Dallas, TX – March 24, 2015 – Quick-Step, the style, design, and innovation leader in laminate flooring, recently won the prestigious Dealer’s Choice Award for the 4th consecutive year! During the recent Surfaces 2015 flooring industry tradeshow, retailers from across the nation cast their ballots and named Quick-Step’s new Envique Collection as the “Best New Laminate Product For 2015”!

“Quick-Step is a fashion-based product line that is on pace with the latest styles and trends,” said Paij Thorn-Brooks, vice president of brand marketing for Unilin, Quick- Step’s parent company. “Our brand prides itself on being the first to market with the hottest styles and most sophisticated features. Quick-Step has the technical ability to produce visuals and an unmatched level of realism that competitors cannot. Our new Envique Collection definitely lives up to the Quick-Step reputation! Envique is the right product addition to help keep our brand firmly in the position of style leader.”

The annual Dealers’ Choice Awards are sponsored by one of the industry’s leading trade publications, Floor Covering Weekly.

NEW Envique Collection
Quick-Step’s NEW Envique Collection features extraordinary visuals and textures including fire-charred, sandblasted, “wood concrete”, and handscraped designs. The new designs are featured on 12mm thick, 7-1/2” wide by 54” extra-long planks to deliver unmatched realism and expansive style. The single plank designs include four Oak and two Pine decors with deeply embossed textures.

Envique is made with GenuEdge Technology, allowing the surface design to “roll over” the edges of the plank for a truly authentic look. The top layer of each plank also features ScratchGuard Advanced Finish Technology helping the floor resist micro-scratches that can dull a floor’s surface over time. In addition, a special anti-static surface repels dust and dirt, making Envique floors virtually maintenance-free.

Envique features Uniclic, the most widely-used glueless installation locking system in the world and one of the very best systems on the market. Patented Uniclic provides quick and easy installation as well as increased protection against water damage and warping. Because of the unique edge design and tight-locking fit of Uniclic joints, Envique’s HDF core will not swell when exposed to localized spills provided they are removed within 24 hours. These floating floors may be installed on, above, or below grade level.

These designs feature wear-layer materials found in AC5 rated floors and are backed by a Limited Lifetime Residential Warranty as well as a 5-Year Medium Commercial Warranty. All Envique products are CARB Phase 2 Compliant and NALFA Certified. These Quick-Step floors can be re-used up to three times and do not require glue during installation, avoiding introduction of volatile organic compounds.

The level of realism and sophisticated design in the new Envique Collection ensures that these new products offer consumers the best combination of style and value in the industry.

About Quick-Step
Quick-Step is a market leader in flooring, providing solutions for a wide variety of interiors. Beautiful, durable, and virtually maintenance-free, Quick-Step puts the style in lifestyle. Widely-known as the style, design, and innovation leader in laminate flooring, Quick-Step continuously earns the flooring industry’s most prestigious awards including: 2014 Award Of Excellence - Laminate Manufacturer Of The Year (4th consecutive year); 2014 Dealers’ Choice Award - Best New Laminate Product Of The Year (4th consecutive year); 2013 RECO Market Intelligence Report - #1 Quality #1 Product Availability #1 Consumer Preference; and 2014 Floor Focus Retailer Survey - #1 Quality, #1 Service, #1 Design (5th consecutive year). Quick-Step is a registered trademark of Unilin Flooring, a Mohawk Industries company. Mohawk Industries is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is aFortune 500 company. Visit www.us.quick-step.com for more details on Quick-Step’s entire product assortment, www.quickstepstyle.com for exclusive Designer Tips from Quick-Step’s celebrity designer partner Erinn Valencich, http://www.facebook.com/#!/quickstepflooring to follow the latest news and information on Quick-Step’s Facebook page, http://www.pinterest.com/quickstepfloors to view Quick-Step on Pinterest, http://www.houzz.com/pro/usquickstepflooring/quickstep-flooring to interact with Quick-Step’s presence on Houzz, and https://www.youtube.com/user/quickstepfloors to watch Quick-Step videos on a myriad of topics.