Tarkett Commercial Wins Best of Neocon Award

Houston, TX, June 18, 2007--During NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2007 Tarkett Commercial won the Best of NeoCon 2007 Gold Award for the resilient category. As the top winner in the resilient category, Tarkett Commercial was selected from hundreds of entries and recognized during the trade fair for its product excellence which was introduced at NeoCon 2007.

“We are honored to win such a prestigious award,” said Diane Martel, vice president marketing of Tarkett Commercial in North America. “Each year we strive to create even more innovative products from the previous year, and it has paid off. Karim Kolors is an exciting line with a definite wow factor.”

In its 18th annual Best of Neocon competition, the Best of NeoCon 2007 awards honor new products introduced to the U.S. market since the close of NeoCon 2006. Jurors are corporate, government and institutional facilities executives, who are members of the International Facility Management Association, IFMA; and interior designers/architects who are members of the International Interior Design Association, IIDA.

Founded more than 130 years ago, Tarkett is now the largest resilient manufacturer in the world with over 28 production centers, and more than 7,000 employees. Tarkett's comprehensive product lines are known throughout the industry for innovation, excellent design and high quality. The corporation’s core businesses are segmented into two divisions, commercial and residential. Products include resilient flooring, including linoleum, wood, and laminate floor products for residential and commercial applications. In North America the commercial products are marketed under the brand names Tarkett, Azrock by Tarkett, and Expressions by Tarkett. For more information, visit www.tarkett.com.