Resilient Flooring Institute

Astm s resilient floor covering standards are instrumental in specifying and testing the physical and mechanical properties as well as in providing the installation procedures for resilient flooring which includes linoleum vinyl composition tile and sheet vinyl among others.

Resilient flooring institute. Obtaining and disseminating to members such relevant information about the resilient flooring industry as may be considered desirable. Starting with armstrong in australia his experience has. Erfmi is the european resilient flooring manufacturers institute. Our members offer a wide variety of durable flexible and impermeable flooring products made of both synthetic and natural material.

To enhance the long term growth and well being of the north american resilient floor covering industry. Leverage collective member resources to address industry issues and opportunities that exceed the scope of any single member company and offer potential benefit for the common good of the industry. Rice spent his career in leadership roles at armstrong flooring most recently as its chief product officer and senior vice president of global operations. Resilient flooring is defined by the experts at the resilient floor covering institute rfci as flooring that is firm yet has a give or bounce back thus carpeting is not resilient flooring because it has give but is not firm.

Dominic rice a 24 year flooring industry veteran has joined the floor covering institute as its new president according to institute founder jim gould.