Initially introduced to the market on laminate flooring in the late 1990s, glueless, or click mechanical locking systems crossed over to the hardwood category in the early 2000s. With the introduction of these glue-free locking systems, installing hardwood floors became as easy as 1, 2, 3.
Chinese wood flooring producer HuaNan HeXin Wood Co., Ltd. has signed a license for use of Välinge's mechanical locking systems. Hexin will introduce the 2G locking system on solid wood flooring products.
Välinge announces Skema srl, an Italian manufacturer of laminate flooring, has decided to introduce the mechanical locking system Fold Down 5G-C and 5G-W from Välinge (by Skema called TLS-5G) on its DPL and HPL laminate floors.