The Australasian Timber Floor Association announced the winners of its 2023 Floor of the Year Awards at its annual Awards Presentation and Dinner on Aug. 12. [Editor's note: You can read more about the Overall winning project in this WFB article.] The 2023 winners are:
Overall Winner: Harris Timber (Queensland)
Flooring: Tongue & Groove | Flooring: European oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Overall Runner Up: Floorit (Western Australia)
Flooring: Pentarch | Species: Brushbox | Adhesive: Selleys
Solid Timber Flooring Residential Winner: NJH Flooring (New South Wales)
Flooring: STG | Species: European oak | Finish: Loba | Adhesive: MAPEI | Equipment: Frank
Solid Timber Flooring Residential Runner Up: Insight Flooring (New South Wales)
Flooring: Hazelwood & Hill | Product: European oak | Adhesive: MAPEI | Equipment: Lagler
Commercial Solid Winner: Mint Floors & Shutters (New South Wales)
Flooring: Hurford’s | Species: Spotted gum | Finish: Bona | Adhesive: MAPEI | Equipment: Frank
Commercial Solid Runner Up: NJH Flooring (New South Wales)
Flooring: STG | Species: American oak | Finish: Fiddes | Adhesive: MAPEI | Equipment: Frank
Solid Timber Stair Winner: Floorit (Western Australia)
Flooring: Pentarch | Species: Brushbox | Adhesive: Selleys
Solid Timber Stair Runner Up: Platinum Flooring Solutions (New South Wales)
Flooring: Hurford’s | Finish: Blanchon | Adhesive: Sika | Equipment: Galaxy
Recycled Solid Winner: Wanaka Wood Floors (New Zealand)
Flooring: Reclaimed barnwood | Finish, Adhesive, Equipment: Bona
Recycled Solid Runner Up: James Henry Limited (New Zealand)
Flooring: Jarrah | Adhesive: Selleys | Equipment: Lagler
Innovative Design Solid Winner: We Love Parquet (New South Wales)
Flooring: Pentarch | Species: Spotted gum | Adhesive: Soudal | Equipment:
American Sanders
Innovative Design Solid Runner Up: Floorit (Western Australia)
Flooring: Pentarch | Species: Spotted gum | Adhesive: Selleys | Equipment: Spider
Residential Prefinished Winner: Scribed Flooring (Queensland)
Flooring: Tongue & Groove | Species: European oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Residential Prefinished Runner Up: Floorit (Western Australia)
Flooring: Woodpecker Flooring | Species: European oak | Adhesive: Sika
Commercial Pre-finished Winner: Silver Trading Timber Flooring (New South Wales)
Adhesive: Bostik
Commercial Pre-finished Runner Up: Floor Sanding Supplies & O’Neil Floors (Victoria)
Flooring: Havwoods | Species: European oak
Prefinished Stair Winner: Floorit (Western Australia)
Flooring: Woodpecker | Species: European oak | Adhesive: Sika
Prefinished Stair Runner Up: Marques Flooring (Queensland)
Flooring: Preference | Species: European Oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Innovative Design Prefinished Winner: Harris Timber (Queensland)
Flooring: Tongue & Groove | Flooring: European oak | Adhesive: MAPEI
Innovative Design Prefinished Runner Up: J Concepts Timber Flooring (Victoria)
Flooring: Woodcut | Species: European Oak
Deck Winner: Abbey Timber (New South Wales)
Species: Merbau | Finish: Fiddes
Deck Runner Up: A J Flooring (New South Wales)
Flooring: Abbey Timber | Species: Kauri pine | Finish: Urethane Coatings | Equipment: Bona
Sanded & Finished Winner: NJH Flooring (New South Wales)
Sanded & Finished Runner Up: Mrboards (Victoria)
Finish: Loba | Stain: Feast Watson
Hybrid & Composite Winner: Serfloor Australia (Victoria)
Hybrid & Composite Runner Up: Plankd Flooring (South Australia)
Avant Garde Winner: Bare Boards (Queensland)
Avant Garde Runner Up: James Henry (New Zealand)
