In celebration for innovation in the flooring industry, the Top hard surface flooring product awards by Floor Trends & Installations has showcased the most influential and innovative products across multiple categories of flooring products. The winner products are selected by the flooring community with voting from flooring retailers, manufacturers, contractors and designers altogether.
Hard Surface Flooring Product Innovation Criteria
The Flooring Products Awards reflect flooring product innovation in the following criteria:
- Sustainability Innovations
- Design Excellence
- Installation Advancements
- Quality Improvements
Top Hard Surface Flooring Product Award Winners
Mohawk Karastan Belleluxe Laminate Flooring
The Karastan Belleluxe Waterproof laminate flooring has combined the aesthetic beauty of natural woods with functional qualities. The Belleluxe laminate flooring collection has applied different technologies such as Uniclic water-tight joint locking system, anti-microbial surface coating. The collection also comes with Waterproof quarter round as part of the WetProtect performance accessories.
Tarkett Shoreflor Waterproof Laminate Flooring
Tarkett’s Shoreflor is a waterproof laminate flooring collection newly introduced in early 2024. Engineering designed and built for long lasting performance, the Shoreflor laminate flooring has a 10mm HDF core, attached with 2.0mm underlayment and an AC4 scratch resistance rating. In addition, the Shoreflor also applied a Searenity Waterproof coating that has a hydrophobic effect on the bevel edge. Combining with watertight locking system to prevent water from penetrating into the core.
Mohawk PureTech PVC Free Flooring
The PureTech flooring collection offers a sustainable flooring option as the flooring plank is made from 70% recycled material and 80% of the composition are from plant-based materials, making it more sustainable when it comes to circular product. This composition is referred as the Renewable Polymer Core (RPC) which makes up the Puretech Planet-Friendly Waterproof Flooring.
Architessa Lutece Porcelain Tile
Inspired from the picturesque landscapes of Burgundy, the Lutece tiles has embodied unique blend of natural composition with historical significance. The porcelain tiles are quality imported from Italy and are available in 9mm or 20mm thickness.
Tarkett Evergen WPC Flooring
The Tarkett Evergen WPC flooring comes with 8.0mm overall thickness including a 1.5mm IXPE underlayment. This impressive WPC flooring features extra large planks up to 72″ length, and a distinctive pressed bevel edge with embossed in register for real wood design and textures. A true luxury style resilient flooring product for both residential and light commercial applications.
Outlook for 2025 Laminate Flooring Industry
This year’s winner products in hard surface flooring has a strong emphasis on waterproof performance. Among the 5 winning hard surface flooring products, 3 are associated with laminate flooring. While resilient flooring products such as LVT and SPC flooring has long dominated the niche market with its waterproof performance, this feature gap is now caught up by laminate flooring with improved technology application and new material applications. Waterproof laminate, while the flooring industry are some what miss-lead by the waterproof concept, are now a hot selling product which cannot be ignored. It is expected that waterproof laminate flooring will continue to play an important role for the 2025 flooring market.