The Australasian Timber Flooring Association, which supports wood flooring professionals in Australia and New Zealand, named 20 winners in its annual Floor of the Year contest at a gala dinner July 15.
ATFA awards a winner and runner up in the following categories: Solid Residential, Solid Commercial, Solid Stair, Solid Recycled, Solid Innovative Design, Prefinished Residential, Prefinished Commercial, Prefinished Stairs, Prefinished Innovative Design and Overall.
The winners are:
Overall
Winner: James Henry Ltd.
Species: Cork | Adhesive: Bostik
Runner Up: French Oak Australia
Species: 225-year-old French oak | Finish: Loba | Adhesive: Wakol | Equipment: Clarke
Solid Residential
Winner: Access Timber Flooring
Species: French oak | Finish: Handleys | Adhesive: Bostik | Equipment: Frank
Runner Up: NS Timber Flooring
Species: American oak and walnut | Finish: Intergrain Enviropro | Adhesive: Sika Corp. | Equipment: Galaxy
Solid Commercial
Winner: APN Timber Floors
Species: Spotted gum | Finish: Loba | Adhesive: Bostik | Equipment: Bona
Runner Up: Queensland Timber Flooring
Species: French oak | Finish: Intergrain Enviropro | Adhesive: Sika | Equipment: Lägler, Clarke
Solid Stair
Winner: Bosch Timber Flooring
Species: Sydney blue gum | Finish: Bona | Adhesive: Selleys | Equipment: Frank
Runner Up: Mainframe Flooring
Species: American white oak | Finish: Bona | Equipment: Lägler
Solid Recycled
Winner: French Oak Australia
Species: 225-year-old French oak | Finish: Loba | Adhesive: Wakol | Equipment: Clarke
Runner Up: Goodwood Flooring
Species: Reclaimed American oak, wine barrels | Finish: Woca | Adhesive: Selleys | Equipment: Festool
Solid Innovative Design
Winner: HQ Flooring
Species: American and European oak | Finish: Loba | Adhesive: Bostik | Equipment: Lägler, Clarke, Polivac
Runner Up: NS Timber Flooring
Species: Golden oak | Finish: Peerless | Adhesive: Sika | Equipment: Galaxy
Prefinished Residential
Winner: Scribed Flooring
Species: European oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Runner Up: Queensland Timber Flooring
Species: French oak | Adhesive: Sika
Prefinished Commercial
Winner: James Henry Ltd.
Species: Cork | Adhesive: Bostik
Runner Up: Mint Floors & Shutters
Species: French oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Prefinished Stair
Winner: RP Quality Floors
Species: Cork | Adhesive: MAPEI
Runner Up: Scribed Flooring
Species: French oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Prefinished Innovative Design
Winner: HQ Flooring
Species: American oak | Adhesive: Bostik
Runner Up: RP Quality Floors
Species: European oak | Adhesive: Wakol
