The main beneficiary characteristic of cork flooring is its low negative impact on the environment. APC cork flooring, Wicanders cork and Nova Distinctive Floors specialize in using cork as the production material for their end product- hardwood flooring. Each has maintained a green commitment to preserving forests and reducing flooring manufacturers’ damage to the environment.

APC cork recognizes cork as an environmentally safe alternative to other raw flooring materials. The APC cork flooring company maintains the forest and leaves its habitat unaffected by only harvesting the bark of the cork tree, without ever cutting the cork tree itself down. APC cork also capitalizes on several of cork’s inherent properties which are advantageous to any homeowner or institutional building, such as resistance to fire and over 38 species of insect.

Wicanders cork is owned and operated by the Amorim group, located in Portugal. The Amorim group touts a respect for nature and commitment to environmental and social sustainability rarely seen in corporations. Wicanders cork trees are not harvested for bark until 25 years after they are planted. From that point on they are harvested only on a nine year cycle, leaving the tree undamaged. Furthermore, the regular and cyclic harvest of cork is the decisive contributor to their commitment to sustainability. Their methods of cork harvest conserve biodiversity and prevent desertification. Also, population settlement and the creation of jobs ensure social sustainability.

Nova Distinctive Floors also employ cork because it comes from a renewable resource and is also recyclable. However, Nova Distinctive Floors takes cork flooring one step further by recycling 100% of their manufacturing by products to use in their factory’s heating process.

As of 2006, Nova cork established its Eastern distribution center in Atlanta Georgia and can provide superior supply to the Southern and Atlantic regions of the US. Nova cork is now one of the main cork suppliers in the industry. Nova cork makes high quality products, with excellent customer service and competitive pricing. In fact, their pricing is advantageous both to the industry as well as the end users such as you.

APC cork is one of the largest suppliers of cork flooring in North America. It is based in Florida and supplies flooring dealers all over the US and Canada. It boasts a large selection of colors and textures of cork, and provides installation guidelines and tips for maintenance.

Wicanders cork also provides installation guides, detailing the process with useful pictures and instructions for every different type of their cork flooring. Wicanders cork also gives out useful information for the maintenance of both home cork flooring and commercial cork flooring.