Kingfisher signs new Liteback technology with Välinge.

Kingfisher is Välinge licensee since April 2019, and now extended its collaboration with Välinge to include Liteback SPC products.

Kingfisher is Välinge licensee since April 2019, and now extended its collaboration with Välinge to include Liteback SPC products.

“Välinge’s Liteback technology is a perfect match for Kingfisher and our customers. Reducing weight while keeping the same performance is much appreciated, especially today due to increasing fright costs and increasing efforts towards a more sustainable lifestyle” says Mr Lucas Zhu, General Manager of Kingfisher.

Liteback enables material to be removed from the core of resilient floorings, thereby reducing the weight of the final product with up to 20%. All handling of the product thus becomes easier and more efficient: from reduced raw material use, to delivery out of the production unit, to the time of purchase and during installation by the final user. The production process involves the use of a grooving unit to mill grooves on the backside of the floorboard. The material that is removed in the process is recycled back into the production process, thereby reducing material consumption with up to 20%. Typically, the same savings can be done in transportation with up to 20% less impact in freights and corresponding CO2 savings.