Novalis Innovative Flooring

Novalis Innovative Flooring began making Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) in 1984 and is now sold in over 50 countries across six continents. We make LVT for a variety of trade and retail partners, as well as for our own brands. Our products cover the gamut of styles, installation methods and applications, including residential, Main Street and commercial specified. Since our beginning, Novalis has led the LVT industry in the adoption of the highest manufacturing standards and sustainable practices to ensure a quality flooring product that is kind to the environment–both indoors and outdoors.

Novalis Celebrating 35 Years of Business

Dalton, GA, August 8, 2023-August 8, 1988 is a special date in Novalis Innovative Flooring history, marking the anniversary of the day that the first container of LVT left China bound for the United S...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-celebrating-35-years-of-business

Novalis Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

Cologne, Germany, December 18, 2023-Novalis Innovative Flooring, a global Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) flooring manufacturer, announced the release of its third annual sustainability report. This document ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-releases-2022-sustainability-report

Novalis’ USA Plant: Novalis’ decision to open an LVT factory in Georgia is already proving to be a wise one - February 2023

By Kemp Harr It’s no secret that the LVT product category was developed and refined in Asia. The realistic visuals that allow it to successfully imitate wood and stone and offer consumers a les...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-usa-plant-novalis-decision-to-open-...

LVT Report 2024: The biggest piece of the pie, rigid LVT, continues to evolve – Feb 2024

By Darius Helm The rigid core category is in the midst of its most significant transformation since it was first introduced to the market 11 years ago. In terms of flooring sold in the U.S. market, s...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/lvt-report-2024-the-biggest-piece-of-the-pi...

Focus On Leadership: Novalis’ John Wu discusses his firm and broader LVT issues - Nov 2018

Interview by Kemp Harr John Wu is the second-generation president and CEO of Novalis Innovative Flooring, one of the largest players in the global LVT market. The company, started 34 years ago by Wu...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-on-leadership-novalis-john-wu-discuss...

AVA by Novalis Announces Distribution in Canada by LSI Floors

Toronto, Ontario, June 22, 2017-LSI Floors, a leader in luxury vinyl tiles and planks for high performance applications in commercial, healthcare, retail and hospitality facilities, has been chosen by...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/ava-by-novalis-announces-distribution-in-ca...

Made in America: Manufacturers discuss the benefits and challenges of U.S. LVT production – April 2024

By Jessica Chevalier While centralized manufacturing of a product may be beneficial cost-wise, global challenges-from Covid to climate change to conflicts-have highlighted the disadvantages of produ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/made-in-america-manufacturers-discuss-the-b...

Novalis Breaks Ground on Shanghai Factory Expansion

Shanghai, China, April 29, 2019-Novalis Innovative Flooring celebrated the expansion of its manufacturing near Shanghai, China with a ground-breaking ceremony on March 28. Government officials, Noval...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-breaks-ground-on-shanghai-factory-e...

LVT Market Profile: An overview of the dynamic floorcovering category - Feb 2019

By Darius Helm With the advent of rigid products in 2013, the already ascendant LVT category entered a period of relentless growth that has generated huge opportunities and lots of enthusiasm-and a ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/lvt-market-profile-an-overview-of-the-dynam...

Novalis Signs License with Valinge

Mooresville, NC, Oct. 30, 2013 -- Novalis Innovative Flooring has signed a license agreement with Välinge Innovation for its 5G resilient flooring technology.The agreement is part of an already e...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-signs-license-with-valinge

Novalis Products Earn GreenRate Level A Certification

Dalton, GA, September 13, 2021-Novalis Innovative Flooring announced the achievement of Global GreenTag’s GreenRate certification. Novalis Loose Lay Tile, High Density Core (HDC), and Glue Down ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-products-earn-greenrate-level-a-cer...

Novalis Releases 2021 Sustainability Report

Dalton, GA, November 2, 2022-Novalis Innovative Flooring announced the release of its 2021 Sustainability Report, a milestone in the manufacturer’s ongoing mission toward creating products that ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-releases-2021-sustainability-report

TISE 2020 Review: Innovations in design and construction drew large crowds at this year’s national flooring expo - March 2020

By Darius Helm, Jessica Chevalier and Anne Harr Traffic was strong and the energy was high at The International Surface Event-comprising Surfaces, TileExpo and StonExpo/Marmomac-which was held from ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/tise-2020-review-innovations-in-design-and-...

LVT Market Report: In spite of the many market hurdles, LVT had another year of double-digit growth in 2021 – Feb 2022

By Jessica Chevalier Last year was a period of push-and-pull for suppliers of LVT, with demand exceeding supply, a multitude of supply chain hurdles to overcome and loads of work to be done as suppl...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/lvt-market-report-in-spite-of-the-many-mark...

Novalis Provides Update on Recent Sustainability Efforts

Dalton, GA, September 16, 2021-Novalis published its inaugural sustainability report this year. The report outlines the company’s commitment to responsible manufacturing and highlights the sust...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-provides-update-on-recent-sustainab...

“Made in America” Investments: A point of pride is now a point of competition – April 2022

By Jennifer Bardoner Amid today’s tariffs and sanctions, soaring shipping costs and fragile supply chains, domestic operations offer some unique competitive advantages, and more manufacturers ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/made-in-america-investments-a-point-of-prid...

Nicole Granath Named Sustainability Manager for Novalis

Dalton, GA, August 13, 2019-Novalis Innovative Flooring recently named Nicole Granath as sustainability manager for its global operations.  Granath will be responsible for defining and guiding t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/nicole-granath-named-sustainability-manager...

Novalis LVT Receives Environmental Product Declarations

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 5, 2015 -- Novalis Innovative Flooring said two of its products have received Environmental Product Declaration certified by Underwriter Laboratories -- Novalis glue-dow...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-lvt-receives-environmental-product-...

Novalis Names Self's Inc. Distributor of the Year

Toronto, ON, February 12, 2018-Novalis Innovative Flooring announced at Surfaces 2018 that Self’s Inc., a division of E.J. Welch Company, is its 2017 Distributor of the Year. Self’s Inc. ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-names-selfs-inc-distributor-of-the-...

NeoCon 2019: This year’s show delivered new levels of design sophistication - July 2019

By Darius Helm, Ruth Simon McRae, Beth Miller and Anne Harr The hallways of Chicago’s Merchandise Mart, which hosts the annual NeoCon show, overflowed with 55,000 visitors for the 51st edition...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/neocon-2019-this-years-show-delivered-new-l...

Novalis Completes Product Content Disclosure

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sept. 24, 2014 -- Novalis Innovative Flooring said it has completed its product content disclosure to the Health Product Declaration Collaborative.The collective is a volunta...
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Novalis Named Official Flooring Sponsor for Shanghai Rolex Tennis Masters

Toronto, ON, November 10, 2015—For the sixth straight year, Novalis Innovative Flooring has been named the official flooring sponsor for the Shanghai Rolex Tennis Masters, one of the largest t...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-named-official-flooring-sponsor-for...

Surfaces 2023 Review: The annual flooring show is back to pre-pandemic form - March 2023

By Darius Helm, Jennifer Bardoner and Anne Harr This year’s Surfaces show, held in Las Vegas as part of the TISE event that includes TileExpo and StonExpo, was the busiest it’s been since...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/surfaces-2023-review-the-annual-flooring-sh...

Novalis Recognized at Guangzhou Design Week for AVA Commercial LVF

Toronto, ON, December 21, 2015—Novalis Innovative Flooring was honored at Guangzhou Design Week in Guangzhou, China. Novalis received the Kapok Award for its AVA commercial luxury vinyl floo...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-recognized-at-guangzhou-design-week...

Novalis Names Nate Hohenstein Director of Strategic Accounts

Dalton, GA, February 4, 2019-Novalis Innovative Flooring has named Nate Hohenstein as director of strategic accounts for its North American operations.  Hohenstein will be responsible for guidin...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/nate-hohenstein-named-director-of-strategic...

Focus on Rigid LVT: Transforming the resilient flooring market - Feb 2017

By Darius Helm It’s an innovative flooring solution growing so fast that it can’t be pinned down with a name. It started off as WPC, which stands for wood polymer composite (and not water...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/focus-on-rigid-lvt-transforming-the-resilie...

Valinge, Novalis Sign LVT License Agreement

Viken, Sweden, Aug. 4, 2013 -- Välinge Innovation and Novalis Innovative Flooring said they have signed a license where Novalis obtains a license on Välinge intellectual property related to ...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/valinge-novalis-sign-lvt-license-agreement

Quick Named Marketing Manager for Novalis' AVA LVT Brand

Toronto, Ontario, April 27, 2017—Melissa Quick has joined Novalis Innovative Flooring as the new commercial product & marketing manager for the AVA LVT Brand. Quick will lead product and ma...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/quick-named-marketing-manager-for-novalis-a...

Novalis Creates Elite Dealer Program

Toronto, ON, April 10, 2018-As part of its continued NovaFloor LVT growth, Novalis Innovative Flooring has established an Elite Dealer program for NovaFloor dealers who qualify. So far, over 300 deale...
http://www.floordaily.net/floorfocus/novalis-creates-elite-dealer-program

Novalis' AVA to be Included in Mindful Materials Initiative

Toronto, ON, January 24, 2018-Novalis Innovative Flooring announced that its specified commercial LVT line AVA will now be part of the design industry initiative, Mindful Materials. Mindful Materials...
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