Production Information

PRODUCTION PRINCIPLES & QUALITY ASSURANCE

Bamboo flooring has different levels of quality, depending on materials and manufacturing techniques utilized. Poor raw material, inferior adhesives and machinery, and a low standard of manufacturing procedures will produce a poor quality product.

FINEST RAW BAMBOO MATERIAL

Our factory has its own plantation and only uses well matured bamboo strips to produce Supreme Bamboo flooring.

Only Bamboo harvested in winter or before the rainy season has the appropriate strength and hardness for use in flooring. We therefore increase our bamboo stock in winter. If bamboo is cut in spring or after the rainy season, then its hardness and stability are reduced due to its rapid growth rate.

MODERN EQUIPMENT

We use a 1250 tonne compressor to manufacture perfectly laminated horizontal and vertical boards. High performance moulding, sanding and finishing machines are imported from Germany to ensure top quality products.

"GREEN" ADHESIVE AND PAINT

Our factory only uses high quality laminate adhesive with low formaldehyde emissions - this “green” adhesive is supplied by AKZO NOBEL CASCO. The European Standard for the formaldehyde emission is about 0.13 ppm, while IAQ guidelines is 0.10 ppm, however, our Supreme Bamboo products have the lowest emission rate of 0.0127ppm which is well below the international standard. The paint is imported from Klumpp, Germany, to ensure international standards are met and high quality product performance is maintained.

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

Bamboo is a renewable resource. Its roots system sprouts a new shoot following the rainy season. If Bamboo stalks are not cut, they die due to natural causes shortly after they are fully grown. Therefore cutting Bamboo does not damage the forests resources. In fact, cutting promotes good regrowth.

BAMBOO CHARACTERISTICS

Studies have shown Bamboo to be 27% harder than Oak, and 13% harder than Maple. Bamboo is also 50% more stable than Oak, and 250% more stable than Maple. These studies confirm Bamboo's superior durability to traditional hardwood flooring.

The vertical nature of the Bamboo fibres creates alignment with the vertical method of processing. Traditonal hardwood fibres are circular in nature and it is this difference that reduces the susceptibility to water absorption of Bamboo compared with other hardwood flooring. During processing, Bamboo is steamed and dried to reach optimum moisture levels, preventing curving and mildew after installation.

INFORMATION ABOUT INDENTATION & SCRATCHES

What puts the greatest force on a bamboo floor?

A two tonne car = 28 to 30 PSI	An African elephant = 50-100 PSI	A 57kg woman with high heels = 2000 PSI

Measured in pounds per square inch (PSI), a car has a load of 28 to 30 PSI, an elephant 50 to 100 PSI, while a 57kg woman with high heels creates 2,000 PSI with every step! That’s a problem for any floor, metal, bamboo, wood, ceramic, carpet, terrazzo and resilient. Stiletto high heels are popular and all customers should be made aware that bamboo floors may be damaged by the extreme force involved. Indentation will occur from the heels themselves, and even more so from protruding nail heads. An exposed nail head can exert a force of 8,000 PSI! High enough to pulverise hardened concrete.

SCRATCHES

Bamboo flooring, like timber, is a natural product and will scratch.