Vintage-inspired hardwood floor meets high standard of environmental responsibility

Toronto, ON - November 3, 2010 - Breaking new ground once again, TORLYS Smart Floors announced the launch of its latest environmentally responsible floor, Artisan Hardwood.

Charm and character run deep in this beautiful, vintage-inspired collection. With a hand-crafted and artistically distressed look, TORLYS Artisan Hardwood brings the warmth and comfort of yesteryear to today's home.

Artisan has eco-friendly benefits that designers and homeowners crave. This hardwood floor comes with FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) certification, the assurance that the hardwood comes from sustainably managed forests. Artisan offers the patented Uniclic® joint technology for gap resistance that is guaranteed and also provides indoor air quality benefits with Microban® anti-microbial protection and a formaldehyde-free production process. Artisan is also backed with recycled cork, a fully-renewable natural underlay that provides underfoot comfort, energy efficient warmth and enhanced sound insulation.

Every Artisan plank is carefully and expertly enhanced with soft scrapes, pillowed edges or defined graining in beautiful woods of walnut, hickory, ash, maple and cherry.

Artisan is a TORLYS floor of the highest quality, made to exacting standards to provide a lifetime of unparalleled beauty, performance and durability. As with all TORLYS floors, Artisan is designed for easy plank replacement. Should a TORLYS Artisan plank need to be replaced, it is done in minutes without glues or nails using the TORLYS Bulldog.

"TORLYS Artisan is one of the most beautiful, character hardwood floor collections on the market", said Tino Couto, Senior Product Manager for TORLYS. "We are so proud to offer these truly exquisite and environmentally responsible floors now, when customers are looking for something a little different."

TORLYS Artisan Hardwood
Product Facts:

Exclusive product	–– only for TORLYS dealers in North America
Look	–– hardwood enhanced with soft scrapes, pillowed edges,        defined graining
Planks	–– 4-sided bevel - 5-7/8" width x 69-1/4" length x 5/8" thickness
Styles/Collections	–– Heritage - gently sculpted to evoke the charm of years gone by
	–– Enhanced - inviting feel of softly wire-brushed hardwood
	–– Handscraped - artistic allure of lightly handscraped hardwood
	–– Classic - smooth, elegant finish for rich, warm character
Residential	–– 25 year wear warranty, lifetime structural warranty
Commercial	–– limited 5 year wear warranty

ABOUT TORLYS Smart Floors
Started in 1988, TORLYS is a global flooring company, specializing in beautiful, easy-to-install, easy-to-maintain flooring solutions. 100% of TORLYS branded products are environmentally responsible and are engineered using the patented Uniclic® joint. TORLYS has an extensive product selection in re-useable hardwood, leather, laminate and cork floor

For further information, contact:

Marketing
Email: marketing@torlys.com