EU Resilient Flooring Manufacturers’ Institute Names Director

Worcestershire, UK, January 24, 2019-The European Resilient Flooring Manufacturers’ Institute (ERFMI) has announced several new senior management appointments, including Jane Gardner as its managing director. Gardner succeeds Ton Pluijmert, who has retired from ERFMI after 16 years serving the interests of the resilient floorcovering industry in Europe.

ERFMI has also elected Robert N B Smith, director of technical services, and Demosthene Sakkas, director of the research and innovation division EMEA at Tarkett, as the new chair of the technical committee.

ERFMI represents the interests of 16 manufacturers and distributors of resilient floorcoverings across Europe, who between them produce in excess of 360 million square meters of flooring a year and employ 11,000.