Houston, TX, October 4, 2006--Tarkett Commercial is gearing up for its 75th anniversary of the Azrock Commercial Tile line of products. Founded in 1912 as Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company, the company began manufacturing vinyl tile in 1932 and later was acquired by Tarkett Inc., now the largest resilient manufacturer in the world.
After developing rock asphalt paving to provide road surfacing, Uvalde Rock Asphalt diversified its manufacturing capabilities and began producing resilient floor tile. As the United States began to recover from the Great Depression and enter World War II, there was a considerable surge in the demand for inexpensive, resilient flooring.
Azrock tile was increasingly installed in public sports arenas, such as the Houston Astrodome, as well as in airport terminals, retail chain stores, ferryboats and military ships.
As styles and trends changed, Azrock resilient flooring became focused on fashionable colors and patterns as well as developing different maintenance and safety properties to further enhance its product offering.
With a long history of innovative commercial tile, Additionally, Azrock has launched revolutionary flooring solutions such as the visually striking Alvarado, the virtual solid SolidAir and StoneGlow, a luminescent tile that offers additional safety by providing an illuminated pathway during blackouts or other emergency situations. With a long history of innovative commercial tile such as slip resistant tile, vinyl enhanced tile and surface treatments like Tritonite„µ, which makes the tile up to five times more resilient than a traditional surface; Azrock continues to be a leader in the resilient flooring industry.
