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Tafisa fills market gap with launch of decorative panels

Teak and hickory EIR decorative panels
A trend-setter in fashion-forward interiors, Tafisa is the first manufacturer in North America to introduce synchronized textured embossed in-register (EIR) decorative panels that replicate the look and feel of teak and hickory.

Part of the company’s high-end Sommet Series, the teak and hickory decorative panels — called Brava and Feria respectively — feature elegant, woodgrain-textured surfaces, rich in character. Offered in 4’ x 8’ and 5’ x 9’ thermally fused laminate (TFL) and 5’ x 9’ high pressure laminate (HPL), each option is available in six exclusive colours. With the addition of these new products, Tafisa’s Sommet Series has become the largest EIR collection in the industry, featuring a total of three textures and 24 colours.

Developed by a leading team of research and design experts, the products are made usingTafisa’s proprietary synchronized EIR technology, an innovative system that produces double-sided decorative panels delivering “the true touch of wood.” The new panels come with a range of complementary products, including edgebanding, doors, 3D laminates and moldings.

The perfect match: One stop TFL/HPL solution
For the first time, Tafisa is also offering clients its full range of decorative, textured solutions in both TFL and HPL at one address. With the launch of its unique Perfect Match HPL program, the company has added a complete matching line of HPL to all of its decors in the Sommet and Prelude TFL Series.

This means that anyone in the business of distributing, purchasing, specifying or manufacturing products has access to their choice of either TFL or HPL panels in identical decorative decors and texture plates, including EIR synchronized designs.

The matching HPL line — called Surforma — is manufactured by Tafisa’s sister company, Portugal-based Sonae Indústria de Revestimentos, SA (SIR), a frontrunner in high-quality HPL production since 1959. The full Surforma line is being stocked in East Angus, Canada near Tafisa’s plant, enabling Tafisa to offer combined, one-stop TFL and HPL deliveries with quick lead times by truck, rail car, B-train, or inter-modal container.

“Our two new offerings have been launched in response to customer and industry demand for easy and fast access to a greater assortment of high quality decorative surfaces, in either TFL or HPL,” said Louis Brassard, Tafisa chief executive officer. “This development is one more way the company is reinforcing its commitment to our customers and the industry as a whole.”

Tafisa has a solid reputation for developing trend-setting designs and offering unmatched quality in particleboard and TFL decorative panel manufacturing. Founded in 1992, Tafisa has a proven track record for being attuned to market trends, offering a production capacity that is second to none and providing excellent customer service. The company continuously invests every year to not only improve its operational excellence but also ensure that all of its manufacturing processes adhere to the strictest of industry, training, production and environmental standards.