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KEY APPOINTMENTS FOR KERAKOLL
West Europe, MEA & GCC, East & South, Brazil). The creation of the new division will boost the internationalisation process with the aim of consolidating and strengthening Kerakoll’s presence in international markets, which in 2023 accounted for 41% of total revenues, amounting to €316m.
Federico Menta has been invited to take on the role of new Chief of Research & Development (CR&DO), with responsibility for guiding research, development and quality control activities; fundamental pillars for a Group like Kerakoll that makes innovation and sustainability two of the hallmarks of its DNA and invests 2.6% of turnover into R&D and technical assistance. The company, at Group level, has 69 lines with a total of over 6,000 products for laying, building and surfaces.
Kerakoll Group has appointed two new managers, completing the top team within its organisational structure. The appointments are for the heads of the International division and Research & Development, with the objective of giving further impetus to the Group’s growth path.
Marco Righi has been appointed as the Group’s new Chief of the International Business Unit (CIBUO), whose main responsibility will be to develop and coordinate the activities of the seven regions in which Kerakoll now operates (APAC, UK/NL/Nordics, DACH,
VINYL FLOORS WITH CERTIFIED PRE-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT
Unilin Flooring announces certified pre-consumer recycled content for its dryback and engineered vinyl flooring for housing and commercial projects made under the Quick-Step and Moduleo brands.
Unilin Flooring, a division of Unilin, specialises in the production of laminate, wood and vinyl floors for housing and commercial interiors. As part of the Unilin One Home sustainability strategy which aligns with SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) near- term targets, it has undergone an analysis of pre-consumer recycled content within its vinyl floors made at its Avelgem, Belgium production facility.
Conducted by third-party certification body SCS Global Services, the analysis has calculated the total content of pre-consumer recycled content used in dryback, loose lay and engineered vinyl floors made under the Quick-Step and Moduleo brands. Under the analysis, pre-consumer recycled content is defined as: recycled materials from other industrial processes, including internal cutting waste, reprocessed into raw materials.
For dryback and loose lay vinyl floors, such as those in the Moduleo Roots 55, Moduleo Moods and Moduleo Intoo loose lay collections, a minimum 21% pre-consumer recycled content is used (SCS-RC-20324). At least 22% pre-consumer recycled content can be found in engineered vinyl floors from Quick- Step Alpha Vinyl and Moduleo LayRed (SCS-RC-20324 and SCS-RC-20323). The measurement conforms to SCS Recycled Content Standard V8-0.
Paul Webb, commercial manager UK & EIRE for Unilin Flooring, said: “The third-party verification of pre-consumer recycled content in our Moduleo and Quick-Step vinyl floors demonstrates our commitment to being transparent with stakeholders about the amount of recycled materials used in our flooring. Much of the
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Marco Zini, Group CEO of Kerakoll, said: “We are thrilled to welcome two professionals of the calibre and experience of Marco and Federico to our team. With the contribution they will be able to make in terms of vision and management skills, Kerakoll is further strengthening its managerial structure and its identity as a Group that aims to have an increasingly important presence in international markets and which, also in line with its being a B Corp certified Benefit Company, is renewing its growing commitment to innovation and sustainability”.
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waste used comes from offcuts within our Avelgem manufacturing plant and is processed into new material for the backing of our floors in our own recycling facility.”
Unilin dryback and engineered vinyl floors were test by SCS Global Services in accordance with SCS Recycled Content Standard V8-0. Certification is available on request.
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