Noticias
Flooring design based on offcuts | Collaboration with a:gain
28/10/2022
New strategic collaboration between Junckers and a:gain aims to create flooring solutions with minimal impact on the environment.
Junckers A/S has formed a collaboration with a:gain, a company specialising in the development and production of building materials and interiors made from waste products. The two companies will create flooring with potential minimal carbon footprint, using surplus wood and offcuts from Junckers’ floor production.
With shared values and a strong commitment to providing climate-friendly products, Junckers and a:gain have entered into a long-term partnership to create new flooring solutions for the professional building industry. The collaboration will create a quality upcycled flooring option available at scale, making it easier for architects, designers, and developers to select a flooring option which actively promotes a circular economy within the construction industry.
Responsible use of natural resources is part of Junckers’ DNA. Since its inception in 1930, long before we faced global warming, the company focused on sustainable forestry and using every part of every tree. The fact that nothing is wasted in the production of its flooring is central to Junckers’ way of working, and always has been. Surplus wood is converted into energy which supplies the company’s factory as well as the local grid. There is a continuous focus on initiatives to minimise the impact on the environment and the collaboration with a:gain is another step on the way.
Said Niels Clement, Junckers’ Sales Manager in the Nordic region: “Junckers practices zero waste of resources and works to promote sustainable construction. We share these values with a:gain, making the decision to enter into a collaboration to develop new design solutions based on surplus wood from the production of our solid hardwood floors very easy. Both companies are committed to utilising waste and by-products, which provides good synergy for a collaboration to develop concepts for future projects with a focus on sustainability.”
Using surplus wood from Junckers’ solid hardwood flooring production, the collaboration with a:gain will create beautiful and unique floor solutions without compromising on quality or aesthetics. A:gain develops upcycled products from waste and by-products, unused resources, and other discarded material. Aimed at the professional construction and property industries, a:gain’s waste-based materials are available at scale with warranties, guaranteed delivery, certification, and documentation. Thomas Nygaard Hamann, CEO, a:gain, commented on the newly formed partnership: “We have high expectations for our future collaboration with Junckers. They bring many years of valuable development and experience to the table, while as experts in creating scalable upcycled products for the professional construction industry, we can contribute new opportunities to the existing industry. If we are to come up with new, innovative solutions that can solve the climate challenges we face, the only way forward is collaboration across companies and skills. Our strategic collaboration to create new flooring products with Junckers is a good example of just that.”