News New appointment for Flooring Xtra Australia
Gerflor’s green portfolio expands Gerflor’s portfolio of Green Tag Certified products continues to grow. The most recent additions include Creation Clic, Taralay Impression Comfort, Taralay Impression Compact, Taraflex Sport M Evolution, Texline Pro and Mipolam Ambiance Ultra.These now join Mipolam Symbioz, Taralay Premium Compact, Taralay Premium
Comfort, and the Tarasafe ranges that already achieved Green Tag status. In other environmental news, lighting at Gerflor’s Hawthorn East headquarters has been upgraded with LED tubes replacing fluorescent tubes. This will decrease lighting electricity use, costs and emissions by an estimated 60%.
Flooring Xtra Australia has recently appointed Loreta Robinson to the position of National Store Development Manager. Loreta has worked within the flooring industry across Australia and New Zealand for over 20 years and brings with her a wealth of knowledge across many aspects of the flooring industry. Flooring Xtra Director Scott Enno, commenting on her appointment, said: “We’re really pleased that Loreta has joined the Flooring Xtra support office team.
Her knowledge, skills and experience will help ensure that the momentum that Flooring Xtra has enjoyed over the last few years continues on for many more. “Already, Loreta is proving to be a fantastic addition and we know our Flooring Xtra members will really benefit from her input over the coming months as she settles in. “As we launch into the second year of our Xcellence Program, we plan to provide even more tools to help make our members successful in all aspects of their business.”
Kenbrock Flooring is on the move Kenbrock Flooring is relocating its Brisbane based operation in June to a larger office and warehouse in Brendale on the north side of Brisbane. The new office and warehouse that will be completed early May and will better service the stock requirements of Kenbrock’s
Queensland and New South Wales customers.
Celebration of service and achievement Gerflor’s recent national sales conference at The Park on Albert Park Lake proved the ideal opportunity to recognise and reward employees for long and valued service. Recipients ranged from five
to 25 years of service with the company that continues to grow its market share with innovative new flooring solutions for the commercial, residential and sports markets.
Gerflor Managing Director, Chris Low (Front), with the 2015 Gerflor Service Award recipients (Middle) Nicholas Cross, Linh Panteli, Jennifer Nicholas, Aureen Holt, Sylvia Malic, Ian Zegenhagen, (Back) Mark Chate, Andrew Fenner, Evan Graves, David Merriman, Robert Kerr, Jo Cichero, Jutta Fronert, Hayden Doak, Mira Bulmer and Steven Gradecak.
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