i4F (Turnhout, Belgium), a group of companies that provides patents and technology to the flooring industry, has a new technology partnership with Finished Edge Technology (Phoenix), a leading manufacturer of stair systems.
The partnership marks the launch of i4F Stair Tread technologies in the United States and complements i4F’s recent European partnership with VICstairs.
With the partnership, i4F obtains exclusive rights to license FET’s patent portfolio of inventive stair tread solutions, bringing them to i4F’s global network of flooring industry partners.
“i4F is our ideal partner, with its extensive network and licensing expertise providing the perfect platform to widen market access to our technologies," said Charles Paul Iannacone III, CEO of Finished Edge Technology, in a statement. "Our new technology ensures a precise match between stair treads and any flooring plank or material, resolving a long-standing alignment challenge and enabling seamless, visually consistent floor-to-stair transitions.”
