Delmege launches solid hardwood flooring by Junckers

Delmege reputed providers of a wide range of world acclaimed building and interior products,  launched solid hardwood flooring by Junkers Denmark, a world renowned Danish company specialising in timber flooring.

The new flooring was launched amidst a gathering of eminent Sri Lankan architects, representatives of Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd. and Junckers at a function held at 8 Degrees On The Lake, at Cinnamon Lakeside, Colombo.

A special presentation about Junckers was conducted for those present by Henrik Lundby Petersen, Export Manager – Junckers. Suresh Kumar Mansukhani, Country Manager of the Indian Subcontinent of Junckers also spoke on the product, the Company and its presence in the Indian Subcontinent.

Solid hardwood flooring has its unique qualities and advantages. Compared to engineered wooden flooring, where the core material is either HDF, pine wood, plywood or wood, the core material in hardwood flooring is solid wood, whereas in the former the face layer is a thin layer of wood veneer between one mm to five mm, in the latter the face is solid wood.

The solid wood could be polished up to the entire thickness as the material is homogeneous throughout and will look natural and will last. Engineered wood can only be polished up to the layer of wood veneer and the natural look will only last until the veneer is visible.

Solid hardwood flooring systems by Junckers offer an impressive range of pre-finished hardwood flooring in various thicknesses, styles, grades and finishes along with a large palette of colours allowing great scope for creativity, individual solutions and unconventional combinations making innovative details possible.

Founded in Denmark in 1930 Junckers is currently one of Europe’s leading producers of solid hardwood flooring. All timber including oak, beech or ash are sourced from managed forests in Denmark which reflects Junckers attitude towards sustainable forestry and felling policy.

Suitable for all climatic conditions with an eight per cent moisture content, Junckers pre-finished flooring requires no surface treatment after installation, contributing to a very clean and accelerated installation.

This flooring system can be either glued, nailed and also installed through the unique Junckers Clip system found in no other flooring system. Irrespective of the method of installation Junckers flooring enables uniform expansion and contraction.

“Junckers have been producing flooring since 1932 and today produce around 1.5 million square meters of solid wood in different thicknesses every year. We sell our flooring worldwide through subsidiaries in seven countries and distributors/agents in 40 countries, and have been in Asia for 35 years and in India alone for 15 years,” stated Henrik Petersen.

Hospitality is one of the most significant segments Junckers serve not only in India but globally. Junckers hardwood flooring has been used in all the reputed Hotel chains in India such as the Taj Group, the Oberoi Group, JW Marriott, the Hilton Group the Meridian and many others. Apart from this and other segments, Junckers provides approximately 350,000 square meters of sports flooring every year to top global sport venues such as the Olympic Games.

“We have used this product in India for the last 15 years. India has the same climatic conditions as Sri Lanka but it works in any climate and a wet mop is all that is required for maintenance,” added Suresh Kumar of Junckers.

“Armed with FSC and PEFC certifications for wooden materials and ISO 14001, we at Junckers make sure that minimum resources and energy is used in the process of production. With the preservation of CO2 within the timber even after installation, we ensure that the wood is still a living material so that you can consider your floor a piece of nature in your house,” stated Petersen, adding that the wood waste from the company’s plants is reused as wooden chips for an energy plant thus economising on energy.

Delmege Forsyth & Co. Ltd. is an experienced and reputed Sri Lankan company and its interior decor sector under the lifestyle cluster has been in the business for 25 years. It represents global manufacturers and source interior and specialist building products from renowned international companies.

“Therefore, we are proud to partner with Junckers with an 80 year track record and with their support we are confident that we can supply and install this timber flooring to the satisfaction of our customers,” stated Nilantha Fernando, Director/CEO Delmege.