Excellence in Australasian Wood Flooring: Scroll Through 2022 ATFA Winners

Oct 5, 2022

Borthwick Floors, VIC, took home the ATFA Sanded & Finished Floor of the Year award for 2022.

Borthwick Floors, VIC, took home the ATFA Sanded & Finished Floor of the Year award for 2022.

The Australasian Timber Flooring Association announced its 2022 Floor of the Year awards, honoring some of the best wood flooring projects throughout Australasia.

The following recipients were honored at the 2022 Australasian Gala Dinner and Awards Night:

ATFA Floor of the Year - Solid Residential

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NJH Flooring, NSW

Manufacturer: Pentarch
Product: White mahogany
Finish: Loba
Adhesive: MAPEI
Equipment: Frank

Runner Up:

Platinum Flooring Solutions, NSW

Manufacturer: Hurford’s
Product: European oak
Adhesive: MAPEI
Equipment: Galaxy

ATFA Floor of the Year - Commercial Solid

Mint Floors & Shutters, NSW

Manufacturer: Hurford’s
Product: Blackbutt
Finish: Bona
Adhesive: MAPEI
Equipment: Galaxy

Runner Up:

Marques Flooring, QLD

Manufacturer: Pentarch
Finish: Peerless
Adhesive: MAPEI
Equipment: Galaxy

ATFA Floor of the Year - Solid Timber Stair

Kustom Timber, VIC

Product: European oak
Finish: Loba
Adhesive: MAPEI

Runner Up:

Nedesa Flooring, SA

Product: Blackbutt
Finish: Berger-Seidle
Adhesive: Selleys

ATFA Floor of the Year - Recycled Solid

Wanaka Wood Floors, NZ

Product: Gray and red ironbark beams
Adhesive, Finish, Equipment: Bona

Runner Up:

J Concepts Timber Floors, VIC

Product: Wharf timber
Finish: Fiddes
Adhesive: Bostik
Equipment: Galaxy

ATFA Floor of the Year - Innovative Design Solid

Marques Flooring, QLD

Product: European oak
Finish: Peerless
Adhesive: MAPEI

Runner Up:

Whitsunday Flooring, QLD

Product: Spotted gum
Finish: Loba
Adhesive: Bostik
Equipment: Galaxy

ATFA Floor of the Year - Residential Prefinished

Scribed Flooring, QLD

Manufacturer: Kustom Timber
Product: European oak
Adhesive: MAPEI

Runner Up:

Insight Flooring, NSW

Product: European oak
Adhesive: MAPEI

ATFA Floor of the Year - Commercial Prefinished

Floorit, WA

Manufacturer: Woodpecker Flooring
Product: European oak
Adhesive: MAPEI

Runner Up:

Artistic Wood Floor Pty Ltd., VIC

Manufacturer: Tongue N Groove
Product: Various
Adhesive: MAPEI

ATFA Floor of the Year - Prefinished Stair

Scribed Flooring, QLD

Manufacturer: Tongue N Groove
Product: European oak
Adhesive: MAPEI

Runner Up:

Floorit, WA

Manufacturer: Woodpecker Flooring

Product: European oak

Adhesive: Sika

ATFA Floor of the Year - Sanded & Finished

Borthwick Floors, VIC, took home the ATFA Sanded & Finished Floor of the Year award for 2022.

Borthwick Floors, VIC

Finish: Fiddes

Runner Up:

Nedesa Flooring, SA

Finish: Loba
Stain: Fiddes
Equipment: Bona

ATFA Floor of the Year - Overall Winner

Mint Floors & Shutters, NSW

Manufacturer: Hurford’s
Product: Blackbutt
Finish: Bona
Adhesive: MAPEI
Equipment: Galaxy

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Craftsmanship Across the Globe: Introducing the Winners of the 2024 WFB Design Awards

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An ‘Easter Egg Hunt’ of Elegant Flooring Details

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Meet the Repairman Turning Edgers Into Artwork

This 7-inch-wide, 5/8-inch-thick engineered rift-and-quartersawn red oak floor was coated with Bona Natural Seal and Bona Traffic HD Satin waterborne finish. (Photo courtesy of Floors by the Shore)

White Oak vs. Red Oak: As Pressure Increases on White Oak, Red Oak Is a Versatile Alternative

Craftsmanship Across the Globe: Introducing the Winners of the 2024 WFB Design Awards

Hailing everywhere from Italy to Portugal to Cincinnati to Washington, D.C., to Brazil to Chicago (by way of Poland), the recipients of this year’s WFB Design Awards prove, through sweat and creativity, that true craftsmanship has no borders.

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Extraordinary Floors

An ‘Easter Egg Hunt’ of Elegant Flooring Details

“Rarely do I want my floors to be the hero of the room,” says Greg Schenck, “but the more you look, the more elegant details you see.”

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Meet the Repairman Turning Edgers Into Artwork

Aaron Stieferman takes broken edgers and turns them into sought-after works of functional art.

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White Oak vs. Red Oak: As Pressure Increases on White Oak, Red Oak Is a Versatile Alternative

Demand for white oak, and specifically quartersawn lumber, has drastically increased in recent years, but red oak is still a viable alternative—and more versatile than many people realize.

This 7-inch-wide, 5/8-inch-thick engineered rift-and-quartersawn red oak floor was coated with Bona Natural Seal and Bona Traffic HD Satin waterborne finish. (Photo courtesy of Floors by the Shore)

Extraordinary Floors

Historic Private Club Gets a Flooring Facelift

This historic private club in Boston is known for being art-oriented, boasting at least one Picasso on its lavish walls. During a multi-million-dollar rehab of the 1888 building, they decided to bring the art to the floors, too.

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Readers Respond: Share Your Friday Flooring Job Site Photos

WFB asked followers on Facebook to drop a photo from their job site on a recent Friday.

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Wood Floor Pros Share Top Projects From 2023

WFB asked followers on Facebook to share their favorite floors from 2023.

Log Rounds Are a Bullseye for Outdoorsman’s Floor

When asked to create a special floor for a family friend, Matt Phillips of Indianola, Iowa-based Phillips’ Floors Inc. did what many wood floor pros do: “I did a Google search for cool-looking wood floors!”

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Wood Floor of the Week: Aussie Pros Create Illusion of Floating Stairs

What do you do when the client wants a floating staircase but doesn’t quite want floating stairs? If you’re in Sydney, Australia, you give the job to the creative team at Platinum Flooring Solutions.

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Readers Respond [Photos]: Your Favorite Fall Wood Flooring Projects

Wood Floor Business asked its followers on Facebook to show off their favorite wood flooring projects from fall 2023, and we were impressed.

Photo courtesy of Daniel Reddy.

Pantone Color of the Year 2024: Peach Fuzz

The Pantone Color of the Year 2024 is Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz, which is says is "nestled between pink and orange."

Pantone says that using Pantone Color of the Year 2024 Pantone 13-1023 Peach Fuzz in home interiors 'infuses our most personalized worlds with a comforting presence.'

Reclaimed Jarrah Parquet Saves ‘Dated’ New Zealand Apartment

To renovate a “dated” apartment in central Wellington, New Zealand, James Henry Ltd. turned to a species native to Western Australia: jarrah.

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