Bjelin has continued to rewrite the rules on hardwood flooring during 2023. The company’s range of hardwood flooring products features the technologies of Woodura® and 5G® Dry™ from Välinge Innovation. These represent the next generation of highly innovative engineered wood floors.
Woodura® is a patented surface technology which gives outstanding durability and is also highly sustainable. 5G® Dry™ is a premium water-resistant fold-down system which is unique among hardened wood flooring products on account of its ease of installation and its water resistance.
The secret of the products’ sustainability lies in their method of manufacture. This involves the fusing of a thin sheet of real wood veneer with a Compositek™ wood fibre core through a powder mix layer. The powder mix completely fills the natural gaps within the wood, while also enhancing the wood’s appearance. It eliminates the need for a wood-filler and creates a significantly stronger surface with a hardness three times greater than a traditional solid wood floor – more solid than a plank! It also means ten times more flooring can be produced from the same amount of timber, compared to traditional engineered wood flooring and 30 times more flooring compared to solid wood flooring.
Furthermore, the aesthetics speak for themselves – just like solid wood, every single sheet is unique, and the products allow ample opportunities for designers to create stunning effects on their projects, especially when using the 5G® Climb™ variant, which uses innovative technology for wall mounting, to ensure a perfect match between floor and wall.
A successful participation in Clerkenwell Design Week in May led to further interest in the Bjelin product ranges, which are now expanded with a number of new sizes launched during the year. These now range from XXL – 271mm x 2378mm down to S at 151mm x 1170mm.