LAMINATE FLOORING
SIMPLY SUSTAINABLE.
Laminate flooring comes under the category of sustainable floor coverings and quite rightly, as it is made of wood and wood fibres.
Our wineo laminate flooring is wood, and it is also very important to us that the wood comes from local, sustainably managed forests.
This is also confirmed by the PEFC seal (PEFC/04-31-1435), which all of our laminate floors bear on request and which is committed to promoting sustainable forestry and regularly checks this under strict guidelines. Our laminate is "100% Made in Germany", because all components originate in Germany.
Product components
wineo laminate floors are also notable for their particularly high resilience. This is ensured by a special, multi-layer structure.
The different components can be roughly divided into three layers:
Overlay + decor paper
The wear layer consists of a particularly durable melamine resin overlay, which is the basis for the classification into the corresponding areas of application.
The decor paper printing, which enables us to produce the different designs, uses up-to-the-minute technology which is free from harmful dyes and pigments.
Core board
The HDF core board is the basis of our laminate flooring and contributes significantly to the product’s stability. This is where we find the largest proportion of wood in the laminate, as the HDF core consists of highly compressed wood fibres.
Backing
The melamine resin backing helps to balance the product and guarantees a high degree of dimensional stability.
But is melamine resin completely safe?
Yes! The melamine resin we use is water based and therefore free from organic solvents. After curing, it creates a surface that is extremely resistant to chemicals, water, organic solvents, light and temperature. The formaldehyde contained in the melamine resin is bound inseparably into the resin structure during curing and therefore cannot escape into the ambient air.
EPLF
wineo is an active member of the European Producers of Laminate Flooring (EPLF). You can find more information on sustainability here: https://www.eplf.com/