Välinge Innovation’s PRO locking technology has been honoured as one of the most groundbreaking installation technologies of the year at Floor Covering News’ fourth annual FCNnovation Awards 2024.
Introduced in 2024, Välinge Innovation’s PRO technology offers efficient optimisation of all resilient products. The upgraded profile is available for angling, push-down and fold-down installations, improving strength, durability and overall performance. With up to three times stronger vertical connections and significantly increased durability, it effectively addresses the challenges experienced by both manufacturers and customers regarding the longevity and locking strength of modern resilient products.
“We are honoured that our PRO technology has won this prestigious award,” says Laetitia Kimblad, Floor Locking Director at Välinge Innovation. “PRO effectively enhances the performance of resilient products and the large interest in the technology shows its importance to the industry and its value for flooring products.”
Välinge is a global innovation leader in the flooring and furniture industries, with over 30 years of experience. Their innovative mindset, pioneering flooring technologies and extensive collaboration across the value chain – including flooring companies, global producers, machine suppliers, distributors, retailers and installers – provide them with deep industry knowledge and valuable insights. This enables them to develop exceptional installation technologies and drive the continued growth of the resilient flooring category.
“More than ten licensees have already signed up and started implementation of our PRO technology in their resilient products, and feedback from importers and distributors who have launched products featuring this upgrade has been overwhelmingly positive,” says Laetitia.
Välinge’s PRO technology is available as 2G PRO™, 5G-i PRO™ and 5G PRO™.
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Ellinor Persson
Head of Marketing