Institute during the […]

Fri, September 30, 2022

CFL Flooring conducted complete Life Cycle Assessment of its rigid core products

Shanghai, 30th September 2022 – In order to continuously improve the sustainability of our products, CFL Flooring has conducted its […]

Fri, August 26, 2022

CFL Receives 2022 GreenStep Practice/Process Honoree Award

The CFL team was thrilled to be recognized with the 2022 GreenStep Practice/Process Honoree award for our patented Be-Lite technology […]

Wed, August 17, 2022

Vinyl Sustainability Council Welcomes CFL Flooring as Newest Member

WASHINGTON, DC, August 17th, 2022 – The Vinyl Sustainability Council (VSC), a self-funded business council advancing sustainability in the vinyl […]

Thu, April 21, 2022

CFL appoints new Director of Global Product & Sustainability Management – Konstantin Mishagin

Shanghai, 11th April 2022 – CFL Flooring (Creative Flooring Solutions), a pioneer in manufacturing value-added flooring products, today announced that […]

Thu, February 24, 2022

CFL Leads with Patents Granted for the Be-Lite SPC Extrusion Technology

Hong Kong, February 18th, 2022 – CFL Flooring (Creative Flooring Solutions) announced it has been granted a patent from the […]

Thu, January 27, 2022

CFL Obtains Important U.S. Patents on Revolutionary Acoustic Multilayer Floors

Calhoun, GA, USA, January 27th, 2022 – CFL Flooring (Creative Flooring Solutions), a pioneer in manufacturing value-added flooring products, today […]

Mon, January 24, 2022

CFL Flooring reinforces its long-term innovation and sustainability strategy with acquisition of Hymmen JUPITER digital printing line

CFL Flooring signs new i4F license for Digital Printing CFL Flooring’s next-generation rigid core lines to use Hymmen Digital Printing […]

Mon, December 13, 2021

CFL Prepares for Next Growth Sprint with Private Equity Coming in as Shareholders

CFL Flooring (Creative Flooring Solutions), the worldwide leader in Stone Polymer Core (SPC) and other multilayer flooring new materials, has […]

Wed, November 17, 2021

CFL signs i4F license agreement for low gloss surface finishing technology

HAMONT, BELGIUM – i4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced that CFL […]

Thu, July 29, 2021

CFL unveils new factory in Calhoun to customers

Thomas Baert, owner of CFL, helped host customers for an exclusive look into the new 700,000 s/f state-of-the-art manufacturing facility […]

Sun, February 7, 2021

CFL announces new Chief Commercial Officer – Hans Hendrickx

In support of CFL’s ambition to expand its global footprint in the flooring industry, Hans Hendrickx has been appointed as […]

Thu, June 25, 2020

CFL Flooring to Invest $70 Million in New Calhoun, GA Facility; 300 Jobs Created

On June 24th, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced that Creative Flooring Solutions (CFL), a manufacturer of laminate, wood, and luxury […]

Mon, January 27, 2020

CFL signs separate patent representation with I4F, Unilin and Valinge

CFL has received a series of important patents in 2019 related to flooring on the basis of Mgo (magnesium) core […]

Fri, May 10, 2019

Facilities in Taiwan & Vietnam Operational

CFL’s new production facilities in Taiwan and Vietnam are up and running, with initial shipments of laminate and SPC having […]

Tue, March 26, 2019

CFL signs patent partnership agreement with I4F Flooring for breakthrough engineered stone, wood veneer flooring board

I4F receives licensing rights for new engineered stone, wood veneer composite base board

Fri, February 1, 2019

CFL gains full representation rights to US patent for engineered stone with wood veneer construction

CFL Flooring announced it has reached an agreement with the owners of the US patent nbr 9.453,349 B2; related to […]

Sat, January 26, 2019

Surfaces 2019

Our main message on the show was that we believe the new engineered stone construction, entirely PVC-free, is the new […]

Fri, January 11, 2019

CFL launches revolutionary PVC-free Engineered Stone category

CFL Flooring announced the launch of an exciting and new waterproof engineered stone. This revolutionary new product will be introduced […]

Sun, September 23, 2018

CFL starts three factories outside China

CFL is proud to announce that the company has initiated establishment of three new fully integrated production facilities outside of China.

Mon, August 27, 2018

CFL Testifying Against Chinese Tariffs on Behalf of ACWJC in Washington DC

The American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition (ACWJC) testifies against proposed tariffs on LVT imports before the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, D.C

Mon, January 8, 2018

U.S. Patent Office Grants CFL Waterproof Laminate Tech. Patent

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

Tue, August 29, 2017

Expansion well under-way

The factory expansion of 500,000 sqft is fully in progress... we cannot be grateful enough to our worldwide partners !

Wed, December 21, 2016

Breaking Ground for New 2017 Expansion

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.

Sun, October 30, 2016

CFL proudly co-founds the Multilayer Flooring Association with 6 other industry leaders

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.

Sat, March 12, 2016

Name change to CFL

CFL group of companies has gone through a name change to better reflect the existing situation of the company : CFL (Creative Flooring Solutions).

Tue, November 24, 2015

CFL in leading industry press:Ready to take the lead in WPC!

In the past decade, CFL has brought unique and first-to-market innovations to their U.S. flooring partners. A $5 million capital investment for WPC (Water Proof Core) production was initiated in 2015 and production is now fully on stream. This will be followed by another $9 million investment in 2016 for additional machinery and new buildings.

Wed, September 23, 2015

International Sales Conference – 2015 & Beyond

Conclusion: CFL as a group has never grown so much in one year! THANK YOU to all our customers who continue to put their trust in our products & services. Big things coming up in 2016!

Wed, July 8, 2015

4 NEW Patent Applications for 2015

The innovation center of CFL filed 4 additional worldwide patents in 2015 related to new flooring technology.

Sun, June 7, 2015

CFL Europe : NEW Team

Karel Vervaet and Pieter Vanhulle have taken the lead of CFL’ European sales offices and distribution center in Deerlijk, Belgium.

Mon, March 30, 2015

President of China Visits

CFL president & co-founder Thomas Baert had the honor of meeting both the president of China as well as the Belgian Royal Couple at the College of Europe in Bruges.

Sat, March 21, 2015

CFL enters WPC – the next step in rigid Core waterproof flooring

CFL is pleased to announce the introduction of its WPC line, the next step in rigid Core waterproof flooring.

Sun, September 28, 2014

ECO Institut Certified – Striving for Always Greener Products

CFL pursues its promise to always bring greener and healthier products to the market. After being certified by the DIBt, CFL laminate successfully passed the ECO certification...

Fri, September 19, 2014

CFL Enters Germany – DIBt Certified

The German Institute for Structural Engineering (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik - DIBt) has granted CFL the use of its Ü mark of conformity for its laminate and luxury vinyl products.

Tue, April 29, 2014

Tom Van Poyer appointed NEW CEO of CFL

CFL has announced the appointment of Tom Van Poyer as their new CEO. Tom Van Poyer has been with the company since 2006 and has held numerous positions in sales, marketing and operations.

Sat, February 8, 2014

CFL: Floor & Decor’s Vendor of the Year 2013!

Floor & Decor named CFL Wood and Laminate Vendor of the Year 2013 for the second year in a row. […]

Wed, December 4, 2013

Domotex Hannover 2014 – Hall 9 Booth B60

2014 will be a turning point in CFL’ development. From new patented production technologies to globally unique designs and quality, […]

Thu, August 22, 2013

CFL, Floorscore™ certified

CFL’ Luxury vinyl Tiles division has recently been mentioned in Floor Daily and PR Newswire for the quality and sustainability of its products. The […]

Tue, June 12, 2012

Installation of parquet on floor heating: Is this possible?

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Sat, February 25, 2012

CFL Laminate floors are 100% anti-bacterial

At CFL we produce flooring that are made for living. CFL Quality Manager, Anthony Drevet, is proud to announce that […]

Tue, March 29, 2011

CFL goes into LVT

Thomas Baert (President) proudly announces CFL’ plans to start producing and marketing Luxury Vinyl Tile with Valinge licensed technologies for […]

Sat, February 26, 2011

China Environmental Labeling

CFL is proud to announce that it has successfully passed the China Environmental Labeling procedure (HJ571-2010). After thorough on-site inspection, […]