Modular Flooring Association Up to 17 Members

Munich, Germany, May 17, 2013 -- Multilayer Modular Flooring Association, which formed last October, said its membership is now up to 17 with five European countries represented.

The members include eight original ordinary members: Akzenta (Classen Group, Kaisersesch/Germany), Hamberger (Stephanskirchen /Germany), Kronoflooring (Lampertswalde/Germany), Li&Co (Müstair/Switzerland), Meisterwerke (Rüthen/Germany), Parador (Coesfeld/Germany), Skema (Treviso/Italy) and Windmöller Flooring Products (Augustdorf/Germany).

On 1 March the number of rose to 15: In Munich Amorim Revestimentos (S. Palo Oleiros/Portugal) joined the MMFA as an ordinary member. Homag Holzbearbeitungssysteme (Schopfloch/Germany), Interprint (Arnsberg/Germany) Schattdecor (Thansau/Germany), Selit Dämmtechnik (Erbes-Büdesheim/Germany), Sekisui Alveo (Luzern/ Switzerland) and Surteco (Buttenwiesen-Pfaffenhofen/Germany) were approved as extraordinary members. Extraordinary members represent the supply chain of multilayer, modular floorings or can be stakeholders of the sector in general.

The latest to join are Egger (Wismar/Germany) and 2D Holding GmbH (Heroldstatt/Germany).

The newly formed working committees, Technology and Market Development, started their operation in March in Munich. Technology is engaged in standardization work and all issues concerning measuring values, dimensional tolerances, application, laying techniques and in the future also the continuous exchange of opinions and experiences with stakeholders of the sector. Furthermore the prospect is also the promotion of the sustainability principle within the relevant sector.

Market Development deals with the communication of MMFA‘s activities and public information on products.