Delmege launches Hardwood Flooring

Delmege, the reputed providers of a wide range of world acclaimed building and interior products, launched solid hardwood flooring by Junkers Denmark, a world renowned Danish company specialising in timber flooring.

The new flooring was launched amidst a gathering of eminent Sri Lankan architects, representatives of Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd. and Junckers at a function held at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.

Nilantha Fernando, Director/CEO, Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd, Aendra Bandaranaike, Director, Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd, Dilhan De Silva, Group CEO, Delmege Forsyth and Co. Ltd, Henrik Lundby Petersen, Export Manager, Junckers and Suresh Kumar Mansukhani, Country Manager, Indian Subcontinent, Junckers.

A special presentation about Junckers was conducted for those present by HenrikLundby Petersen, Export Manager - Junckers. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani, Country Manager of the Indian Subcontinent of Junckers also spoke on the product, the Company and its presence in the Indian Subcontinent.

Solid hardwood flooring has its unique qualities and advantages. Compared to engineered wooden flooring where the core material is either HDF, pine wood, plywood or wood the core material in hardwood flooring is solid wood. Whereas in the former the face layer is a thin layer of wood veneer between 1 mm to 5 mm, in the latter the face is solid wood. The solid wood could be polished up to the entire thickness as the material is homogeneous throughout and will look natural and will last. Engineered wood can only be polished up to the layer of wood veneer and the natural look will only last until the veneer is visible.

Solid hardwood flooring systems by Junckers offer an impressive range of pre-finished hardwood flooring in various thicknesses, styles, grades and finishes along with a large palette of colours allowing great scope for creativity, individual solutions and unconventional combinations making innovative details possible.

Founded in Denmark in 1930 Junckers is currently one of Europe's leading producers of solid hardwood flooring.

All timber including Oak, Beech or Ash are sourced from managed forests in Denmark which reflects Junckers attitude towards sustainable forestry and felling policy.

"Junckers have been producing flooring since 1932 and today produce around 1.5 million square meters of solid wood in different thicknesses every year.

We sell our flooring worldwide through subsidiaries in 7 countries and distributors / agents in 40 countries, and have been in Asia for 35 years and in India alone for 15 years," stated Henrik Petersen. Hospitality is one of the most significant segments Junckers serve not only in India but globally.

Junckers hardwood flooring has been used in all the reputed Hotel chains in India such as the Taj Group, the Oberoi Group, JW Marriott, the Hilton Group the Meridian and many others.

Apart from this and other segments, Junckers provides approximately 350,000 square meters of sports flooring every year to top global sport venues such as the Olympic Games.

"We have used this product in India for the last 15 years. India has the same climatic conditions as Sri Lanka but it works in any climate and a wet mop is all that is required for maintenance," added Suresh Kumar of Junckers. "Armed with FSC and PEFC certifications for wooden materials and ISO 14001, we at Junckers make sure that minimum resources and energy is used in the process of production,, stated Petersen also adding that the wood waste from the company's plants is reused as wooden chips for an energy plant thus economising on energy.