See the 2019 Australasian Timber Flooring Association Wood Floors of the Year

Oct 11, 2019

10 14 Atfa Overallwinner

The Australasian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) announced the following winners of its 2019 Floor of the Year Awards. The winners were honored at a gala in Melbourne, Australia, in August.

Solid Recycled, Overall Winner: Hydrowood (Tasmania)

10 14 Atfa Overallwinner

Manufacturer: Oakdale Timber

Product: Hydrowood oak

Finish: Intergrain, Enviropro

Adhesive: Bostik

Solid Residential: NS timber Flooring (Queensland)

Manufacturer: Hurford Hardwood

Finish: Whittle Waxes

Adhesive: Sika

Equipment: Galaxy

Solid Commercial: Timbers of New Zealand

Manufacturer: Hurford Wholesale/Timbers of New Zealand

Product: Native rimu, brushbox, jarrah

Finish: Handley Industries

Adhesive: Bostik

Equipment: Lägler Hummel

Solid Stair: Insight Flooring (New South Wales)

Manufacturer: Hurford Hardwood

Product: Blackbutt

Finish: Fiddes

Equipment: Bona

Solid Innovative Design: Access Timber Flooring (Western Australia)

Manufacturer: Access Timber Flooring

Product: Marri

Finish: Handley Industries

Adhesive: Bostik

Sanded and Finished: Creative Flooring Solutions (Victoria)

Product: French oak

Finish: Loba

Equipment: American Sanders

Prefinished Residential: Tongue N Groove Flooring (Victoria)

Manufacturer: Tongue N Groove Flooring

Product: European oak

Adhesive: MAPEI

Prefinished Commercial: Harmony Timber Flooring/Master Floors Group (Queensland)

Manufacturer: Harmony Timber Floors

Product: Spotted gum, blackbutt

Prefinished Stair: Floorit (Western Australia)

Manufacturer: Woodpecker Flooring

Product: Oak

Adhesive: MAPEI

Additional information and awards given out by ATFA in 2019 can be found here.

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