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Gerflor's acquisition of Connor Sport Court International plays crucial role in expansion plans
By Lauren Heath-Jones
Gerflor completed a flooring installation at the Third Space Gym in London Credit: Gerflor Group
Flooring specialist Gerflor’s acquisition of US-based Connor Sport Court International in November 2014 has played a “crucial” part in expanding the firm’s global market reach and sports product range, according to Gerflor’s managing director Bertrand Chaumet.
Founded in 1872, Connor Sports is the leader in hardwood sports flooring and has two manufacturing sites in the US. It is the US market leader in sports surfacing and has built systems for a number of elite leagues – including the NBA, where more than 14 of the teams play on Connor courts. Last summer, the 2016 Rio Olympic Committee selected Connor’s QuickLock floors as the surface to be used for the Games’ eight basketball and wheelchair basketball courts.
“Being involved with the Summer Olympic Games in Rio was a testament to the quality of our overall sports flooring offer and the ongoing development we do as company to produce the very best products we can,” Chaumet says. “Four Connor systems are being introduced in the UK this year – Neoshok, Rezill Sleeper, QuickLock portable system and Alliance."
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Gerflor Ltd
With more than 70 years’ experience of innovation driven by substantial investment in research and development, Gerflor is one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of vinyl flooring. Gerflor offers a range of solutions suitable for a variety of markets, for both refurbishment and new build projects which includes; education, industry, offices, healthcare, retail, hospitality and sport. Durable, high performing, inspiring, environmentally-friendly solutions are reinforced by dedicated customer, technical and service support teams and a quality assured installer partnership network.
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www.gerflor.co.ukFlooring specialist Gerflor’s acquisition of US-based
Connor Sport Court International in November 2014
has played a “crucial” part in expanding the firm’s
global market reach.
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